Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast
Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast is a wonderful recipe to prepare ahead of time. It consists of slices of sugary buttered bread, doused with a vanilla egg custard and finished with a sprinkling of toasted pecans. Perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb French bread this is the typical weight of a standard loaf of French bread
- 4 whole eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz salted butter
- 6 oz light brown sugar
- 6 oz chopped pecans
- 8 oz heavy whipping cream
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish (use the microwave.) Pour the melted butter into a bowl with the brown sugar and mix together until well blended.
- Using a pastry or silicone brush, distribute the leftover butter around the baking dish, up the sides and over the bottom.
- Slice the French toast into ½ inch thickness. This will yield about 18 slices.
- Whisk the eggs together, add vanilla and cream to make a custard.
- Step 1 - Spread half of the quantity sugary butter onto half of the quantity of the bread, (about 9 slices) making sure to cover the entire piece of each slice. Put the bread into the baking dish, single layer.
- Step 2 - Pour half of the egg custard over the bread slices.
- Step 3 - Sprinkle half of the pecans onto bread slices.
- Repeat steps 1-3 with the remaining ingredients. Place the second layer of buttered bread slices on top of the first layer of bread slices.
- Wrap the baking dish in foil and store overnight in the refrigerator. The following day, take it out of the refrigerator. Do not remove the foil. Put it directly in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 2slicesCalories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 4gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 263mgPotassium: 95mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 349IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg
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