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Festive French Toast Bake

Course Breakfast
Prep Time 20 minutes
Rest Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Servings 6

Ingredients

French Toast

  • 1 French baguette bread sliced in ½ inch slices
  • 3 whole eggs plus 2 egg yolks 
  • 2 1/2 cups 10% cream
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar plus ¼ cup to sprinkle
  • 15 drops Hedessent Vanilla Cookie Flavouring Available in Coffee Lovers kit OR 60ml bottles
  • 10 drops Hedessent Almond Flavouring Available in Holiday Kit OR 60ml bottle
  • Butter to grease dish

Garnish (optional)

  • icing sugar for dusting
  • fresh berries of your choice

Vanilla Maple Syrup

  • 2 cups real maple syrup
  • 10 drops Hedessent Vanilla Cookie Flavouring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease 10” round tart or cake pan. (Not with a removable bottom)
  • For custard, whisk together eggs, egg yolks, brown sugar, and Hedessent flavours. Add cream and whisk to combine. Fold in french bread slices. Arrange custard-soaked bread slices in concentric circles, beginning with the outside of the pan. Pour remaining custard over the bread. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • Remove plastic wrap and sprinkle with ¼ cup brown sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the casserole is toasty brown, puffed, and a tester comes out clean. Warm maple syrup and Vanilla Cookie flavou in the microwave or on a low stove. Enjoy!

Gingerbread Raisin French Toast Bake

  • Using raisin bread instead of baguette, cut into cubes and add 15 drops Hedessent Gingerbread instead of Almond and Vanilla Cookie flavours. Add one apple, finely chopped, to maple syrup and 10 drops Gingerbread flavouring. Cook on low until apples soften. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe has a tradition in our home for Christmas morning. It requires minimal work, and can be easily doubled to feed a crowd, or have amazing leftovers. Even if you only have one of the flavours listed, this recipe will still be a success! - Jackie