Baked Apple French Toast
Preparation Time: 30 minutesBaking Time: 50 minutesYield: Serves 6
Your family will love this fruity version of French toast. It is baked in the oven, so the whole family can sit down to breakfast at the same time.
Ingredients:
- 1-loaf any Natural Ovens bread
- 4 eggs
- 6 egg whites
- 3 cups low fat vanilla soy milk or other low fat milk
- 2/3 cup sugar (or equivalent sweetener suitable for baking) divided
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 Granny Smith or Honey Crisp apples
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon, divided
- 2 tablespoons Smart Balance Buttery Spread, optional
- 1 cup Great Granola
Directions:
- Lightly spray 13x9-inch pan with non-stick vegetable cooking spray.
- Layer bread slices two thick tightly into baking pan.
- Beat eggs and egg whites well in medium mixing bowl. Add milk, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Blend well and pour half of egg/milk mixture over bread in pan.
- Peel, core and slice apples. Cut apples into thin ringlets and place on top of bread.
- Pour remaining egg/milk mixture over apples.
- Mix remaining 1/3 cup of sugar with remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over apples. Dot with butter, optional.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Bake 400° for 50 minutes. Serve with fresh maple syrup. Sprinkle each serving with Great Granola.
