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Peaches and Cream French Toast is sure to be a family favorite. Make this breakfast casserole the night before, and pop it in the oven while you enjoy your morning coffee. Voila! Breakfast is served.
Overnight French Toast is always a hit with the whole family! What I love most is that you can do the bulk of the work the night before. This leaves just the simple task of popping it into the oven for the morning so you can enjoy the most important part of the day: a quiet cup of coffee before the rest of the house wakes up!
But, if you know anything about California, you know fresh peaches are not in season year round, right?
Enter California canned peaches to save the day!
These peaches are so tender and perfect for curbing that sweet craving in the dead of winter. No, really! They are super sweet and hold up beautifully while baking. I opted to use peaches in 100% juice as opposed to syrup, but feel free to use either version. Just make sure to thoroughly drain them before adding them to the top of the bread mixture.
Are you ready to get started?
Let’s take a look at how to make Peaches and Cream French Toast!
Butter a 13×9 pan. I used a ceramic dish, but you can use a glass pan or even a metal one if that’s all you have. Add in the torn pieces of bread. We used a French loaf along with croissants; you won’t want to skip that part. The croissants add a great texture!
Add the egg and milk mixture.
Top with two cans of canned peaches.
Top with the brown sugar-cinnamon mixture.
Add chopped pecans to the top.
Cover, refrigerate and take a long winter’s nap.
In the morning right before baking, top with the heated cream and bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
Remove from the oven and allow to rest a few minutes.
Dish up a generous helping and dust with powdered sugar.
That was super easy, right? Smother your Peaches and Cream French Toast in warm maple syrup and enjoy!
Peaches and Cream French Toast Bake
Ingredients
- 2- 15 oz. cans sliced peaches drained
- 1 loaf french bread torn into medium sized pieces
- 3 large croissants torn into medium sized pieces
- 6 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Butter a 13x9 pan. Add the french bread and croissant pieces to the pan.
- Mix eggs, milk, 1/2 cup of the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla and pour over bread.
- Place the drained peach slices onto the top of the bread.
- Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon and dust over the top of peaches. Top with chopped pecans.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, remove french toast from refrigerator and preheat oven to 350.
- Heat the remaining 1 cup heavy cream on low heat until it is reduced by half. Pour over french toast mixture and bake for 45 minutes.
- Allow to rest. Serve with warm maple syrup and dust with powdered sugar.
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