Overnight Creme Brulee French Toast Bake

This recipe came from sixsistersstuff.com. I put it together this morning before work and we had it for dinner. It was a huge hit at our house. My picky eater wondered why I can't make French Toast like this all of the time. The other two children talked about switching their birthday meals (I always cook their favorite meal on their birthday) to have this. The smart one in the group said how I can make this for breakfast on his birthday and he would come up with something else for dinner. :) It was a win for me because there wasn't a whole lot of prep to this meal.

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
2 Tablespoons Corn Surup
12 Slices Texas Toast or Thickly Sliced Bread -- Day-old or stale bread is recommended
5 Eggs
1 1/2 Cups Half-and-Half
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
Dash of Cinnamon
Fresh Berries (Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, and Blueberries)(I am sure you could use the frozen berry mixture. I just opted for fresh because they are in season)
Whipped Cream in the Can

Directions:
In a small saucepan, melt butter, brown sugar and corn syrup over medium heat until smooth, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture onto a large greased jelly roll pan (18x13x1"). Spread around to cover the surface

Place 12 slices of bread in a single layer to cover pan. I had to cut some in half to get them to fit. I also didn't set the bread out the night before and so I put it under the broiler to dry it out a little bit before placing them on the pan and sauce.

Mix together eggs, cream, salt, vanilla, and cinnamon. Spoon mixture over each piece of bread. (I didn't end up using all of the sauce. There was probably about a fourth, I did not use.) Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Remove from pan and serve.

I made vanilla syrup (recipe also found on this blog). I cut up fresh berries and put them together. Spoon over toast and add a little whipped cream. YUMMY!

If you are not serving immediately, turn each slice of bread over (this will prevent bread from sticking on the bottom of the pan.