This Crockpot French Toast is rich and moist and loaded with cinnamon and vanilla flavors — it’s an overnight french toast casserole that will impress all of your guests!
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It’s no secret that we love breakfast food around here, regardless what time of the day it is!
This Crockpot French toast is an easy slow cooker breakfast recipe that’s perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch, or a holiday breakfast buffet around Christmas or Thanksgiving. It’s so easy (it has just SIX ingredients!), and you can top it any way you like.
Greek yogurt and fresh fruit.
Warm maple syrup.
Strawberry sauce and whipped cream.
I mean, we could throw a scoop of ice cream on it and call it bread pudding if we wanted to 😉
How to make Crockpot French Toast:
The only problem with Crockpot French Toast is that you can’t wake up to it in the morning. An 8 or 10 hour cook time, even on low, would be way too long and you’d end up with dry French toast and a very crusty exterior!
I still like to consider this an overnight Crockpot French Toast because you can prep it completely ahead of time in the slow cooker, store it in the fridge overnight and simply turn it on in the morning.
I prefer to use bread cubes or torn bread instead of slices, because it fits better in the crockpot and you won’t really be able to get a slice out of the slow cooker since it all cooks together anyway.
Substitutions for this Crockpot French Toast:
- To make dairy-free: you can simply swap the milk with almond or another dairy-free milk.
- To make gluten-free: you can simply swap the bread with gluten-free bread of your choice
- This french toast recipe is naturally vegetarian but not vegan.
- To make it healthier: you can reduce or leave out the sugar, or substitute with a natural sugar or other sweetener. You can use hearty, whole grain bread which will add more fiber and protein. I use 1% milk, but you can even use skim if you prefer.
How to make this French Toast in the oven:
You can absolutely use this recipe as a base and simply bake it in the oven. You will prepare it just like the recipe notes, but in a 9×9″ baking dish, lightly greased.
Bake for 30-40 minutes at 350 degrees F until completely set.
Crockpot French Toast
written by Ashley Fehr
Ingredients
- 8 slices French bread cubed or torn
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (honey or maple syrup will also work)
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Grease a 2.5-4 quart crockpot with non stick spray and add the French bread.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla and pour over bread cubes. Use a spatula to press down on the bread so that most of the bread is soaked.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 1-2 hours or up to 24 hours.
- Cook on low for 3-4 hours or on high for 1.5-2 hours, until it looks dry and set in the center (it shouldn’t look gooey).
- Serve immediately with syrup or as desired.
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Heather says
I’m going to make this for Easter brunch for the family. Can you please clarify what french bread means? For me it means a baguette. I’m thinking that I need a whole baguette cut into cubes?
The Recipe Rebel says
That would work! Hope you enjoy it Heather!
Robyn says
Hi should the bread be dried out before cooking? Also what is 8 slices? Is it like a loaf? or half loaf?
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Robyn, no need to dry out your bread. Also it will depend on how big your loaf is but it will likely be closer to a whole loaf. Hope you enjoy it!
Allie says
Absolutely delicious!!! It was just perfect all around. It was great breakfast to have on Easter morning. So easy and filling before a big day. Simple ingredients and put it all together and boom, done perfectly on high after 2 hours. Will definitely make this again, thanks for the great recipe!!
The Recipe Rebel says
Hi Allie! So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for this review!
Sue Matznick says
Confused with the ingredients…I’ve never heard of brown sugar honey. Wonder if this is an error and should read brown sugar only. Would love to serve for Easter brunch.
Ashley Fehr says
Just missing a comma 🙂 It’s all set now!
Kandis Brown says
I love that you included the dairy free and gluten free substitutes at the top of the post! Looks delish!
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Kandis!
Stephanie says
Sooo good. I used left over raisin bread 8pcs then add 2pcs white bread. I dried them in the oven at 350° for 15 minutes. Raisins and a little extra. Had left over for 3 days cuz their was only 2 people, but I didn’t mind. Definitely recommend it.
Ashley Fehr says
I love the idea of using raisin bread!
Sheri B says
What is the size of your bread slices? Can you be more specific?
Ashley Fehr says
Roughly 3/4-1″ thick
Maria Jones says
Can this recipe be doubled in a larger slow cooker?
Ashley Fehr says
I think it probably could, but the more important thing is how wide your slow cooker is. You don’t want the french toast to be too deep because then it may burn around the edges before it is cooked through. If your slow cooker is wide and not just deep then it should work just fine!