20 Awesome French Toast Recipes
If you’re a French Toast fan, you’ll want to check out these 20 awesome French Toast recipes that will inspire you to go beyond the classic recipe, which is already a delicious treat! This is my favorite rectangle cake pan used for these recipes.
Here, you’ll find ways to incorporate fruits like strawberries and blueberries, nuts such as pecans and hazelnuts, seasonal ingredients like cranberries and pumpkin, and delicious additions such as cream cheese, chocolate, marshmallows, and even bacon!
From traditional stovetop methods to make-ahead overnight casseroles, you’ll find 20 scrumptious French Toast recipes that are perfect for holiday breakfasts, summer brunches, and even on-the-go portable options.
Up-level your French Toast game and discover new ways to enjoy this breakfast favorite!
French Toast Recipes
1. Gingerbread French Toast
Overnight Gingerbread French Toast Bake by Averie Cooks
This scrumptious gingerbread French Toast bake recipe is perfect for a holiday brunch. Filled with the seasonal flavors of ginger, cinnamon, molasses and maple, this easy make-ahead recipe will be a family favorite. Bonus: your house will smell heavenly as this bakes!
2. Pecan Pie French Toast
Overnight Pecan Pie French Toast by Baker By Nature
Nut lovers will adore this French Toast bake that may possibly be better than pecan pie! The bread gets soaked in a sweet creamy egg mixture overnight and then goes down in a baking dish coated with butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans.
The bottom develops a lovely crust while the top becomes caramelized. Oh, my!
3. Strawberry Cream Cheese
Overnight Strawberry Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast Casserole by I Heart Eating
When the strawberry season rolls around you’ll want to make this overnight strawberry and cream cheese French Toast casserole. The cream cheese helps make a custard-like layer that tastes divine paired with the sweet strawberries.
Simple and delicious, it’s perfect for a summer brunch!
4. Cinnamon Eggnog
Overnight Cinnamon Eggnog French Toast Casserole by Carlsbad Cravings
Don’t just stop at a creamy eggnog mixture for this easy overnight French Toast casserole; top it with a scrumptious pecan and brown sugar crumble. Wowzers, this is a spectacular combo!
Make it ahead and just slide it in the oven on Christmas morning, or whenever you need a taste of the holidays!
5. Creme Brulee
Creme Brulee French Toast by Homemade Hooplah
Get fancy with your French Toast by flavoring it with a little orange liqueur and caramel sauce. The crunchy sugar on top is reminiscent of a creme brulee crust.
Just add a dusting of powdered sugar when you’re ready to serve it.
6. Cranberry Orange Baked
Cranberry Orange Baked French Toast Casserole by Taste And Tell Blog
Go full-on holiday with this French Toast bake that incorporates the flavors of the season. Oranges and cranberries mix with the soaked bread mixture for an easy make-ahead casserole.
Bake and dust with powdered sugar before serving. Perfect for an easy Thanksgiving or Christmas breakfast!
7. Nutella Stuffed French Toast Sticks
Nutella Stuffed French Toast Sticks by From Valerie’s Kitchen
These French Toast sticks are a super option for meal planning because they’re freezer-friendly.
Fry up a batch of these yummies that are stuffed with Nutella and freeze the leftovers for those busy mornings.
8. S’mores French Toast
S’more French Toast by Recipe Tin Eats
This impressive and outrageously decadent S’mores French Toast is deceptively simple to put together. Make yourself a Nutella and marshmallows sandwich, dip it in an egg mixture, and then fry it until golden brown.
Top with marshmallows and drizzle with chocolate syrup. Oh, my!
9. Cappuccino with Coffee Cream
Cappuccino French Toast With Coffee Cream by Cafe Delites
Dessert or breakfast? You decide! Soak your bread in this awesome cappuccino-enhanced egg mixture. Make chocolate sandwiches from the soaked bread before frying in a skillet.
When both sides are fully browned, serve with a coffee cream mixture and a dusting of chocolate powdered sugar. Fantastic!
10. Baked Cream Cheese
Baked Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole by Sally’s Baking Addiction
Up-level your basic French Toast bake with the addition of a sweetened cream cheese mixture that makes this overnight casserole even more luscious.
But wait, don’t stop there! Top it with a brown sugar and cinnamon streusel just before baking. Delicious!
