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Apple Pie French Toast A New Take On Breakfast

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Apple Pie French Toast is an easy breakfast recipe that looks, sounds, and tastes extravagant. If you love the taste of baked apples because of the buttery and sweet flavor, it only makes sense to add this delectable taste to your favorite breakfast – French Toast, that is.

Just peel and chop up some apples, sauté them in butter, sugar, cinnamon, and some apple pie spice, then top your French Toast with this delicious topping. Oh, you could always go overboard and add some whipped cream to the apple topping as well. Why not, right?

French Toast

French Toast is a breakfast favorite. But why is it such a favorite breakfast and brunch staple? Because French Toast is considered a comfort food and comfort foods are always favorites. So why do we love comfort foods so much? Well, French Toast, specifically this Apple Pie French Toast is like eating a warm, toasted, bread pudding-like dessert for breakfast. Do I really need to elaborate as to why this type of food would be a favorite amongst brunch-ers? Probably not, but I will!

The warm goodness of the hearty and scrumptious tasting bread gives you a full feeling which makes you feel good inside. A little while after you finish it, you might feel guilty which isn’t such a comforting feeling, but that’s another story altogether!

From a scientific perspective, comfort foods give you a boost of dopamine and make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, when you eat them. On a more psychological side, eating comfort foods usually reminds us of special times such as family parties, holidays, and other fun times that we indulged in sweet, comforting foods. It’s nostalgic in a way.

So there you have it, we love comfort foods like this Apple Pie French Toast because of science and our love of eating! As long as you eat these types of breakfasts in moderation, you can dig in without guilt!

How Do You Avoid Soggy Bread

French Toast is like a fried up Bread Pudding to some extent. You soak up each piece of bread in an egg and milk mixture and then toast it on a hot pan. This makes the bread slightly crunchy on the outside, yet almost creamy on the inside. Therefore, if the bread is too thin, the egg and milk mixture will overtake the bread and it will become soggy. Nobody wants to eat soggy French Toast. Although it will still be edible, soggy French Toast is not desired. With the anticipation of a yummy breakfast, you won’t want to go through the motions of prepping everything and cooking it up only to bite into a mushy piece of bread. That would be such a disappointment.

Best Bread For French Toast

Realistically, you can use whatever bread you want for this Apple Pie French Toast. However, if you want to have the BEST presentation and taste, you might consider using a thicker type of bread.

However, if the bread is too thick, the French Toast won’t actually cook through the center of the bread, leaving it falling short of that creamy texture. It’s a fine balance, for sure. Therefore, the ideal thickness for the perfect French toast bread is approximately 1″ thick. Basically, you want to choose a bread that is both spongy to soak up the egg and milk mixture, but sturdy enough to hold it without becoming soggy and mushy. The best French Toast will be scrumptious, not soggy.

Great bread choices for French Toast

Brioche

Brioche French bread by origin. It almost has a cake like quality due to it’s high egg and butter content. It’s very rich and thick. Additionally, it is very tasty which you would expect based on the high egg and butter content! The taste and thickness makes brioche a great bread choice for this Apple Pie French Toast.

Texas Toast

Texas toast is a toasted bread with butter that is a thicker sliced bread that you would find in the packaged bread aisle in your local grocery store. The thickness of the bread is basically double that of normal sandwich bread. Again, the sturdy appeal of Texas toast leads it to be a front runner when choosing the best bread for this yummy Apple Pie French Toast. No soggy French toast with this bread.

French Bread

French bread is a long, thin loaf of bread that has a crunchy crust that surrounds the bread. You really have to bite this bread because it has a strong consistency. Again, consistency is key when selecting the best bread for making French Toast. If you are looking to make a tasty breakfast and want to avoid soggy toast, French bread is a great option for this Apple Pie French Toast.

Ingredients

I mentioned above that you can use whatever bread you would like for this Apple Pie French Toast, but for sake of argument, the recipe calls for either a loaf of brioche or Texas toast bread. Those are my recommendations, take them or leave them!

  • 1 loaf Bread Brioche or Texas Toast
  • 5 large Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 4 Apples peeled and chopped
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Apple Pie Spice

Instructions

Apple Pie Topping

  • Melt butter in a med saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add chopped apples and cook for 5 minutes so that the apples soften – mix periodically.
  • Add cinnamon and apple pie spice and mix well.
  • Cook for another 5 minutes.

