Start your day with a burst of deliciousness! Our French Toast Brioche Casserole brings together the best of both worlds: buttery-rich brioche meets classic comfort food…
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Super simple
- Packed with sweet cinnamon custard flavour
- Can be made ahead
- Like having dessert for breakfast!
Ingredients
- Brioche Bread – brioche is extra rich so its perfect for this rich dish. I have used store bought brioche but you could use my Brioche recipe also. Alternatively any other bread that you have will still make a great tasting dish.
- Eggs – these are used to make up the lovely cinnamon-infused custard that the bread soaks in.
- Whole Milk – to make the dish rich with a luscious custard, I have opted to use whole milk. If you like it extra rich you could swap out half the milk for cream.
- Vanilla extract – rounds off the flavour of the dish
- Demerara sugar – this gives a nice crunch on the top when sprinkled before baking
How To Make French Toast Brioche Casserole
- Prepare the bread
Begin by slicing your stale bread into 1 inch cubes and place in your baking dish
- Make the custard
Simply crack your eggs into a bowl with the sugar, cinnamon, salt then mix well. Whisk in the milk and vanilla to create the custard
- Soak the bread in the custard
Pour the custard over the bread in your baking dish and leave for 5 minutes to soak up all the lovely custard (alternatively you can leave it overnight for baking the next day)
- Create the crunchy top
Sprinkle over a good tablespoon of demerara sugar before baking to create a crispy top
- Bake
Bake in the oven for around 45 minutes at 180°C until the casserole is puffed up and golden and has a jiggle to it when you gently shake the dish.
How To Serve
- Serve with a dollop of fresh whipped cream/creme fraiche
- A simple dusting of powdered sugar and maple syrup
- Fresh berries or your favourite fruit
If you like a sweeter breakfast, try my blueberry pancakes or my carrot cake pancakes.
FAQ’s
Simply cover and place in the fridge. It will keep for upto 3 days.
Stale bread is best as it helps to soak up the custard much better as it is dried out. You can use fresh bread but the end result is a softer and can turn soggy.
It is personal preference, the result can end up a bit soggy so I just let it absorb for 5 minutes, plus I like the quickness of this method and the result is still delicious. If your bread is stale it soaks up the custard like a sponge.
French Toast Brioche Casserole
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons caster sugar
- 250 ml whole milk
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 4-5 thick slices of brioche around 1/2 a loaf
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp demerara sugar
- icing sugar
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Use dry stale brioche – if not, place cubed slices of brioche in the oven at 100℃ and leave for 20 minutes, turn off and leave for an hour to dry out.
- Cut brioche into 1 inch cubes and place in a 10" x 8" baking dish
- Whisk eggs and sugar until pale
- Whisk in cinnamon and salt and vanilla
- Whisk egg mixture with milk
- Add mixture to the baking dish of bread cubes and leave for 5 minutes to soak up the custard
- Sprinkle with demerara sugar and bake at 180℃ for 45 minutes until puffy and set
- Let cool for 10 minutes before serving with a dusting of icing sugar and some maple syrup
