New Orleans Praline Crunch French Toast Casserole. Try The McCormick® Recipe For A Delicious Taste. Use Your Favorite Bread & McCormick® Spices For A Delicious French Toast Meal. Great recipe for New Orleans Praline Crunch French Toast Casserole.
Great way to use day old bread.
It is great warm or room temperature.
I like mine with maple syrup, but it is.
You can cook New Orleans Praline Crunch French Toast Casserole using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of New Orleans Praline Crunch French Toast Casserole
- It's 1 loaf of stale bread * see note*.
- It's 8 of eggs beaten well.
- It's 2 teaspoon of vanilla.
- Prepare 2 cups of whole milk.
- It's 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of cinnamon.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg.
- It's 8 oz of softened cream cheese.
- You need 2 cups of powdered sugar.
- It's 2 tablespoon of milk or enough to thin some.
- Prepare of Praline Crumble:.
- Prepare of Mix until it is crumbly texture and add to top of mixture.
- Prepare 1 cup of brown sugar.
- It's 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour.
- It's 6 tablespoons of softened butter.
- You need 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
Combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until blended. Pour mixture over bread slices, making sure all are evenly covered. Pour mixture in casserole dish and over chopped bread.
New Orleans Praline Crunch French Toast Casserole instructions
- Cut bread into 1 inch cubes. You can use any bread. French and brioche are wonderful..
- Place bread cubes in large mixing bowl..
- Mix the whole milk, eggs, heavy cream, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg..
- Mix well and pour over bread. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight so bread can soak up custard..
- The next day, spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray and heat oven to 350 degrees..
- Pour the bread mixture into pan and spread evenly..
- In separate bowl, mix cream cheese, powdered sugar and milk to make a thick but not to thick paste..
- Dollop cream cheese over bread mixture and slightly push into mixture..
- Put the praline crumble evenly over top and bake until set in middle. Check after 30 minutes..
- Serve warm with syrup or ice cream or just like it is..
Cover and put casserole in the refrigerator. In small bowl, stir together brown sugar, melted butter and syrup. Combine ingredients for praline topping, and spread evenly over the bread mixture. Spoon pecan praline syrup evenly over French toast casserole. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and allspice.