Cool off for a hot second with me, wouldja? I’ve got a casserole dish stuffed with apple french toast bake, crunchy jumbo lump streusel, cinnamon apples, and a tangy sour cream icing for you today. Is there a way to add a scratch-and-sniff feature to this page? The smells sweeping through my kitchen are just a little too insane for me to convey right now. This French toast casserole is the newest addition to my French toast family. A couple of Octobers ago, I shared a pumpkin breakfast casserole that you guys fell for just as hard as I did. Our love for overnight french toast bakes is stronger together. And when you’ve had enough pumpkin for Thanksgiving, this apple french toast casserole is perfect for Christmas morning. So this time, I swapped out the pumpkin puree for juicy and tart apples and drizzled on sour cream icing because my heart told me to do so. And what we’re left with is the perfect excuse to eat apple pie for breakfast. It even comes all wrapped up, looking like a French toast casserole.
Ingredients for apple French toast casserole:
Apples: You can use any variety of cooking apples. I like fuji, pink lady apples, and granny smith apples, but other varieties, such as, Braeburn, will work too.Salted butter: we’ll use a little butter to saute the apples before we bake the casserole. The sugar, apples, and butter give this casserole the most delicious caramel sauce.Granulated sugar: the granulated sugar sweetness to the casserole.Cinnamon: adds a delicious scent to the apples.Bread: you can use sandwich bread, french bread, sourdough, or even country white bread.Milk: we’ll combine this with the heavy cream and eggs to make the custard.Heavy cream: make the custard portion of the French toast bake.Eggs: Gotta have eggs for a French toast casserole!Vanilla extract: It’s the best pairing with apples.Ground nutmeg: adds a delicious scent to the casserole.Light brown sugar: we’ll use this to make the streusel topping.All-purpose flour: the flour goes into the crumb topping.
How to make a holiday breakfast casserole:
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butter: just use a pinch of salt wherever the butter is called for if you’ve got unsaltedsugar: If you’re serving this casserole with my sour cream icing, use 1 cup of sugar for the casserole portion. If you’re serving this with maple syrup, use 1/2 cup granulated sugar. You’ll also need 2 tablespoons of sugar for the apples.french bread: you can also use brioche or challah breadmilk + heavy cream substitutes: for a dairy-free option, replace the milk with almond, soy, coconut or cashew milk. Substitute coconut cream for the heavy creamsour cream icing: whisk together 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1/3 cup of powdered sugar, and 1-2 tablespoons of milk. Drizzle on the casserole and enjoy!
