Eggnog French Toast Bake

Eggnog French Toast Bake is a Christmas morning tradition! This quick-to-prepare overnight casserole features French bread soaked in an eggnog custard. In the morning, simply pop it in the oven for a special holiday breakfast!

½ cup (1 stick) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
Cinnamon
Nutmeg
8 eggs
2 cups prepared eggnog
1 teaspoon vanilla

• Grease a 9- by 13-inch baking dish (or two 8- by 8-inch baking dishes) with butter or coat with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. 
• Stir in brown sugar and maple syrup; continue stirring as mixture comes to a boil. 
• Remove from heat and pour into prepared baking dish. 
• Arrange the bread cubes over the brown sugar mixture. 
• Sprinkle bread cubes with cinnamon and nutmeg, to taste.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and mix in the eggnog and vanilla. 
• Evenly pour this custard mixture over the bread cubes. 
• Press down lightly on the bread to make sure it's all coated/soaked. 
• Tightly cover baking dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight, at least 8 hours.
• Remove the baking dish from the refrigerator. 
• Preheat oven to 325°F. 
• Bake, covered, for 40 minutes. 
• Increase oven temperature to 375°F and remove foil. 
• Bake, uncovered, for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until knife inserted in center of casserole is clean (and mostly dry) and top is puffy and golden brown.

Recipe: Five Heart Home