How To Make Sticky Date French Toast Bake
Prepare this sticky date french toast bake on the day before or the morning of Christmas for a fruity and decadent breakfast meal for the whole family.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1loafBrioche
- ¾cuppitted dates(roughly chopped)
- 4pcslarge eggs
- 2½cupsmilk(low fat or full cream, or almond milk)
- ⅓cupbrown sugar(or coconut sugar)
- 1tsppure vanilla extract
- 1tspground cinnamon(optional)
- ¼tspsalt
- 1cupbrown sugar
- 3tbspbutteror spread of choice
- 150mlthickened cream(heavy cream or coconut cream)
- ¼cuppitted dates(roughly chopped)
- ¼cupboiling water(optional)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 390 degrees F.
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Lightly grease a 9×11-inch casserole dish with cooking oil spray or a light coating of butter. Place the bread slices into the dish, and arrange the dates all around, under, and in between the bread slices.
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Whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon (if using), and salt until frothy and well combined.
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Pour the egg wash over the bread and press the bread lightly into the egg wash to evenly coat.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and golden on top for about 40 to 45 minutes.
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Combine the sugar and butter in a medium-sized saucepan on low heat. Occasionally stir until the brown sugar has melted through the butter.
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When the mixture is hot and steaming, gradually add the cream in small amounts, stirring in between each addition, until all of the creams is in the pan.
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Add in the dates and allow the sauce to bubble up and froth, while still occasionally stirring. After about 8 minutes the sauce should be thickened and the dates will be soft.
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Take off heat and allow to cool slightly. Pour in 1 tablespoon of boiling water at a time (whisking after each addition), until reaching your desired consistency.
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Serve a slice with a drizzle of butterscotch and softened date pieces!
Nutrition
- Calories: 468.17kcal
- Fat: 13.19g
- Saturated Fat: 6.13g
- Trans Fat: 0.18g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.14g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.47g
- Carbohydrates: 77.67g
- Fiber: 3.44g
- Sugar: 47.26g
- Protein: 11.86g
- Cholesterol: 144.05mg
- Sodium: 377.35mg
- Calcium: 199.54mg
- Potassium: 436.27mg
- Iron: 2.74mg
- Vitamin A: 155.46µg
- Vitamin C: 0.02mg
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