Baked Cinnamon Apple Butter French Toast
French toast stuffed with apple butter, baked with cinnamon apples, and topped with salted maple cream for the coziest autumn morning!
Servings: 8
Calories: 439kcal
Ingredients
- 1 loaf challah bread sliced into 1 1/2 inch thick slices
- 1 cup apple butter
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted and browned
- 2 honeycrisp apples, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Maple Whipped Cream
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 tablespoons bourbon (or 1 tablespoon vanilla)
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish.2. Slice each piece of bread in half, cutting almost all the way through, but leaving a 1/4 inch at the bottom. Spread the inside of the bread with apple butter (see photo above).3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, cooled butter, and salt. Submerge each piece of bread into the egg mix, allowing the bread to sit for at least a minute to soak up the eggs. Arrange the bread in the baking dish. 4. Toss the apples with brown sugar and cinnamon. Stuff the apples in between each piece of bread. Pour the remaining egg mix over the dish. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.5. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375° F. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 20-25 minutes, until golden. 6. Top with maple cream and cinnamon syrup. Enjoy!
Cinnamon Syrup and Maple Cream
- 1. In a pot combine the maple and cinnamon. Simmer/boil for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add the bourbon or vanilla. 2. Using an electric mixer, whip the cream and 1-2 tablespoons cinnamon syrup + sea salt until soft peaks form.
Nutrition
Calories: 439kcal
