Orange Marmalade French Toast Bake is a delicious fluffy breakfast. Perfect for Holiday brunch or serving a large crowd. Try it today!
This Breakfast Recipe is a fun twist on a Classic French Toast Bake. For more delicious bakes that are perfect to serve for brunch or holidays, try Maple Bacon French Toast Bake.
Sabrina’s Orange Marmalade French Toast Bake Recipe
This is sure to become one of your favorite brunch recipes. French Toast Bakes are great for when you have a big group to feed. You get the flavor and texture of Traditional French Toast, but you don’t have to stand over a griddle flipping each piece of toast. Instead, it’s all combined into one pan and baked to perfection. Bakes like this one are also easy to add different add-ins and flavors to, just like with this marmalade version.
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Ingredients
- 16 ounces French bread , sliced ½ inch thick
- 6 large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/3 cup brown sugar , packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup pecans , chopped
- 1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 8×10 baking dish with vegetable oil spray.
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and pecans.
- Add in the bread and gently stir until custard is soaked in.
- Pour half the mixture into the baking dish.
- Top with spoonfuls of orange marmalade.
- Add the remaining bread in spoonfuls and top with dollops of remaining orange marmalade.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until golden brown.
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About this Recipe
This French Toast recipe is easy to prep in just a few minutes. Simply combine the bread slices with easy egg custard, then add it to a baking dish with spoonfuls of marmalade. After that, all you have to do is pop it in the oven. The bread bakes to a beautiful golden brown color with a soft and fluffy texture.
Baking Tips & Tricks
- Prep: To get ready to start the recipe pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees, and spray an 8×10 casserole dish with a coating of cooking spray. Then Slice the French loaf into ½ inch bread slices.
- Egg mixture: Add the eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and pecans. Add the bread slices and stir gently to coat the mixture over bread, and let it soak in.
- Assemble: Put half the mixture in the base of the casserole dish. Layer spoonful’s of marmalade over bread. Top that off with the remaining bread slices and the remaining marmalade.
- Baking time: Bake for 45-50 minutes until the French toast bake is beautifully golden brown.
How to Store
- Store: Don’t leave your French Toast Bake at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- Store: Once the bake has cooled to room temperature you can cover it in tin foil or transfer it to an airtight container. It will keep well in the fridge for a week.
- Freeze: To make-ahead or keep leftovers longer, store your French Toast Bake in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Ideas to Serve Orange Marmalade French Toast Bake
Thanks to the marmalade filling, you can enjoy the French Toast Bake with or without toppings. It tastes great either way! But if you want some great toppings to go with this recipe, try adding cinnamon sugar, fresh fruit, powdered sugar, Whipped Cream, or chocolate syrup.
Frequent Questions
Instead of a French bread loaf, there are plenty of different kinds of bread you can use in this recipe. Brioche bread, Italian bread, Sourdough bread, challah bread, or Texas toast would all work well for the bread pieces.
Along with the orange marmalade, you can add more bright orange flavor to the recipe by mixing orange juice into the egg custard. Just replace 1 cup of the milk with orange juice and mix in 1 tablespoon orange zest with the egg mixture. It will soak into the bread and give it a sweet, citrusy taste.
Instead of orange marmalade, you can use different kinds of jam in the recipe. A French toast bake would taste amazing with Strawberry Jam, raspberry jam, Blueberry Jam, or mixed berry jam.
There are plenty of fun mix-ins you can add to this recipe. Instead of pecans, you can try other kinds of nuts like almonds, cashews, or walnuts. You can also add fresh fruit like raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries.
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