French Toast

  • Whisk the eggs in shallow bowl, but medium size bowl.
  • Add milk and cinnamon to eggs and mix well.
  • Place as many pieces of brioche bread that will fit in the dish and turn them to cover both sides.
  • Heat a skillet or griddle to medium low heat.
  • Grease the pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place as many pieces of coated bread on the pan and toast for approx. 3-4 minutes on each side so that they turn a golden brown color. Once done, remove from pan and keep warm.
  • Coat another batch of bread in the egg mixture.
  • Add more butter or non-stick cooking spray, if needed.
  • Toast the new batch of coated bread until golden brown. Remove from heat, when cooked.
  • Repeat this process until all of the bread has been cooked.
  • Serve the French Toast and spoon as much or as little of the banana foster topping over each piece of French Toast.

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Apple Pie French Toast

Apple Pie French Toast is the BEST way to change up your breakfast!
Course Breakfast
Keyword french toast
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf Bread Brioche or Texas Toast
  • 8 large Eggs
  • 2/3 cup Milk
  • 4 Apples peeled and chopped
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp Apple Pie Spice

Instructions

Apple Pie Topping

  • Melt butter in a med saucepan over medium heat.
  • Add chopped apples and cook for 5 minutes so that the apples soften – mix periodically.
  • Add cinnamon and apple pie spice and mix well.
  • Cook for another 5 minutes.

French Toast

  • Whisk the eggs in shallow bowl, but medium size bowl.
  • Add milk and cinnamon to eggs and mix well.
  • Place as many pieces of brioche bread that will fit in the dish and turn them to cover both sides.
  • Heat a skillet or griddle to medium low heat.
  • Grease the pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place as many pieces of coated bread on the pan and toast for approx. 3-4 minutes on each side so that they turn a golden brown color. Once done, remove from pan and keep warm.
  • Coat another batch of bread in the egg mixture.
  • Add more butter or non-stick cooking spray, if needed.
  • Toast the new batch of coated bread until golden brown. Remove from heat, when cooked.
  • Repeat this process until all of the bread has been cooked.
  • Serve the French Toast and spoon as much or as little of the banana foster topping over each piece of French Toast.
  • ENJOY!
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Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

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Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls. Yes, I said BACON. Did you ever think anything was missing in a cinnamon roll before? Probably not, but now that you know that BACON cinnamon rolls exist, do you think you will ever eat a regular cinnamon roll again? Well, possibly, if bacon isn’t an option. However, if you could choose between the two, I’m going to bet my life that you would choose BACON!

Ingredients Needed

Cinnamon Rolls

  • 1 pkg Pillsbury Grand Cinnamon Rolls
  • 10 pieces Bacon

Making Your Own Cinnamon Rolls – if you don’t have Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls

  • 1 pkg Pillsbury Cresent Rolls
  • 8 pieces Bacon
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Cinnamon

Maple Glaze

  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Butter softened
  • 1 tsp Maple Extract

Baking The Cinnamon Rolls

Maple Glaze

  • Mix powdered sugar, butter, and maple extract until smooth.

Cinnamon Rolls

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray baking dish or pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Remove cinnamon rolls from package and separate rolls.
  • One by one, unroll cinnamon roll.
  • Lay 1 piece of bacon on top of each unrolled cinnamon roll.
  • Re-roll the cinnamon roll with bacon. Place each in baking dish.
  • Repeat process until each cinnamon roll has a piece of bacon inside.
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until dough is done. The bacon will fully cook before the dough. Keep an eye on the cinnamon rolls to make sure they are not too dough-y. Let cook until flaky.
  • Pour maple glaze over warm cinnamon rolls.
  • ENJOY!

Making Your Own Cinnamon Rolls

If you don’t have Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls, you might be able to still make this recipe! Isn’t that great? Sometimes you just can’t find the cinnamon rolls at your grocery store, but that doesn’t have to stop you from eating this amazing breakfast! If you have Pillsbury Crescent Rolls on hand, you are in luck and can easily use those to make the Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls. Here is what you will need to do:

  • Lay out the crescent roll dough and pinch together the seams so that you have 1 piece of dough.
  • Mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
  • Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the dough, keeping 1/2″ clear on each of the 4 sides.
  • From bottom to top (width-wise), roll the dough up so that you create a long roll.
  • Slice the roll into similar size pieces. It should yield about 12 – 14 individual cinnamon rolls.
  • At this point, you can pick up in the cinnamon roll stage where you unroll each roll and put a piece of bacon on them and re-roll.

