Overnight French Toast Casserole

This overnight French toast casserole is a delicious French toast breakfast taken to the next level, with a cinnamon brown sugar crumble topping. It’s perfect for a delicious make ahead breakfast, and is great for a holiday morning.

This overnight French toast casserole is such a delicious way to have French toast. It’s made with sweet brioche bread coated in an sweet cinnamon and vanilla egg custard. It’s soft throughout, and crunchy on top. It’s topped with a sweet crumbly brown sugar and cinnamon streusel, and it’s so good topped with syrup, powdered sugar, or fresh berries.

This French toast casserole is perfect for assembling the night before, then the morning you want to bake it you can just pull it out of the fridge, sprinkle the crumble on top, and pop it in the oven. It’s a perfect breakfast for a busy morning (though it does take about an hour to bake – but it’s hassle free if you have the time) Or perfect for a holiday morning, like Easter morning, or Christmas morning, if you want something other than cinnamon rolls.

It’s perfect for a holiday morning served with some fresh orange juice, fresh fruit, and topped with our caramel syrup, or buttermilk syrup. It’s also great for a crowd, just pair it with this savory breakfast casserole, or some eggs, and bacon, or sausage.

What kind of bread to use in overnight French toast casserole?

For my baked French toast casserole recipe I like to use a loaf of brioche bread. But you can also use challah bread, french bread, or sour dough. You just want to make sure it’s dense enough to soak up the egg custard, and sturdy enough that it doesn’t crumble or fall apart. You don’t want thin already sliced bread, because you want to be able to cut the pieces of bread into thick cubes for the casserole.

Ingredients Needed:

This is a quick overview of the ingredients you’ll need for this Brioche French Toast recipe. Specific measurements and full recipe instructions are in the printable recipe card below.

• brioche loaf
• eggs
• whole milk
• half and half or heavy cream
• brown sugar
• salt
• ground cinnamon
• vanilla extract

How to make overnight French toast casserole?

Start by cutting your bread into cubes. I cut mine into about 1inch sized cubes. You’ll need about 1 pound of bread, anywhere from 14-20oz is good though. Spread the cubed bread into a 9×13 baking pan or casserole dish.

In large bowl mix together everything you need for your custard mixture. Mix eggs, half and half, milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. I like to add a dash of salt too. Pour the custard evenly over the bread in the pan. Flip the pieces that don’t get any custard on them when you’re pouring, so each piece gets mostly coated. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and put it in the fridge to store overnight, or for at least 2 hours.

In a small bowl whisk together the ingredients for your crumble topping. You’ll need flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Then cut it together with cold butter until you have a nice crumble. You can make your crumble topping the night before, or the morning of baking. Put it in a small baggy, or airtight container and store it in the fridge if you make it the night before.

The next morning bring the French toast pan out to sit at room temperature while the oven preheats. Then sprinkle your streusel topping evenly over the top of the casserole. Then bake the French toast casserole up until the casserole is cooked throughout, and the top is a little crunchy and golden brown.

Slice it up and serve each piece topped with powdered sugar, butter, maple syrup, whipped cream and fresh fruit if desired.

How to store leftover French toast casserole?

If you have any leftovers, store them in an airtight container, or wrapped tightly with plastic wrap in the fridge for 3 to 4 days. Zap individual pieces in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds, until warm throughout, and serve as if it were fresh!

My favorite part of this overnight French toast casserole is the delicious crunchy top of the French toast, the cinnamon streussel crumble, paired with the pieces of bread that get a little crunchy, mmm, it’s so delicious.

This french toast casserole is a perfect easy make ahead breakfast! It’s so delicious, easy to make, and can be made for a fun breakfast for special occasions, for weekend mornings, brunch, or holiday breakfast too!

More French Toast Recipes:

• Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole
• Coconut French Toast
• Baked Apple French Toast

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