Mmm, do you smell that? That’s the smell of Baked Apple French Toast wafting from your oven! It’s an excellent decadent and fruity casserole-style breakfast soaked with sweet cinnamon and vanilla flavors. Baked Apple French Toast is perfect whether your buttery brioche bread, extra sugary cinnamon raisin bread, or classic French bread. You’ll never find a richer or more dessert-like breakfast!
Ingredients
- 1 (21-ounce) can apple pie filling
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 10 slices day-old brioche bread, French bread, or cinnamon raisin bread
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more, to taste, softened, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Step 3 –Spread the pie filling in the dish.
Step 4 –In a pie plate, beat the eggs, the milk, and the vanilla.
Step 5 –Dip the bread slices into the egg mixture, soaking them for about 1 minute per slice and turning once.
Step 6 –Arrange two rows of the soaked bread slices on top of the pie filling, overlapping the slices slightly.
Step 7 –In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon and the sugar together.
Step 8 –Brush the bread with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter.
Step 9 –Sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture over the bread slices. If you’re making it ahead, cover and refrigerate it after this step.
Step 10 –Bake the dish uncovered until lightly browned, about 30-35 minutes.
Step 11 –Serve fruit-side up with the extra butter.
