Nutella Baked French Toast Casserole

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Nutella Baked French Toast Casserole

This baked french toast recipe with Nutella is a SUPER easy, delicious, and kid-friendly brunch casserole. It's a 5-ingredient make ahead dish that everyone, young and old, will love.

Course Breakfast/Brunch

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 657kcal

Author Ann Otis

Ingredients

8 slices white bread
4 eggs
1 ¼ cups whole milk
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup Nutella
butter for greasing the baking dish

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Instructions

Butter an 11 x 7 inch baking dish. (see note below regarding pan sizes). In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla until well combined. Set aside.
Spread 2 tablespoons of Nutella on each of 8 slices of bread. Roll each bread slice into a cigar shape with the Nutella filling on the inside.
Dip each bread roll into the egg mixture and place it in the buttered baking dish, seam side down. Continue with the remaining bread rolls, placing them side-by-side in the baking dish, enchilada-style. Pour the remaining custard over the top of the bread.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight, until the custard has been absorbed by the bread.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Transfer to the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until the top of the casserole is golden brown.
Dust some powdered sugar over the top with a sifter, and drizzle with a little melted Nutella if you wish. Serve with sliced strawberries and maple syrup, if desired.

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Notes

An 11 x 7 inch baking dish or pan is really the perfect size and shape for this dish, but if you don't have one, don't let that stop you! Any roughly 2 quart size will do, like 9 x 9 inch for instance, though you may need to cut a roll or two in half to fit the shape. If you want to use a larger pan, like a 9 x 13 inch, just increase the custard ingredients accordingly. This recipe is pretty forgiving, so don't worry about precise proportions too much. [amazon_link asins='B00PI0G470' template='ProductCarousel' store='ourhappymes00-20' marketplace='US' link_id='1a3c6ebb-9c71-4b1e-b32d-3e0cc0e7f9b8']

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