Baked French Toast with Strawberries
Servings
6
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
- Butter for greasing
- 6 eggs
- 3 cups milk
- 3/4 cup maple syrup (plus extra for serving)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (plus 1 tablespoon)
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 3 1- inch thick slices (8 ounces day-old challah or sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 2 cups 12 ounces fresh or frozen, thawed, and drained strawberries
- 3 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Place an oven rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs until frothy. Add the milk, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and lemon zest. Add the bread cubes and mix until coated. Stir in the strawberries. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.
- In a small bowl, mix together the remaining cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the egg mixture in an even layer. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is golden and the filling is set.
- Spoon onto serving plates and drizzle with maple syrup.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Nutrition Serving Size
- 6
- per serving
- Calories
- 0
- Carbs
- 42 grams
- Protein
- 10 grams
- Fat
- 11 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 5 grams
- Cholestrol
- 179 milligrams
- Sodium
- 216 milligrams
- Fiber
- 1 grams
- Sugar
- 37 grams
1 comment
What a sweet writing about your daughter and your Mom and Nonna! Thank you for the recipes We usually go to Mass together, esp on Mother’s Day and the French Toast willl be great Have a Happy Mother’s Day Giada. I love Giadzy…it is so positive and it cheers me up Thank you again