An EASY recipe with a make-ahead overnight option! Soft bread, juicy apples, and buttery streusel topping is pure DECADENT comfort food!!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Additional Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr50 minutesmins
Course: Bread, Rolls, Muffins & Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple french toast bake, apple french toast casserole, easy french toast casserole, overnight apple french toast, overnight french toast casserole
Servings: 12
Calories: 470kcal
Author: Averie Sunshine
Ingredients
French Toast
1poundFrench breaddiced in 1 to 1 1/2-inch cubes (I used day old)
3cupsapplesdiced small (I used unpeeled Gala, you can peel if desired and use another variety of apple if desired)
8large eggs
1 ½cupsmilkI prefer 2% or whole
½cupgranulated sugar
½cuplight brown sugarpacked
1 to 2tablespoonsvanilla extract
2teaspoonscinnamon
1teaspoonground ginger
¼teaspoonground cloves
¼teaspoonground nutmeg
½ to 1teaspoonkosher saltor to taste
Streusel
¾cupall-purpose flourplus 1 to 2 tablespoons more if needed
¼cupgranulated sugar
¼cuplight brown sugarpacked
1 to 2teaspoonscinnamon
½teaspoonsaltor to taste
6tablespoonsunsalted buttermelted
½cupcaramel or salted caramel sauceoptional but recommended for serving
maple syrupoptional for serving (not needed if using caramel)
Instructions
French Toast:
Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray, add the bread pieces, apples, and toss with your hands to mix; set aside.
To a large bowl, add the eggs, and lightly beat to break the yolks and combine.
Add the milk, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, salt, and whisk to combine.
Evenly drizzle the liquid mixture over the bread and apples.
Cover pan, and place it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 12 hours overnight.
Preheat oven to 350F and remove pan from the fridge while oven is preheating.
Bake for 20 minutes and while French toast ist baking, prepare the streusel topping.
Streusel:
To a medium bowl, add 3/4 cup flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and stir with fork to combine.
Drizzle in the melted butter and mix and fluff very lightly with a fork to combine until small marbles and pebbles form. You are not ‘stirring’, you are fluffing lightly and gently. If the dough is very wet and is not fluffing into small pebbles and marbles, add 1 to 2 additional tablespoons of flour; set aside until the French toast has baked for 20 minutes.
Pull the casserole dish from the oven, evenly sprinkle with the streusel, return to oven, and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until lightly golden browned on top.
Optionally but recommended, before serving, evenly drizzle caramel sauce or salted caramel sauce over the top, and/or lightly drizzle maple syrup, and serve immediately. Recipe is best warm and fresh.