Dig In

When your maple bacon cinnamon rolls are finally ready, it will be difficult to eat them. Why? Because everyone is going to grab one right then and there! Normally, I plate meals for my kids before I serve myself. When it comes to these yummy rolls, it’s each man for himself! Ha, I’m kidding. Well, kind of! I will likely give them theirs first, but I will definitely slap someone’s hand if they are going for a 2nd roll and I haven’t had mine yet. When it comes to yummy food, I have no shame. No shame!

My household loves bacon and they also love the sweet taste of bread-y cinnamon rolls. If you are hooked on cinnamon rolls too, you might want to check out my recipe for a delicious cinnamon roll french toast. It’s so good. It cooks like a casserole in the oven and is super easy to make. We love having it for breakfast on holidays like Christmas and Easter. I’ve also made it just because. Because it’s just too good to wait to eat.

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Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

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Maple Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

What would be better than Cinnamon Rolls? Maple BACON Cinnamon rolls! The sweet and savory tastes combined makes perfect sense and it's easy to make at home.
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Keyword bacon, cinnamon roll
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

Cinnamon Rolls

  • 1 pkg Pillsbury Grand Cinnamon Rolls
  • 10 pieces Bacon

Making Your Own Cinnamon Rolls – if you don't have Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls

  • 1 pkg Pillsbury Cresent Rolls
  • 8 pieces Bacon
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Cinnamon

Maple Glaze

  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Butter softened
  • 1 tsp Maple Extract

Instructions

Maple Glaze

  • Mix powdered sugar, butter, and maple extract until smooth.

Cinnamon Rolls

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray baking dish or pie pan with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Remove cinnamon rolls from package and separate rolls.
  • One by one, unroll cinnamon roll.
  • Lay 1 piece of bacon on top of each unrolled cinnamon roll.
  • Re-roll the cinnamon roll with bacon. Place each in baking dish.
  • Repeat process until each cinnamon roll has a piece of bacon inside.
  • Bake for 25 minutes or until dough is done. The bacon will fully cook before the dough. Keep an eye on the cinnamon rolls to make sure they are not too dough-y. Let cook until flaky.
  • Pour maple glaze over warm cinnamon rolls.
  • ENJOY!

Making Your Own Cinnamon Rolls with Crescent Rolls

  • Lay out the crescent roll dough and pinch together the seams so that you have 1 piece of dough.
  • Mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
  • Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the dough, keeping 1/2" clear on each of the 4 sides.
  • From bottom to top (width-wise), roll the dough up so that you create a long roll.
  • Slice the roll into similar size pieces. It should yield about 12 – 14 individual cinnamon rolls.
  • At this point, you can pick up in the cinnamon roll stage where you unroll each roll and put a piece of bacon on them and re-roll.
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Bananas Foster French Toast Makes An Amazing Breakfast

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Bananas Foster French Toast is a great way to upgrade your regular French toast breakfast. This deliciously sweet dish combines your typical French toast with an amazing syrupy glaze of toasted pecans and bananas. The tasty syrupy glaze is the bananas foster and that is where the magic happens!

You could cook this yummy breakfast on the weekends or if you are hosting brunch at your home. Honestly, you could serve this yummy breakfast during the work week. Your kids would be on a sugar high as they leave for school! Maybe that wouldn’t be fair to their teachers, but your children will love you for making this for them.

Bananas Foster

Bananas foster is a dessert that originated in New Orleans. The dessert consists of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, bananas, and rum. The rum provides a kick in flavor, but it is mostly added so that the dessert can be ignited. It creates quite the display, when restaurants offer this dessert. They typically prepare it table side so that you have the experience as well as the delectable taste.

Not only is the bananas foster delicious by itself, but it is usually served with other desserts. For example, it can be served on top of ice cream. How is that for a spectacular ice cream sundae? It can also be used as filling inside a crepe. Mmm, that sounds so good, I am dying to make this recipe! Finally, you can make this delicious dessert and serve it on top of your french toast! Why the heck not, right? It’s so good and it will really bring your regular breakfast to an extraordinary breakfast!

Ingredients Needed

You will need a good amount of ingredients for the banana foster french toast, but nothing is out of the ordinary. In fact, if you have some very ripe bananas, you can feel good about repurposing them with this recipe! No need to toss them because they are starting to turn brown, they will do great in this yummy french toast!

