Oven Baked French Toast with Glazed Apples

Here is a breakfast or brunch dish that can be whipped together the night before. As it is baking, sauté apple slices until tender and glazed to serve over top. Serve with maple syrup.

Preparation time

15 minutes

Chilling Time: 4 hours (minimum) or Overnight

Ready in

4 hr 55 min

Baking Time: 40 to 45 minutes

Makes

6 servings

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Ingredients

  • 6 thick (3/4-inch/2 cm) slices of egg or raisin bread 
  • 4 Ontario Eggs 
  • 1-3/4 cups (425 mL) Ontario Milk
  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) Ontario Maple Syrup
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla 
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) ground cardamom

Apple Topping:

  • 1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar 
  • 2 tbsp (25 mL) water 
  • 3 Ontario Apples, peeled and thinly sliced 
  • Pinch ground cardamom 
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter 
  • Icing sugar 
     

Instructions

Arrange bread in single layer in buttered 9- x 13­inch (3 L) baking dish, trimming bread if necessary to fit. In large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla and cardamom; pour evenly over bread. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Bake, uncovered, in 375°F (190°C) oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until bread is puffed in centre.  
     
Apple Topping: About 10 minutes before end of the baking, heat large skillet over medium-high heat; add brown sugar and water, stirring, until mixture comes to simmer. Add apples and cardamom; cook, stirring constantly with spatula and turning apple slices over, until tender but still have shape, about 4 minutes. Stir in butter until melted; remove from heat. Let cool a few minutes. 

Remove French toast from oven; let stand for 5 minutes. Cut into 6 servings; spoon topping over each. Sprinkle with icing sugar to taste. 

Nutritional Information

1 Serving

  • Protein: 11 grams
  • Fat: 9 grams
  • Carbohydrate: 50 grams
  • Fibre: 2 grams
  • Calories: 321

Recipe tags

Breakfast

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