Creme Brûlée French Toast is made with bread, butter, eggs, brown sugar and cream. Prepped the day before and refrigerated overnight, this decadent baked french toast recipe is the perfect breakfast!
Have you ever had Creme Brûlée? It is a delicious custard dessert that is made with cream and then topped with caramelized sugar. This Creme Brûlée French Toast has a very similar flavor, but you can eat it for breakfast!
I love baked french toast recipes that can be prepared the day before and then refrigerated overnight. All you have to do in the morning is put the Creme Brûlée French Toast straight into the oven and breakfast is ready 30 minutes later! And while it’s baking, you can make some syrup butter. Yep, I said syrup butter. Not sure why I’ve never made it before now, but I can promise you I will be making it often to go with all of my pancake, waffle and french toast recipes. The French Toast does have enough flavor that you really don’t need the syrup, but it really is delicious and hey, why not?
Ingredients in Creme Brûlée French Toast
Butter – Real butter works best.
Brown sugar – The brown sugar adds so much of the flavor in this recipe. I like light brown sugar best, but you can use dark if you want a more intense flavor.
Corn syrup – You only need 2 tablespoons of corn syrup, but this helps to thicken up the mixture that coats the bread.
Texas toast bread – You will need about 9-12 slices of thick bread. I like to use Texas toast but you can use French bread or another kind of bread if you prefer. You will need to place the bread in a single layer, but fit as many slices as you can in the pan.
Eggs – You’ll need 5 large eggs for the recipe.
Half and half – Using half and half results in a creamy and rich flavor. You can use 1 1/2 cups milk instead but the taste and consistency will be a little bit different, especially if you use skim or 1% milk.
Salt – The tiniest bit of salt brings out all the other flavors and makes them pop!
Vanilla extract – Just 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract is enough to make a difference in the flavors of this casserole. Use high-quality vanilla for an even better flavor.
Syrup Butter
Butter – Yep, 2 sticks of butter. But this makes a lot so you should have plenty of leftovers to save in the refrigerator and use for all of your pancakes and waffles for a while.
Maple syrup – Real maple syrup works best.
How to make Creme Brûlée French Toast
In a small saucepan, melt butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat until smooth, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture onto large, greased jelly roll pan (10.5X15.5X1). Spread to evenly cover entire pan.
Place 9-12 slices bread in a single layer to completely cover pan.
Mix together eggs, cream, salt and vanilla. Spoon mixture evenly over all the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered at 350° for about 30 minutes. Remove from pan and serve immediately.
While baking, make the syrup butter. Melt butter in saucepan and add maple syrup, stirring until smooth and heated through. Serve with the French toast.
Creme Brûlée French Toast
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp corn syrup
- 1 loaf Texas toast bread
- 5 eggs
- 1 ½ cup half & half cream
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
Syrup Butter
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups maple syrup
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat until smooth, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture onto large, greased jelly roll pan (10.5X15.5X1). Spread to evenly cover entire pan.
- Place 9-12 slices bread in a single layer to completely cover pan.
- Mix together eggs, cream, salt and vanilla. Spoon mixture evenly over all the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered at 350° for about 30 minutes. Remove from pan and serve immediately.
- While baking, make the syrup butter. Melt butter in saucepan and add maple syrup, stirring until smooth and heated through. Serve with the French toast.
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What type of bread to use in baked french toast recipes?
I love to use Texas Toast bread when making French toast because it is so thick. You can use any type of bread though, just try to find a variety that comes with pretty thick slices. French bread works great too, and you can slice it yourself to make sure each piece is thick enough. I also really like to use Brioche bread when making French toast-it is a little bit sweeter and usually comes in thick slices as well.
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Creme Brûlée French Toast is made with bread, butter, eggs, brown sugar and cream. Prepped the day before and refrigerated overnight, this decadent baked french toast recipe is the perfect breakfast!
E.T says
This French toast doesn’t necessarily scream “ crème brûlée” to me in taste, but that being said, the taste is AMAZING!!! This will become a new family recipe.
Jessica says
Glad to hear you liked it!
Marilyn says
Made it for Christmas breakfast and it was a huge hit. I followed the directions exactly and it came out amazing.
Jessica says
So glad to hear Marilyn!