Here is what you will need:

French Toast

  • 1 loaf Brioche Bread
  • 5 eggs Whisked
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon

Bananas Foster

  • 2 Bananas Ripe, sliced
  • 1 cup Pecans
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Rum Extract

Brioche vs. Regular bread

If you get the craving to cook this bananas foster french toast recipe and you don’t have brioche bread on hand and you don’t have time to go to the store to get it, don’t worry you can still make this breakfast without it. Just substitute the brioche bread with regular sandwich bread and this recipe will still be great! You will need some kind of bread, however. So if you don’t have that on hand, you will be out of luck for the time being!

Brioche bread is the preferred bread for this french toast or any french toast for that matter because it is similar to a pastry. It is a French bread that has a high egg and butter content which give it that rich and fluffy texture. This is the perfect bread to top with bananas foster. It makes it a true dessert-like breakfast. Yum!

Making The French Toast

This recipe is pretty long, however, it is really easy. More than half the recipe describes how to cook French Toast. Therefore, if you know how to make that, you can skip those instructions and go right for the “good stuff”, the bananas foster topping!

French Toast

  • Whisk the eggs in shallow bowl, but medium size bowl.
  • Add milk and cinnamon to eggs and mix well.
  • Place as many pieces of brioche bread that will fit in the dish and turn them to cover both sides.
  • Heat a skillet or griddle to medium low heat.
  • Grease the pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place as many pieces of coated bread on the pan and toast for approx. 3-4 minutes on each side so that they turn a golden brown color. Once done, remove from pan and keep warm.
  • Coat another batch of bread in the egg mixture.
  • Add more butter or non-stick cooking spray, if needed.
  • Toast the new batch of coated bread until golden brown. Remove from heat, when cooked.
  • Repeat this process until all of the bread has been cooked.

Making The Bananas Foster

Here is what you have been waiting for, the actual recipe for the bananas foster topping. You could use this recipe as it is intended and top your french toast with it. Perhaps, you want to take this portion of the recipe and top other things such as ice cream, pancakes, or possibly use it as a filling for crescent rolls. Whatever you decide, this is an easy recipe with unlimited rewards.

Bananas Foster Topping

  • Heat a skillet to medium low.
  • Add the chopped pecans to the skillet and toast for 5 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.
  • Add maple syrup and brown sugar to pan. Bring the heat to medium at this point. Mix pecans, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
  • Slice up the bananas and add them to the skillet along with the rum extract and a pinch of salt. Let this simmer for 2 minutes or so. Mix it well so that the bananas are well coated in the sweet syrup so that the caramelize.

Eat Up

I’m a sucker for anything with bananas. I can’t understand how anyone could dislike the taste. I love it! This bananas foster french toast is really a win-win because it gives you the banana taste with a sweet syrup to go over yummy french toast! It really doesn’t get better than a carb filled breakfast that tastes like dessert. I would love to start every morning like that and I’m sure you will love this just as much as me!

It’s really easy to make and the prep work is minimal. So there you have it, no excuses not to make this delicious breakfast in the near future! Don’t worry about your diet. You can always start that tomorrow. Or next week. Some time soon, but definitely not today!

If you are looking for more yummy banana recipes, you are in luck. I have a few that you might like. Check out these recipes:

Brown Sugar Banana Bread

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Bananas Foster French Toast

Bananas Foster French Toast brings your boring French Toast to a sweeter level of deliciousness! The bananas foster topping is a sweet glaze of pecans, bananas, and delectable syrup. So elegant and yet easy to make.
Course Breakfast
Keyword banana, french toast
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

French Toast

  • 1 loaf Brioche Bread
  • 5 eggs Whisked
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon

Bananas Foster

  • 2 Bananas Ripe, sliced
  • 1 cup Pecans
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 CupCup Syrup
  • 1 tsp Rum Extract optional

Instructions

French Toast

  • Whisk the eggs in shallow bowl, but medium size bowl.
  • Add milk and cinnamon to eggs and mix well.
  • Place as many pieces of brioche bread that will fit in the dish and turn them to cover both sides.
  • Heat a skillet or griddle to medium low heat.
  • Grease the pan with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
  • Place as many pieces of coated bread on the pan and toast for approx. 3-4 minutes on each side so that they turn a golden brown color. Once done, remove from pan and keep warm.
  • Coat another batch of bread in the egg mixture.
  • Add more butter or non-stick cooking spray, if needed.
  • Toast the new batch of coated bread until golden brown. Remove from heat, when cooked.
  • Repeat this process until all of the bread has been cooked.

