Chocolate Chip Candy Cane French Toast Casserole - Easy to whip up the night before, this is the perfect breakfast for Christmas morning!
Course Breakfast, Christmas
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Ingredients
2loaves crusty French bread cut into large chunks
4eggs
¼cup brown sugar
½tspcinnamon
½tspvanilla extract
1cuppeppermint mocha cream
½cupchocolate chips, milk chocolate
½cuppeppermint white chocolate baking chunks
2candy canes crushed
Whip Cream for garnish
Chocolate fudge sauce for garnish ( optional )
Vanilla Icing for garnish ( optional )
Vanilla Icing:
2cupspowdered sugar
2tbspbutter, softened
1tspvanilla extract
3-4tbspmilk
Instructions
1. Prepare your bread and set it to the side. Lightly cover it with foil.2. Spray a deep 8×8 or 9×7 baking dish with non-stick baking spray. Set aside.3. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. 4. Stir in the peppermint mocha cream and milk.5. Add the dried bread to the egg batter and toss them together until the liquid has absorbed by at least half. 6. Fold in the chocolate chips and peppermint baking chunks. Pour the mixture into the baking dish.7. Cover the casserole with plastic wrap.8. Refrigerate overnight, at least 8 hours.9. Remove the dish from the refrigerator and let it stand at room temperature.10. Preheat the oven to 350º. Uncover the casserole and bake, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.11. Top with fresh whipped cream. Drizzle a fudge sauce and vanilla icing on top.Garnish with candy canes. Directions Vanilla Icing In medium bowl, combine all ingredients until smooth, adding enough milk for desired glaze consistency.