Do you love French toast, but hate the hassle of making it in the morning? You have got to try this Slow-Cooker French Toast!
I love a hot breakfast in the morning. I don’t love standing at the stove to cook it, especially when Baby Doc is crawling around the floor under my feet, or banging on his high chair that he needs breakfast now. So anything that I can get ready the night before, toss in the slow cooker and forget about it for a couple of hours sounds great to me!
I have done oatmeal in my slow cooker a lot, especially right after our son was born. (They say that oatmeal helps with milk production, and I was ready to try anything!)
Slow-Cooker French Toast Casserole
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I had never tried French toast in my slow cooker. I found this recipe in “Slow-Cooker Fall Favorites” by Gooseberry Patch, and figured I would have to give it a try!
It did require some prep the night before, so no waking up and deciding “this morning I want French toast in my slow cooker!” (Although, when do you ever decide that you want something now and plan to make it in your slow cooker?) But my go-to French toast recipe needs some overnight prep, too. So this one didn’t add much planning to my French toast morning.
The night-before prep is pretty easy. In the morning, it just takes a few minutes to finish tossing everything together into your slow cooker. Then you can cook the French toast for 4 hours on low (who can wait that long for breakfast?) or on high for 2 hours (that’s more like it!).
Video for Slow Cooker French Toast
Watch this quick video to see how easy it is to make this French Toast!
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Slow Cooker French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread cubed
- 6 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon divided
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Place bread cubes in alarge bowl. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs, milk, vanilla, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Pour egg mixture over bread; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours to overnight.
- Spoon bread mixture into a lightly greased 6 quart slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, mix together butter, brown sugar, pecans, remaining cinnamon and nutmeg; sprinkle over bread mixture.
- Cover and cook on low for 4 hours, or on high for 2 hours. Let stand 15-20 minutes before serving.
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Am I missising something? A friend sent me your pin for your frend toast crock pot….I can’t find a recipe???? please help!!!
No, I am missing something! I’m working on some site renovations, and the recipes have gotten a little lost in the shuffle. I’ll send you an email with the recipe.
Please email me the recipe as well. My already done shopping is based on this list. It looks so yummy.
My grocery store has an 8oz loaf of French bread and a 16oz loaf of bread. Just wondering which one is correct? I don’t want to use too much or too little bread! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
I use the 16 ounce French bread.
Have you ever doubled this recipe? Cook twice as long?
That’s a good question. I tried making more (not quite double), and by the time it was cooked through in the middle, it was burnt on the outside. If you need more than 1 batch, I recommend setting up two slow cookers.
Yummy! I was trying to come up with an idea for a potluck brunch dish with ingredients I had on hand and this was perfect!
Oh, yay! I’m glad we could help!
I never thought to use my slow cooker for breakfast! Can’t go wrong with an easy breakfast!
I love slow cooker recipes! This one is added to one of my favorites!