French Toast

Name: Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 loaf of crusty bread; 6 eggs; 1 cup of milk; 1 cup maple syrup; 1 tbsp of vanilla

Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole

by Ashley Mullen

This slow cooker french toast casserole came along because I was testing out cooking bread in my slow cooker the other evening. It cooked really well, fell a bit flat to baking it in the oven but my house didn’t get heated up like it does when running the oven. The problem was, I took it out of the slow cooker to cool and then forgot about it. Talk about hard bread.

Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole

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I hate to waste food, so a hard loaf of bread meant I needed to figure out something to do with it because my kids were going to be waking up and wanting breakfast. I had seen french toast casseroles on Pinterest before and figured why not try something to “save” the bread.

I did pop it into the microwave for 30 seconds to make it a little easier to cut, it was hard, like break a window hard. I cut it up into chucks, and tossed it all into the my large slow cooker.

Mix together your eggs, milk, vanilla, and maple syrup in a bowl.

And here is where it gets really easy, pour this over the bread. Give it a stir, and cover it.

I set mine on high for two and a half hours.

Please, please, spray your slow cooker with a non-stick spray, or wipe it down with butter/margarine or something. I forgot. It stuck, it stuck badly. It took a good soaking, and scrubbing to get my slow cooker clean.

My kids wanted more syrup on their french toast so they got more. They loved it! I liked it too.

Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

1 loaf of crusty bread
6 eggs
1 cup of milk
1 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp of vanilla

Instructions

Grease your slow cooker pot very well.
Cut up your bread and toss in the slow cooker.
Mix together your eggs, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla.
Pour over the bread, give a stir to cover the bread.
Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

Tasty Tuesday: 50+ Breakfast Ideas for Christmas Morning

by Ashley Mullen

I can hardly believe that this time next week Christmas morning will have been here and gone. Because Christmas morning can be busy, and food is often the last thing on anyone mind, I thought I’d give you some great breakfast ideas to keep you in the holiday mood.

50+ Breakfast Ideas for Christmas Morning

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French Toast

Cranberry Bliss Overnight French Toast
Pecan Pumpkin Pie French Toast Casserole
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast
French Toast on a Budget
Strawberry Raisin French Toast
Christmas Morning French Toast Casserole
Stuffed French Toast Breakfast Casserole with Strawberries and Cream Topping

Bacon

Mini Bacon Braids
Bacon Wrapped Omelette
Slow Cooker Cheesy Bacon Strata
Bacon Wrapped Egg Muffins

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What is your preferred Christmas morning breakfast ideas?

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French Toast in the Oven

by Ashley Mullen

Sunday is “big breakfast” day here. Usually some bacon, hash browns and something else like eggs or pancakes or the like. Last Sunday Hubby was working so it was just me and the girls. I tried making something different. For my effort Austin gave me a big hug and kiss, told me I was the best mom mom and made the best breakfast ever. Her words, including the mom mom part,this is what she has been calling me lately. What did we have? French toast cooked in the oven, easy-peasy.

Doesn’t this look good?

French Toast in the Oven with Fruit

6 slices of toasted bread
5 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
fruit
1/4 cup of pancake syrup

Lay your toast in the bottom of a greased baking pan, I used an 8″ I think it is. I over lapped them so the egg/milk goodness didn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. I squished the toast down too.

I cut up some fruit into bite sized pieces, laid it over the toast.

Mix together the egg, milk, and syrup, you can add some nutmeg or cinnamon if that is how you prefer your french toast. Pour over your toast and fruit.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 45-50 minutes, or until golden brown and all liquid has been absorbed.

The kids loved it. Being that there was only the three of us, there was leftovers. It was even better reheated. I reheated my piece in the oven, but did the girls in the microwave, they ate it even faster reheated as well. Definitely a success.