Make Ahead Crockpot French Toast
Christmas morning breakfast. Sounds lovely. Of course, for many, unless jolly ol' St. Nick is cooking breakfast on his way through, based on time, a Christmas breakfast may not always be doable. But, with this easy crockpot French toast, with make ahead options, you can cross off 'making breakfast for Christmas' from your wish list from the big guy. Oh, and this episode and recipe also include a bonus, scrambled egg cups, so get excited!
French toast ingredients
Loaf of French bread (check your local bakeries for day old bread, this is perfect for this recipe!)
6 eggs
2 cups of 2% or whole milk
1/4 cup of butter
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1-2 Tbsps. of cinnamon
1 Tbsp of nutmeg
The night before you want to enjoy this lovely breakfast dish:
-Cut up the loaf of bread into (roughly) good sized 1 inch chunks, put in a bowl
-Separately, whisk together the 6 eggs, 2 cups of milk, and 1 tbsp of cinnamon (you can also add vanilla if you want to get crazy), and then once nicely whisked together, pour this over the cut up bread
-Cover the bowl with the bread and let it sit in the fridge for at least 4 hours, and up to overnight
-In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, nutmeg, and another tbsp of cinnamon, mix together, and then cover and set aside
Christmas morning (or whenever you want to put this together):
-Spray your crockpot, sides and bottom, and then get the cut up bread from the fridge, and put in the crockpot
-Get the brown sugar mix and add in a 1/4 cup of butter, cut up
-Mix the butter in so that all pieces are coated, and then add this crumble to the top of the bread in the crockpot
-Place the crockpot on low for 4 to 4.5 hours
-Once done in the crockpot, let the French toast sit for at least 20 minutes, can be longer, either on warm or with the crockpot off
-Serve with some butter and syrup
Now, if you are feeling extra crazy this holiday season, you can also make these very simple scrambled egg cups in the oven, also with night before make ahead options, if you desire. If not, making the day of is super easy as well. You will need a 12-cup muffin tin for these cups:
Ingredients for egg cups (assuming you are making 12 cups):
8-9 eggs
1/2-3/4 cup of 2% of whole milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Bacon (or any other meat you may want to include)
Shredded cheese
-In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper, and then in a 12 cup muffin tin (sprayed), pour egg mixture into each cup, filling each cup about 3/4 of the way. Note: If you want to do a night before make ahead, once this is done, cover the muffin tin and place in your fridge
-Once poured into the muffin tin, add the bacon and cheese, and/or any other ingredients you may love in your eggs
-Place the muffin tin on a baking sheet, and then cook at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes (I did 17 minutes and it was perfect)
-Once done, take out of the oven, and let sit for 5-10 minutes
-Scoop out each egg cup and serve warm
Seriously. Christmas morning breakfast can be a thing! And a thing that doesn't have to add to some of the already stressful items that can come with the holidays. With these make ahead options and the ability to just toss in a crockpot in the morning, or even right before you close your eyes for a long winter nap, YOU will be the one exclaiming, 'Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Merry Christmas and happiest of all holidays to all of you, from Load of Crock. Cheers!
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