Easy Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake (2024)

This Overnight Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake combines the flavor of cinnamon rolls with the convenience of a breakfast casserole. It is an easy make ahead breakfast recipe that is good for a brunch crowd.

I love breakfast casseroles that I can make up the night before and stick it in the oven in the morning. It’s also good brunch recipe for a crowd that frees up other time so you can actually spend time with your guests!

It’s also always a crowd pleaser, of course with the little ones but also with the adults!

French toast casserole has a lot in common with a popular treat in countries like England and Ireland! Basically this is just the breakfast version of bread pudding. It’s bread soaked in an egg and milk mixture to turn leftover bread into something amazing.

If you want you can skip the icing, use strawberry sauce, apple syrup or buttermilk syrup for a more standard French toast breakfast. You could also dust with powdered sugar instead and serve with fresh fruit.

Ingredients

• brioche bread or french bread
• eggs
• milk
• cinnamon
• vanilla
• brown sugar
• flour
• butter
• powdered sugar

Although brioche can be a little more difficult to find it’s worth the effort. If you really can’t find brioche, Hawaiian sweet rolls are a good substitute.

You can use regular bread for this but you’ll want to use the exact same weight of bread. A white bread would work best to have the same flavor.

Need a lactose free option? Use your favorite lactose free or dairy free milk! For the butter, swap it out for dairy free margarine.

How to make this?

• Cut the bread loaf into 1 inch cubes. Lay out on a cookie sheet and allow to dry as you continue to make the rest of the bake.
• Prepare a 9 x 13 pan by greasing the bottom and sides with cooking spray or butter.
• In a large bowl mix together, eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and brown sugar. Mix well.
• Add bread to egg mixture and toss to coat the bread. Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Store in refrigerator overnight.

• The next morning, remove the casserole dish from the fridge and preheat your oven.
• Make the cinnamon sugar topping and sprinkle evenly over the entire dish.
• Bake until a knife comes out clean from the center of the dish. Allow the bake to cool for 10 minutes and then drizzle the top with the cinnamon roll icing. Serve immediately.

Variations on the French toast bake:

For pineapple upside down French toast bake, add 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple or drained pineapple tidbits to the bread mixture before storing overnight.

For apple pie French toast bake, add 2 cups diced fresh apples to the bread mixtureand swap the cinnamon for apple pie spice.

If you want to make a version with summer berries, try this mixed berry french toast bake.

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Tips & Tricks

• You need to allow enough time for the bread to soak up the egg mixture. Although an overnight soak is best, allow the casserole to sit for at least 30 minutes before baking.
• Have leftover bread like croissants or French bread? Use those instead!
• Is your French toast bake softer (aka soggier) than you like? Bake it uncovered for a little bit longer until it’s the consistency that you want.

Recipe

Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake

This Overnight Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake combines the flavor of cinnamon rolls with the convenience of a breakfast casserole. It is an easy make ahead breakfast recipe that is good for a brunch crowd.

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Chill time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Servings: 16 servings

Calories: 654kcal

Author: Jade Jones

Ingredients

French Toast Mix:

• ▢ 8 cups brioche bread (800 grams, 28 ounces) cut into 1-inch cubes (or use French bread)
• ▢ 8 large eggs
• ▢ 2 ½ cups milk (590 mililiters) I used Almond Milk
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
• ▢ 1 Tablespoons vanilla
• ▢ 3 Tablespoons brown sugar if NOT using brioche

Topping:

• ▢ 1/2 cup brown sugar (100 grams)
• ▢ 1/4 cup flour (30 grams)
• ▢ 1/2 Tablespoons cinnamon
• ▢ 4 Tablespoons cold butter (57 grams)

Frosting:

• ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar (130 grams)
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• ▢ 1-2 Tablespoons milk again I used almond milk

Instructions

• Beat together eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and brown sugar, if using French bread, in a large bowl. Add cut bread and stir to cover as much as you can in just a few turns.

• Pour the french toast mix into a greased 9×13 casserole pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.

• Remove casserole dish from refrigerator and preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

• Using a pastry blender combine the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter in a small bowl.

• Sprinkle over the top of the french toast mix and bake for 35-45 minutes depending on how soft you want the french toast to be.

• Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.

• Meanwhile, make your frosting by combining the frosting ingredients together in a small bowl with a fork or whisk until smooth. Pour over the french toast bake and serve.

Notes

Allow the casserole to soak for at least 30 minutes although overnight is better.

-For pineapple upside down french toast bake, add 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple or drained pineapple tidbits to the bread mixture before storing overnight.

-For apple pie french toast bake, add 2 cups diced fresh apples to the bread mixtureand swap the cinnamon for apple pie spice.

Nutrition

Calories: 654kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 296mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1282IU | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 2mg

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