Baked French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

• French Toast:
• 6 large eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
• Praline Topping:
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, or to taste (optional)

Directions

Generously butter a 9×13-inch baking dish.

Whisk eggs, half-and-half, milk, white sugar, vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. Dip each bread slice into egg mixture and arrange in overlapping rows in the prepared baking dish. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix pecans, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon nutmeg together in a bowl; spread evenly over bread in the baking dish.

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and golden brown, about 45 minutes. Generously top French toast with confectioners' sugar.