Praline Pecan French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

2 Cups Half-And-Half

12 Large Eggs Eggs

2 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract

4 Tablespoon Dark Brown Sugar

12 Cake Donuts Chopped

½ Cup Butter, Or More As Needed

1 Cup Brown Sugar

½ Cup Maple Syrup

1 Cup Chopped Pecans

2 Tablespoons Confectioners Sugar, Or More To Taste

Directions

Step 1 Mix half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, and 4 tablespoon dark brown sugar together in a large shallow bowl; add quartered donuts. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.

Step 2 Preheat oven to 375degrees F

Step 3 Place butter in a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Place casserole dish in the preheating oven to melt butter, about 5 minutes. Swirl butter over bottom of the dish.

Step 4 Spread brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans over the melted butter. Arrange soaked bread atop pecan mixture.

Step 5 Bake in the preheated oven until French toast is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.