Easy Gluten Free French Toast Casserole {Dairy Free}
Drizzled with maple syrup, this gluten free French toast casserole is a delicious duo of cinnamon and bread… what could be better?! And it’s made ahead of time so there’s no morning prep!
9.5ouncesFrench breadabout 1 ¼ loaves of Gluten Free French Bread
½cupvegan butter
210gramsbrown sugarabout 1 cup
2cupsalmond milk
6eggs
2teaspoonspure vanilla extract
2teaspoonsground cinnamondivided
1Tablespoonbrown sugar
Instructions
In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in 210 grams of brown sugar until melted.
Butter the bottom and sides of a 9"x 13" glass baking dish.
Pour brown sugar butter mixture into the baking dish.
Cut French bread into 1 inch cubes.
Place cubed bread in prepared casserole dish.
In a medium bowl, mix together the milk, eggs, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and vanilla extract.
Pour custard over bread, lightly tapping bread down to be fully coated in custard.
Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 6 - 8 hours.
Remove the dish from the refrigerator and let it sit for 30 minutes to warm slightly.
Mix together remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1 Tablespoon brown sugar. Sprinkle over the casserole.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove plastic wrap and cover with foil. Bake covered for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for additional 15 minutes.
Serve warm with maple syrup.
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Notes
Use a French bread that can be sliced thick
Make sure to use day old bread
The refrigeration time is necessary for the bread to absorb the egg-milk mixture
Bake covered for 25 minutes, then remove the cover and bake an additional 15 minutes.