French Toast Baked in Honey Pecan Sauce

French toast prepared 24 hours in advance. Vanilla flavored french toast baked with brown sugar, maple syrup, honey and pecans. This is a great treat any day of the week, for diners of all ages.

Ingredients -

3/4 cup Half-and-Half
4 large Eggs, beaten
1/2 tablespoon Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
4 slices day-old French Bread (2-inch-thick)
1/4 cup Unsalted Butter, cut into pieces
1/4 cup Brown Sugar
1/4 cup Maple Syrup
1/4 cup Honey
1/4 cup chopped Pecans

Preparation:

1. In a medium-mixing bowl, combine half and half, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.

2. Pour half the egg mixture into a large baking dish. Place the bread slices in the baking dish and pour the remaining egg mixture over the top.

3. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

4. Preheat oven to 350 F.

5. Add unsalted butter to a large 13 x 9 baking dish, place dish in oven. Melt the butter. Remove baking dish from oven.

6. Stir in brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, and pecans.

7. Place bread slices on top of honey pecan mixture.

8. Bake 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

9. Remove bread slices and flip over as placing on serving plates.

10. Spoon extra honey pecan sauce on individual slices.

11. Serve hot.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Cooking Tip

French Bread

A great loaf of french bread has a nice crust on the outside and a squishy center. Seek out the best loaf you can find. French bread comes in different sizes, so give some consideration to the size of the baking dish you will be using in baking.

Brunch Tip

Brunch Menu

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