Baked Eggnog French Toast
Updated March 26, 2019
Cinnamon Baked French Toast is one of our favorite breakfast or brunch items-to serve and eat:) It is easy to make and our guests always rave about it. For the holiday season, I wanted to spice things up a bit so I made Baked Eggnog French Toast. I don’t like to drink eggnog straight up, but I like using it in recipes. I fell in love with it after I made my Mini Eggnog Doughnut Muffins. My dad and brother, on the other hand, drink eggnog by the gallon during the holiday season. They LOVE the stuff. They are coming to visit for Christmas so I think I will have to add this Baked Eggnog French Toast to our Christmas brunch menu. This recipe is right up their alley.
I love that you can make this Baked French Toast in advance. You can assemble everything the night before so don’t have to stress in the morning. I replaced the milk and cream with eggnog and added in nutmeg to bring out the eggnog flavor. Our house smelled like Christmas while it was baking:) The eggnog flavor isn’t overly strong, but nice. The sweet cinnamon and nutmeg streusel topping makes the French toast very decadent. Don’t skip the streusel. It really “puts the icing” on this French toast. You can serve the French toast plain, it is plenty sweet on it’s own, or you can add maple syrup.
Make your life easier this Christmas and make this Baked Eggnog French Toast. Your house will smell amazing, your guests will be impressed, and you won’t have to do any work. You can enjoy your time with family and friends…and figure out how to put together that new toy:)
Baked Eggnog French Toast
Ingredients
For the French Toast:
- 1 loaf French Bread
- 6 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups eggnog
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Streusel Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter cut into pieces
- Maple syrup-for serving optional
Instructions
- 1. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Tear French bread into chunks, or cut into cubes, and evenly place in the pan.
- 2. In a large bowl, mix together eggs, eggnog, sugar, vanilla extract, and nutmeg. Pour evenly over bread. Cover pan with saran wrap and store in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
- 3. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add butter pieces and cut into the dry mixture using a fork or your hands. Combine until the mixture resembles sand with a few pea sized chunks. Cover and store mixture in the refrigerator.
- 4. When you’re ready to bake the French toast, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove French toast from refrigerator and sprinkle crumb mixture over the top. Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the French toast is set and golden brown.
- 5. Serve warm with maple syrup, if desired.
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I love eggnog AND French toast! this is a must try!
I agree! I much prefer eggnog used in recipes vs. on its own. I had TJs eggnog covered almonds the other day- so good (I think I told you that on instagram ;)). This french toast looks amazing. I can almost smell it from here! And the make ahead factor gives it major bonus points
what a great combination of flavors! i love french toast — this sounds so good. right now at 730am, I wish I could have a slice..or two! 🙂
YUM!
That sounds wonderful, and much better than my french toast ever tasted.
there are not enough words to shout from the rooftop how badly i want this. holy.moly.
oh my gosssssh. please appear in my kitchen 5 minutes ago. k thanks.
What a great option for weekend breakfast over the Holidays- it is so low maintenance and look amazing!
Holy cow, this looks amazing. I usually do a baked cinnamon-pecan french toast on Christmas, but this recipe may have just won over!
what a great idea!
This would be absolutely perfect for Christmas morning – the flavors and the “make ahead” part!
oh this looks soooo good! I love bread pudding..basically bread baked with an egg bath and sugar, you cannot go wrong.
And the syrup action shot…nice. I’m hungry now.
Yumm! I totally have an Eggnog French Toast recipe that I’ve been wanting to try. Love everything eggnog!
This looks incredible!
Still trying to pick my jaw up off the ground!
Hmmm… I love egg nog, and my husband loves French toast. I wonder if I could sneak it in there!!! 🙂
Looks amazing. In fact, I wish I was having this for breakfast this morning!
This French toast sounds amazing. I am definitely going to try it during the holidays.
I’ve never made a baked French toast but this really does sound perfect! Love that you can make it the night before. 🙂
I am loving all the eggnog treats!! This french toast is the perfect Christmas breakfast 🙂
I love eggnog french toast. Totally in love with your streusel topping, genius!!
What?! Eggnog French Toast? That’s not even fair! Amazing!
WHAT?! This is my breakfast dream come true!
Sunday Brunch will be a happy affair when I make this…simply lovely!
Holy cow Maria, what a way to wake up!
This looks just scrumptious. There is a carrot cake French toast at a restaurant near me that I’ve also been eying. I love the eggnog here though!
Wow these would be perfect Christmas morning, or anytime, delicious!
Sinfully fabulous french toast my dear 🙂
Yum!!! I love french toast and this sounds like a great twist on one of my favorite breakfasts! I bought eggnog to bake goodies with. I am out, but this just might make me buy some more!
deliciousness! i love french toast! yummm
Yum Maria! This sounds amazing! Perfect french toast for Christmas morning too!
Hope you are doing well. Happy Holidays!
I have a couple recipes set aside for baked French Toast that I wanted to substitute eggnog in. My plan is for Christmas breakfast and I will use challah bread. This makes it easier-thank you!
I just made something similar this morning!! We are on the same track!
Yummy that looks so good!! Both my husband and I love egg nog! Maria, question for you, is this soggy any? I’ve tried french toast casseroles in the past and they always seem soggy. It always seem they have too much liquid in them. Thanks!
Another lovely eggnog recipe! I love the fact that this could be prepare the night before. We are all french toast lovers at home, so this would be a perfect Christmas breakfast. Thanks Maria.
I have never actually tried egg nog, but this sounds like a wonderful French Toast recipe. I might have to buy some egg not, just to try this!
I’m with you Maria – I don’t drink eggnog either, but I really enjoy baking with it! I keep meaning to try your eggnog muffins 🙂
Hi Maria! It’s me Recipeboy and I have a trick for you! Put food coloring in the eggnog so then when your dad and brother drink it… Bam!!! It looks funny and it should freak your family out! 🙂
Love that idea:) Thanks for stopping by!