Bananas Foster Topping

  • Heat a skillet to medium low.
  • Add the chopped pecans to the skillet and toast for 5 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.
  • Add maple syrup and brown sugar to pan. Bring the heat to medium at this point. Mix pecans, maple syrup, and brown sugar.
  • Slice up the bananas and add them to the skillet along with the rum extract and a pinch of salt. Let this simmer for 2 minutes or so. Mix it well so that the bananas are well coated in the sweet syrup so that the caramelize.
  • Serve the French Toast and spoon as much or as little of the banana foster topping over each piece of French Toast.
  • ENJOY!
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Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

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Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake is a family favorite. Kids and adults love this cinnamon roll french toast. Classic french toast with bread, egg, milk, and cinnamon cooked on a pan on the stove is a classic breakfast that everyone has loved for years. However, for a family of 4 or more, you could use an entire loaf of bread! I don’t know about you, but cooking pancakes, waffles, and french toast is stressful to me. My family is obsessed with these breakfasts and as a result, they eat A LOT. I get stressed out when making these dishes because by the time I make enough for everyone, the 1st round of pancakes, waffles, and french toast have already cooled. Wah!

Classic Breakfast Alternative

Because cooking french toast can leave some family members eating cold french toast, a yummy alternative is to bake a big enough batch at the same time. Sounds genius right? It is! Since it cooks at the same time, it’s ready at the same time. Which means everyone can eat a warm breakfast. At the same time!

This french toast casserole makes it easier for you to serve your hungry family a yummy cinnamon french toast and be able to serve it warm! You can even prepare this casserole bake the night before and won’t sacrifice the consistency or taste. Then, you can just pop it in the oven in the morning. This is perfect for holiday breakfasts like Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, etc! There is enough going on in the mornings on holidays, nobody wants to be stuck in the kitchen making breakfast. You want to enjoy your family time. Making this cinnamon roll french toast bake allows you to be part of the quality time and provide a quality meal that everyone will be thankful for.

Ingredients

  • 2 cans Pillsbury Grand Cinnamon Rolls 17.5 oz cans
  • 1/2 cup Melted Butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp Flour
  • 1/2 cup Half & half
  • 3 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans Optional

How To Make

As previously mentioned, this recipe can be prepped the night before. Just get everything ready to bake and then cover tightly and refrigerate until you bake it.

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Melt butter and coat 9 x 13 baking dish with the melted butter. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Open canned cinnamon rolls and slice each roll into 8 slices. Place cinnamon roll pieces into egg mixture and coat thoroughly. Pour the pieces into the greased baking dish and spread evenly. Add remaining egg mixture to the baking dish. Sprinkle with pecans, if using. Bake in oven for 22-28 minutes or until light golden brown. Baking time can vary. Keep an eye on it after 22 minutes. When done, remove from oven. Microwave icing (that came with cinnamon rolls) for 20 seconds. Pour icing over cinnamon roll french toast bake, covering well. Serve warm and enjoy that tasty goodness of cinnamon rolls in a french toast version.

Instructions

  • *This recipe can be prepped the night before*Follow recipe through adding pecans, then cover tightly and refrigerate until you bake it.
  • Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
  • Melt butter and coat 9 x 13 baking dish with the melted butter.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract.
  • Open canned cinnamon rolls and slice each roll into 8 slices.
  • Place cinnamon roll pieces into egg mixture and coat thoroughly.
  • Pour the pieces into the greased baking dish and spread evenly.
  • Add remaining egg mixture to the baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with pecans, if using.
  • Bake in oven for 22-28 minutes or until light golden brown. Baking time can vary. Keep an eye on it after 22 minutes.
  • When done, remove from oven.
  • Microwave icing (that came with cinnamon rolls) for 20 seconds.
  • Pour icing over cinnamon roll french toast bake, covering well.
  • Serve warm.

Easy Recipe & Tastes Great!

Cinnamon Roll French Toast is an easy recipe because the Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls add most of the recipe and all you need to do is slice those up! The rest is easy-peasy as far as baking goes. Just add some cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, cream, and eggs. Then bake and enjoy. No need to add butter or syrup, but feel free to add it if you prefer. If you keep an eye on your french toast bake ane make sure it’s not over-cooked, this will be a gooey, cinnamon-y french toast that doesn’t need anything added (except the cinnamon roll icing, of course!). I prefer to add chopped pecans or walnuts to the top before cooking. Yes, it adds some additional flavor from your favorite nuts, but it also provides a crunchy texture which is great, when you are chewing this chewy and delectable breakfast!

