Orange-Pecan French Toast Casserole
Making this casserole saves you the trouble of standing over a griddle flipping individual slices of French toast. Assemble the dish the night before your gathering, and pop it in the oven the next morning. Be sure to serve each slice bottom-side up so the pecan mixture is on top.
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons light-colored corn syrup
- Cooking spray
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup fat-free milk
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 large eggs
- 12 (1-inch-thick) slices French bread (about 1 pound)
Preparation
Combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup; pour into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over sugar mixture.
Combine rind and next 7 ingredients (rind through eggs); stir with a whisk. Arrange bread slices over pecans in dish; pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Carefully turn bread slices over to absorb excess egg mixture. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 293 (29% from fat)
- Fat:
- 9.5g (sat 3.9g,mono 3.6g,poly 1.3g)
- Protein:
- 6.1g
- Carbohydrate:
- 43.6g
- Fiber:
- 1.6g
- Cholesterol:
- 49mg
- Iron:
- 1.6mg
- Sodium:
- 323mg
- Calcium:
- 69mg
Member Ratings and Reviews
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To avoid a soggy fumble....flip the toast AFTER you bake it, NOT before (in order to serve it properly with the syrup and nuts on top). It's also fine to bake it straight from the fridge after is has set overnight.
I also used regular bread slices or thick, "Texas Toast" for excellent results. This casserole is as yummy as a homemade cinnamon roll without the work.
Some will think the orange flavoring a bit much, but overall this is a family fav.10/10/09
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My husband and I loved this casserole! The only problem that I had was not being able to fit 12 slices of french bread in my dish. I think I could only fit 8 pieces. It was still plenty for just us two and leftovers the next day were just as wonderful!09/29/09





