I know I’ve said it before, but I’m really not big on breakfast. I mean, I love it… but I love sleep more. I’d rather spend an extra 10 minutes in bed and grab a yogurt or a muffin to eat at my desk than make myself some toast or an egg.
I wasn’t planning on posting a breakfast – or a baked good – again so soon, but I made these mini apple cinnamon french toast casseroles on Sunday and I couldn’t wait to share them. I’ve been eating them for breakfast all week – all they need are 30 seconds in the microwave! The maple syrup is baked right in, so you don’t need to top them with anything extra. (Although a little cream poured over top? Heaven.)
These french toast casseroles are also really easy to make: just tear some soft white bread (I used dinner rolls) into cubes, combine them with a spiced custard and diced apples and refrigerate it overnight (or in my case, all Sunday afternoon and evening). Top it off with some maple syrup and brown sugar so that the tops get all caramelized and yummy, then bake. The result is rich, eggy french toast that’s perfectly portioned out and ready to grab and go!
Mini Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casseroles
Ingredients
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 cup Fat Free Evaporated Milk
- 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ¼ tsp Nutmeg
- dash Cardamom
- dash Salt
- 6 ounces Soft White Bread torn into 1-inch pieces
- 1 Apple diced
- ¼ cup loosely packed Brown Sugar
- 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt until light and frothy. Add the bread pieces and apple; toss several times to coat well. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Heat oven to 350*F. Butter 9 muffin cups. Give the bread mixture a good stir to incorporate any liquid that has settled, then divide between the prepared cups.
- In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar and 2 tablespoons maple syrup until it resembles wet sand. Drizzle over the top of the muffin cups. Bake for 20 minutes, or until puffy and golden brown.
- To release, run a knife around the outside of each muffin cup. Gently pry the casseroles out with a spoon.
This looks delicious!!! Mornings are hectic at my house so I love that it can be mixed up the night before. I also like the individual servings!
These look delicious… roughly what’s the calorie/carb/fat count per serving?
ooh yum – these look great! Thanks for linking up to Friday Food Frenzy!
Ha well actually I love breakfast more than sleep I think. I’m totally weird that way.
These sound perfect in so many ways! All my favorite breakfast flavors in one bowl!
This looks like a great weekday breakfast for my kids, too! They love muffins, and really anything I fix for them, but something like this, that I could cook once and they could nuke later in the week, would be a win-win for our family.
Thanks!
I bet they’d love them!
Those are so pretty! And I’m really liking your side by side photos!
Thanks, Olga! I really like the way the side by sides fill the space. Of course it only works when I have two vertical photos that work together and came out well…
What a great idea! I’d love to have something like this for breakfast. With the apple and french toast combination it’d be something everyone in the house would enjoy too 🙂
We both loved them. If you make them, be sure to let me know how they turn out!
So cute!
Thanks! 🙂
I love the individual servings.
They’re so convenient – built in portion control plus so easy to grab on the way out in the morning. 🙂
Looks so moist and yumm.
They really are deliciously moist – like the center of those giant pieces of french toast you can get at a good diner!