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Croissant French Toast Bake with Raspberry Jam

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Course: Breakfast, brunch
Cuisine: american-inspired
Keyword: casserole, croissant, french toast
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 10 -12 pieces
Author: Jess
This Croissant French Toast Bake with almonds and raspberry jam is a wonderfully decadent breakfast or brunch. Easy to make-ahead too!
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Ingredients

  • softened butter for the baking dish
  • 8 day-old large croissants, cut or torn into cubes
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, divided
  • 6 eggs
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 small navel orange, zested
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 cup raspberry jam (low sugar if desired)

For serving

  • maple syrup
  • butter
  • icing sugar
  • fresh raspberries

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 9x13 inch baking dish with softened butter.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, orange zest and salt until fully combined.
  • In the greased baking dish, spread out half of the croissant cubes. Then dollop 1/2 cup of the raspberry jam onto the croissant cubes followed by sprinkling 1/4 cup of the sliced almonds over the croissant cubes.
  • Next, spread out the rest of the croissant cubes and dollop with the rest of the raspberry jam, then sprinkle the other 1/4 cup of almond slices.
  • Pour the milk mixture over the croissant cubes to cover everything evenly. Let sit for 10-15 minutes on the counter.
  • Cover with foil and let stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes before baking. Or, cover tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight (about 12 hours). 
  • If the dish has been refrigerated, remove from the refrigerator, remove the foil and let it stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before preheating the oven to 350F and baking.
  • Remove the layer of aluminum foil before baking!
    Bake for 45-50 minutes, until puffed, golden and crisp. If the tops of the croissants begin to brown too quickly, loosely cover the french toast with foil.
    The top will be puffy when its fully baked and then as it rests will deflate slightly but thats ok!
  • Let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving. When you're ready to serve top with butter, drizzle of maple syrup, fresh raspberries and/or a dusting of icing sugar.
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