How To Make Boozy Caramel French Toast Casserole
Start your day right with a sweet serving of this decadent French toast casserole, with bites of marnier and zesty orange, for a uniquely boozy meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupunsalted butter,(1 stick), plus more for greasing the pan
- ¾cuplight brown sugar,packed
- 2tbsplight corn syrup
- 1⅓lbsbrioche
- 5large eggs
- 1½cupshalf and half
- 1tspvanilla extract
- 3tbspgrand marnier
- 1tsporange zest
- ¼tspsalt
Instructions
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Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter.
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In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the brown sugar, corn syrup, and one tablespoon of water, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan.
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Slice off the crusts from the brioche. Cut the bread into 1½-in thick slices. Arrange the bread slices on top of caramel, making sure the entire base of the pan is covered.
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In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, Grand Marnier, orange zest and salt until well combined. Pour evenly over bread.
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Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 20 minutes or overnight.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and set an oven rack in the middle position.
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Bake, uncovered, in the middle of the oven, for 40 to 50 minutes, until puffed and golden. Let cool a few minutes.
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Serve hot, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 671.29kcal
- Fat: 32.33g
- Saturated Fat: 16.96g
- Trans Fat: 0.64g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 9.83g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.75g
- Carbohydrates: 74.68g
- Fiber: 2.35g
- Sugar: 27.86g
- Protein: 16.79g
- Cholesterol: 269.46mg
- Sodium: 575.75mg
- Calcium: 201.81mg
- Potassium: 282.69mg
- Iron: 3.98mg
- Vitamin A: 318.31µg
- Vitamin C: 1.00mg
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