An easy and absolutely delicious recipe for Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast! It’s the perfect breakfast or brunch recipe for the holidays! Make it the night before then just wake and bake!
Overnight Pecan French Toast
Pecan Pie French Toast
Happy Friday! The weekend is just hours away and you know what that means, right?! BRUNCH. AKA the best meal in the entire world. Do you agree?
3 of my very best girlfriends are in town for the weekend and I can’t wait to surprise them with this overnight pecan pie french toast on Saturday morning. This is the ultimate holiday brunch recipe!!! It’s super easy, super impressive, and – of course – super delicious. It also goes great with mimosas and coffee, which are both brunch essentials in my opinion!
Favorite Pecan Pie Recipes:
Pecan French Toast Casserole
Let’s talk about ingredients! To make this overnight pecan pie french toast you’ll need: french bread, milk, heavy cream, eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, maple syrup, corn syrup, and pecans. You should be able to easily find all of these ingredients at your local grocery store, and with any luck… you may already have them in your kitchen!
The french bread is soaked in a vanilla cream mixture overnight which provides incredible taste and texture. Once it’s soaked overnight you’ll coat your baking dish in butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans! As the french toast bakes, one side becomes encrusted with the pecans while the other side slowly caramelizes… it’s so dreamy!
What I really love about this recipe is how perfect it is for sharing. Once it comes out of the oven, it’s ready to go. You don’t even need to serve it with syrup! It’s 100% sweet enough on its own.
Pecan Pie… in french toast form!!! What are you waiting for? Make this ASAP and enjoy:)
More French Toast Recipes:
- Overnight Eggnog French Toast
- Apple Pie French Toast
- Brown Sugar Butter Pecan French Toast
- Overnight Raspberry French Toast Casserole
- Easy Bananas Foster French Toast
If you try this Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast, let me know! Leave a comment below and don’t forget to snap a pic and tag it #bakerbynature on instagram!
Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 6 large eggs plus 3 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1 loaf French bread, cut into 8 slices
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine the milk, cream, eggs, yolks, and vanilla, beat well and set aside. Arrange sliced bread in a large shallow bowl. Pour the liquid mixture over the bread. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
When ready to bake...
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). In a small saucepan over medium heat melt the butter. Remove from heat and whisk in the brown sugar, corn syrup, maple syrup, and pecans.
- Spread this mixture evenly across the bottom of a 3 quart casserole dish. Carefully arrange the soaked bread on top. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes, then serve warm!
Village Bakery says
Great recipe, Ashley. Our family made this last night and it came out great!
Candis says
Have you ever tried this recipe with gluten free bread (I.e. would the bread soak and bake the same way, or would it fall apart?). I’ve been trying to cheer up my recently diagnosed celiac husband with gluten free food that still tastes great, and your French toast pics took absolutely devine
Tom says
How many calories are in them? I’d like to try
Carrie says
How many do you think? Lol corn syrup, butter, brown sugar… lol this is a cheat day food not a calorie counting food.
Debbie says
Do you think stale croissants would work?
aget says
You nailed it.
It looks delicious. Can’t wait to give a try!
Keep it up
Heather says
This reminds me of the cinnamon rolls we used to have in the bakery I worked in years ago. They were so good and this looks scrumptious!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says
Love this French toast!!
Jassy says
Amazing! Will be making it a second time for brunch with girlfriends.
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says
GIRL. This french toast is the french toast to end all others!!! I love the pecan pie spin, pinninggg!
Edgar says
That’s a killer recipe Ashley! You nailed it.
It looks delicious. Can’t wait to give a try!
Keep it up 🙂