A loaf of French bread is cut up and placed in a slow cooker. Then a mixture of eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon is poured on top of the bread. Next brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and butter are mixed together. The butter mixture is sprinkled on top of the bread. After covering the slow cooker, the casserole is baked for a few hours until set. A glaze is made with powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. The glaze is drizzled over the casserole before serving.
Course
Breakfast
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time1hour30minutes
Servings12people
Ingredients
French Toast
16ozloaf French bread
2cupswhole milk
½cupsugar
2tspvanilla extract
6large eggs
Topping
1tspground cinnamon
¼cupAP flour
¼cupbrown sugar
¼cupbuttersoftened
¼tspcinnamon
Pecans
Glaze
¾cuppowdered sugar
2tbspmilk
¼tspvanilla
Instructions
French Toast
Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside.
Cut a loaf of French bread into bite size pieces. Place the bread cubes in the bowl of the egg mixture and toss to coat. Let the bread soak for at least 30 minutes, stirring a few time to get all the bread cubes in the egg mixture.
Pour the bread mixture into a 6 qt slow cooker that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Topping
Stir together brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and softened butter. Sprinkle the butter mixture over the bread cubes. Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on HIGH heat for 1 ½ to 2 hours or on LOW for 4 hours, until the eggs are set.
Glaze
Stir together powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk in a small bowl. Drizzle glaze over the breakfast casserole and serve.