11. Pumpkin Casserole
Pumpkin French Toast Casserole by Little Spice Jar
Celebrate autumn with this scrumptious pumpkin-infused French Toast casserole. Assemble this ahead of time so the pumpkin and cinnamon flavors have time to deepen.
Top with a generous pecan streusel before baking. Drizzle with maple syrup when ready to serve. Sweet!
12. Overnight Blueberry
Overnight Blueberry French Toast by The Salty Marshmallow
This casserole uses baguettes to create lovely smaller slices of bread that get spread with a blueberry and cream cheese mixture before being nestled in a casserole dish.
Pour the egg mixture over it and refrigerate overnight. Bake this the next morning for a delectable French Toast breakfast.
13. Bacon Stuffed
Bacon Stuffed French Toast by Spicy Southern Kitchen
If you’re always looking for a way to incorporate bacon into a meal, then try this French Toast recipe. Build a sandwich slathered with cream cheese, a sprinkle of brown sugar, and a few pieces of crispy bacon.
Dunk the sandwich in an egg mixture and then fry it to perfection on both sides. Serve with a drizzle of maple syrup. Goodness!
14. Brown Sugar Casserole
Brown Sugar Banana French Toast Casserole by Celebrating Sweets
This make-ahead French Toast casserole is full of sugar and spice and everything nice, plus a few extras, like caramel sauce and sliced bananas. It’s outrageously delicious!
15. Stovetop French Toast Recipe
The Best French Toast Recipe by The Suburban Soapbox
Here’s that one French Toast stovetop recipe that you’ll always fall back on when you want the best French Toast ever. There’s even a secret ingredient in the egg custard mix that you’ll want to try.
Grab your griddle and let’s make this!
16. Cinnamon Raisin
Cinnamon Raisin French Toast by Two Peas And Their Pod
If you love cinnamon raisin toast, take it to the next level by turning it into French Toast! Dredge your cinnamon raisin bread slices in an egg mixture and pan fry in unsalted butter.
Top with maple syrup and enjoy this delightful meal!
17. Overnight Cinnamon Apple
Overnight Cinnamon Apple French Toast Casserole by Garnish And Glaze
Challah bread, sliced apples, and a spiced egg mixture make this overnight French Toast casserole the perfect breakfast option for fall and winter.
In the morning, just add the brown sugar and cinnamon streusel to the top and bake. Your kitchen will smell like an apple pie while this is baking!
18. Cream Cheese Stuffed
Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast by Yellow Bliss Road
Slather a sweetened cream cheese mixture between two pieces of bread, dip in an egg mixture, and then fry both sides in a buttered skillet.
Your choice of toppings: fruit, syrups, nuts, or whatever makes you happy!
19. Cinnamon French Toast Sticks
Cinnamon French Toast Sticks by House Of Nash Eats
Adults, as well as kids, love these dippable French Toast sticks full of cinnamony goodness. Slice your bread into “sticks,” dredge them in the spiced egg mixture and fry them in butter until golden brown on all sides.
Dust with powdered sugar and serve with a side of maple syrup for dipping. Yum!
20. Overnight Chai Eggnog Casserole
Overnight Chai Eggnog French Toast Casserole by Joyful Healthy Eats
Fans of eggnog will love this make-ahead French Toast casserole that’s full of chai spices, creamy eggnog, and maple syrup. Don’t wait until Christmas morning to make this one; go ahead and enjoy it all season long!
Final Word
I hope you try one of these 20 awesome French Toast recipes very soon. Let me know if you do, I love to hear. The holidays are the perfect time to cook in the kitchen with friends and family.
Life is so good! May God bless this world, Linda
Ah – so decadent!!
I have made a French Toast Casserole similar to the Baked Cream Cheese. What I did was cut up thick cut French bread and place in a greased casserole dish (could also use 13X9); cut up cream cheese blocks (I think I used 2 but it has been a few years) and sprinkle the little chunks on top of the bread; I mixed a bunch of eggs to cover the bread/cheese – I lightly beat the eggs with some heavy cream and added maple syrup to that mixture; I then poured this egg mixture over the bread/cheese and covered tightly. I placed it in the fridge overnight and the next morning I baked it at 350F until a knife came out clean – not sure of the timing here but probably the same timeframe as the Baked Cream Cheese recipe.
Hi Leanne, it’s funny to see these recipes and give us new ideas! Your recipe sounds delish!! What’s not to love with cream cheese, French bread, cream, and eggs!! Oh my, no I’m hungry! Linda