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Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

Cinnamon Rolls Made Into a French Toast Bake
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Keyword breakfast bread, breakfast casserole, cinnamon roll, french toast
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 people
Author jenahoward

Ingredients

  • 2 cans Pillsbury Grand Cinnamon Rolls 17.5 oz cans
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Melted Butter
  • 3 tbsp Flour
  • 1/2 cup Half & half
  • 3 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans Optional

Instructions

  • *This recipe can be prepped the night before*
    Follow recipe through adding pecans, then cover tightly and refrigerate until you bake it.
  • Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
  • Melt butter and coat 9 x 13 baking dish with the melted butter.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract.
  • Open canned cinnamon rolls and slice each roll into 8 slices.
  • Place cinnamon roll pieces into egg mixture and coat thoroughly.
  • Pour the pieces into the greased baking dish and spread evenly.
  • Add remaining egg mixture to the baking dish.
  • Sprinkle with pecans, if using.
  • Bake in oven for 22-28 minutes or until light golden brown. Baking time can vary. Keep an eye on it after 22 minutes.
  • When done, remove from oven.
  • Microwave icing (that came with cinnamon rolls) for 20 seconds.
  • Pour icing over cinnamon roll french toast bake, covering well.
  • Serve warm.
  • ENJOY!
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Lemon Blueberry French Toast Bake

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Lemon blueberry french toast bake is the perfect choice for brunch, holiday breakfast, or any time. This french toast bake is easy to make and tastes great. You can prepare this dish the night before which is a great for when you wake up starving and want to eat quickly!

Easter of 2019, I was hosting a brunch at my house to celebrate the holiday. I have hosted holidays in the past and enjoy cooking holiday meals, but I had never hosted a brunch. Eek! What was I going to make? Eggs? Pancakes? I figured you couldn’t go wrong with those dishes, but it didn’t seem holiday cuisine.

I wanted to serve delicious dishes that were a little out of the ordinary, but relatively easy to make. While reading through numerous recipes that focused on brunch dishes, I came across one that sounded really good. Lemon blueberry french toast bake. Mmm, mmm! Not only did this dish make my mouth water, it looked pretty easy to make. However, would this be as easy as I thought?

Easy To Make

Yes, this is an easy brunch to make! There isn’t much cooking involved, it mostly needs preparation. And the prep work for this dish is pretty straightforward. Cut up the Hawaiian rolls into cubes. Then alternating layers of bread and blueberries, and ending with bread on top. Next you whisk together the wet ingredients of eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup, and lemon zest. Once mixed well, you pour the mixture over the bread/blueberry casserole. Cover tightly and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight. Prepping it the night before gives you the luxury of sleeping in and just popping the pan in the oven in the morning. And then you can drink your coffee while sitting back and waiting for that yummy – goodness to be ready!

End Result

The lemon blueberry french toast bake was a hit at my house on Easter! Everyone loved it. And depending on your love of lemons, you could always add more or less. In my house, we really enjoy the sour lemony taste with the sweet blueberries, such a great combination.

In conclusion, this is a kid and adult friendly. I have made this dish for breakfast on regular weekend mornings and it always goes quickly!

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Lemon Blueberry French Toast Bake

The best brunch recipe: baked blueberry lemon french toast
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast bread, easy, french toast, hawaiin sweet rolls, lemon
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 8 people

Ingredients

Lemon Blueberry French Toast

  • 1 pkg Kings Hawaiian Sweet Rolls 12ct package
  • 1 cup Blueberries
  • 1.5 cups Milk
  • 3 lg Eggs
  • 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
  • 1 lemon Zest
  • 1.5 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg

Crump Topping

  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup Butter Cut into small cubes
  • 2 tbsp Confectioners Sugar

Instructions

Lemon Blueberry French Toast

  • Spray a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray.

  • Cut hawaiian rolls into small cubes.
  • Place a layer of bread cubes evenly into the pan.
  • Top with blueberries in an even layer.
  • Repeat layering bread cubes and blueberries 2 more times and end with a layer of bread on top.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, maple syrup, lemon zest, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Pour mixture evenly over the bread cubes.
  • Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Crumb Topping

  • In a small bowl, combine flour, sugar and cinnamon.
  • Using your fingers, work the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly over the bread cubes.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Serve immediately, sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar, if desired.
  • Enjoy!