Also… I think this eggnog french toast would taste even better with cinnamon raisin bread instead of french bread.
Yeah I don’t tend to drink eggnog straight but I love it in recipes!
This is the perfect way to incorporate eggnog into your morning! I also love that it’s a bake-ahead…makes life so much easier!
OMG I love French Toast but I never make it. Now craving it!!
I’m not an eggnog drinker, either. But I’ve gone through more eggnog than ever before in our baking this year! This looks so YUM!!
I love eggnog and wouldn’t this be great with my morning cup of coffee and eggnog? So indulgent and delicious!!
What an easy and festive Christmas morning treat!
I’m with you – I can’t drink eggnog, but I LOVE the flavor in recipes! This French toast sounds absolutely amazing.
What a great idea to combine egg nog and french toast. Wouldn’t this be perfect for Christmas morning??
What a unique recipe. Love that it’s baked…it looks sooo delicious too.
This was heavenly! I modified – less eggnog (1 1/2 C) added 1% milk (1/2C) to make up some of the difference. Had less than a full load of challah bread so went with a smaller pan thus smaller liquid ratio. Also, went with 5 instead of 6 eggs. Decreased some of the sugar by about 1/4 c. Nonetheless it was super rich and super super yummy! The first plate out of the oven was light textured and then, after it sat for a bit, the second plate was more custardy. Can’t decide which I like better – guess I have to make it again to figure it out!
I’m SO going to try this!
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Have a Merry Christmas!
OMG! This looks amazing and dangerous! Your recipe says serves 16, but I’m betting I could eat it all myself! 🙂
I can’t wait to make this for Christmas morning! It sounds amazing.
I have never tried egg nog but I might look it out as that looks delicious!
Perfect for a Christmas breakfast!
Looks and sounds delicious, I’ll have to try it!
LOVE THIS!
If I cut the recipe in half and made it in an 8×8 pan, how long would it have to bake?
25-30 minutes-you want it to be golden brown. Enjoy!
made this for Christmas morning! Easy preparation and easy clean up make it a must now. The taste is amazing 🙂 Enough topping too. I always find that most recipes give very small toppings, but this one covered the whole casserole, plus some.
This looks so yummy, I love french toast! Gonna have to make it one day!
Just made this recipe for Christmas morning. It was sooo good. Thanks for the recipe. My little kids were not sure about the combo but the older ones Loved it . Me too.
This is my FAVORITE recipe that you’ve ever posted on here! I made it for breakfast and my family went insane over it! They loved it so much, that we decided to pass it as an “eggnog bread pudding” for dessert at our Christmas party. No one believed it was actually a breakfast dish! I like to increase the streusel though because my family really enjoys streusel. 🙂
I made this for Christmas morning and everyone loved it! I think we found our new Christmas tradition.
made this, loved it…super easy, big hit at our christmas brunch. now a regular item, especially for Christmas morn. Thanks! Happy New Year!
My family loved this! It was super easy to make and tasted delicious……one of our new favorites. I never added the 3/4 cup sugar and I halved the streusel topping…..it turned out great!
Glad you liked the French toast!
This is one of new “go to” recipes for breakfast and brunch! Hubby just made a big ol’ pan of it to take to work this morning and I’m posting the photo I took of it (and a link to your recipe) on my Facebook wall.
We LOVE it!!
Monica
We experienced this breakfast delight while staying at the Red Barn Hideaway at Salado Texas this weekend celebrating Valentines day and my birthday. Combined with fresh fruit, juice and coffee, this was the best breafast to aend a fantastic weekend.
Love the Baked Eggnog French Toast – now that eggnog is not available at my grocery, do you have any suggested substitutions to keep making it all year long? Thanks@
You should try our Cinnamon Baked French Toast: https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/cinnamon-baked-french-toast-from-the-pioneer-woman/
Thanks – it will be perfect!!
Just made this and it was delicious. I was a little disappointed by the topping, but mine was probably soggy because I put it on the night before and my husband didn’t take off the foil covering it before he stuck it in the oven.
Thank you! I didn’t have my 13×9 so I made this in a deeper dish. I had to cook it a bit longer but it still turned out wonderful. My hubby and very picky 8 year old gobbled it up. I can’t wait to try it made in a 13×9.
I made this for a work function and I’ve been dreaming of it since then. Making it tomorrow for Christmas morning. Can’t wait!
Delicious and easy! I made it as written and it turned out great! I didn’t bake it for about 11 hours after I mixed it all up and nothing got too mushy/broke down like I was afraid of. Everyone loved it and no one used syrup as it was sweet enough on its own.
I added some vanilla, cinnamon, and a dash of cloves. The middle was cooked through but a little custard like. The smell was heaven and it was so good that all I put was a pat of butter in the top. I’ll definitely make it again!
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. We love, LOVE this recipe! I’ve made it the last 5 years for Christmas (I’ve even made it when we stayed at an Air B & B!) Shared some with the neighbor couple last year and they loved it too! Just prep it the night before and pop it in the oven in the morning.
When it’s just the two of us, I make half the recipe and use an 8 x 8 inch baking dish and it’s plenty for us for a few days. Even though I’m not an eggnog fan, this recipe makes me wish eggnog was available year ’round. Can’t wait for Christmas morning!
I have been making this for years and it is always a hit!! Easy to adjust based on the size of the pan. I often need to bake it for longer than recommended to get it cook through to the middle.
My family loves this and it has become a Christmas morning breakfast tradition. It’s so sweet you don’t even need syrup. And I cheat a little and cut back on the eggnog and add some rum which Cooks out but the flavors still there.
Perfect for Christmas morning!