Baked French Toast Casserole
- thespiceapothecary
- Dec 27, 2025
- 2 min read
Easy baked French toast casserole made with challah bread, our warm spices, orange zest, and a buttery streusel topping. A perfect make-ahead brunch recipe.
Ingredients for Baked French Toast Casserole
French Toast:
1 loaf challah bread, cubed into 1" pieces (~10 cups),
8 large eggs
3 cups whole milk
½ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tbsp vanilla
1 ⅕ tsp Apple Pie Spice or Pumpkin Spice*
1 tablespoon orange zest
Streusel:
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup brown sugar
1 tsp Apple Pie Spice or Pumpkin Spice
pinch of salt
½ cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cubed
Directions
Arrange bread cubes in a greased 9×13-inch dish.
Combine eggs, milk, sugars, vanilla, spices, & zest and pour evenly over the bread. Press the cubes down into the custard mixture, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Overnight is best.
(Note: do not add the streusel topping until right before baking)
Prepare the streusel by mixing flour, brown sugar, spices, and salt. Cut in the cold butter with a pastry cutter or 2 forks until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Sprinkle the streusel over the soaked bread cubes.
Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes, until golden brown and the custard is set.
Let it cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Serving suggestions: powdered sugar, maple syrup, and/or fresh berries.
Enjoy!
Tasty Option: Make this a holiday dish by replacing one of the cups of milk with a cup of egg nog.
*The ingredient difference between Apple Pie & Pumpkin Spice:
Apple Pie Spice: Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, ground cardamon
Pumpkin Spice: Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, ground cloves
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