Oven French Toast with Nut Topping

Name: Oven French Toast with Nut Topping
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 loaf (12 ounces) French bread, cut in 1-inch slices; 8 large eggs; 2 cups 2% milk; 2 cups half-and-half cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground mace; TOPPING:; 1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 3 tablespoons dark corn syrup; 1-1/3 cups chopped pecans, walnuts or hickory nuts

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Total Time:Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 50 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Donna Justin

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Updated on Oct. 04, 2022

Baked French toast makes a special morning brunch so easy! —Donna Justin, Sparta, Wisconsin

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Oven French Toast with Nut Topping

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Yield:8 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:50 min

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Ingredients

1 loaf (12 ounces) French bread, cut in 1-inch slices
8 large eggs
2 cups 2% milk
2 cups half-and-half cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
topping:

1-1/3 cups packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons dark corn syrup
1-1/3 cups chopped pecans, walnuts or hickory nuts

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Directions

1
Fill a well-greased 13x9-in. baking dish with bread slices to within 1/2 in. of top; set aside.

2
In blender, combine the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and mace; cover and process until blended. Pour over bread slices. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
3
Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Meanwhile, combine topping ingredients. Spread over top.
4
Bake, uncovered, at 350° until puffed and golden, 50-55 minutes. (Cover with foil if top browns too quickly.)