Baked Cinnamon Apple French Toast

Description

I received this recipe from a coworker and made it for Easter brunch this year. It was easy to assemble and tasted fantastic. It was an instant hit with my family! I modified the original recipe, using low-fat egg/dairy products.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup light butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 1 loaf Italian bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices
  • 1 ½ cups egg substitute
  • 1 ½ cups skim milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
  2. Mix brown sugar
  3. butter
  4. and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Add apples
  5. cranberries
  6. and pecans; toss to coat. Evenly spread apple mixture to cover bottom of dish.
  7. Arrange bread slices atop apple mixture
  8. overlapping slightly until apple layer is completely covered.
  9. Whisk egg substitute
  10. skim milk
  11. vanilla extract
  12. and 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a bowl; evenly pour over bread slices. Cover dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.
  13. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  14. Bake the covered casserole dish in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until lightly browned and egg mixture is set
  15. about 5 more minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 5 hrs 5 mins

Servings: 8

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