_Sips coffee while typing_
Oh honey, let me tell you about this breakfast recipe thatโs been making my family fight over the last bite! My kids literally wake up early on weekends just hoping Iโll make this, and my husbandโฆ well, letโs just say heโs offered to do the dishes for a week just to get this on a random Wednesday morning! ๐
This French Toast Casserole with Maple-Pecan Crumble is literally everything you need in life. Itโs like regular French toast got dressed up for the Met Gala โ totally fancy but still totally doable in your PJs.
What Youโll Need (because weโre all about being prepared, right?):
โ 1 large loaf of brioche bread (day-old is perfect, darling)
โ 6 large eggs
โ 2 cups whole milk
โ 1 cup heavy cream (calories donโt count at breakfast, I donโt make the rules)
โ 1/2 cup maple syrup
โ 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
โ 1 teaspoon cinnamon
โ 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
โ Pinch of salt
For that to-die-for crumble topping:
โ 1 cup pecans, chopped
โ 1/2 cup brown sugar
โ 1/2 cup flour
โ 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
โ 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Girl, let me walk you through this magic:
1. First things first, grab your prettiest 9ร13 baking dish and butter it up like thereโs no tomorrow.
1. Cut that brioche into chunky cubes (about 1-inch pieces) and spread them in the dish.
1. In a big bowl, whisk together your eggs, milk, cream, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until itโs smooth as silk.
1. Pour this heavenly mixture all over your bread cubes. Give those bread pieces a gentle press down to make sure theyโre soaking up all that goodness.
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1. For the crumble, mix your pecans, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a bowl. Work in that cold butter with your fingers until it looks like coarse crumbs. (This is totally therapeutic, trust me!)
1. Sprinkle this magical crumble all over the top.
1. Cover and refrigerate overnight (I know, the waiting is the hardest part).
1. In the morning, preheat your oven to 350ยฐF. Let the casserole sit on the counter while the oven heats up.
1. Bake for about 45-55 minutes until itโs golden brown and slightly puffy.
Let it cool for about 10 minutes before serving (if you can resist that long). I like to drizzle extra maple syrup on top because, well, why not?
Yโall, this recipe serves 8-10 people, but between us, my family of four can demolish this in one sitting. No judgment here!
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Now excuse me while I go make this again because just writing about it made me hungry! ๐โโ๏ธโจ
