Apple Toffee French Toast With Apple Syrup

Total Time: 8 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups french bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 tart apples, peeled and chopped
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 1/2 cup english toffee bits
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 cups apple juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 5 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 to make the french toast:.
• 2 place half of the bread cubes in a greased 13x9-inch baking pan, top with apples.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugars, apple juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth; stir in toffee bits. spread over apples.
• 4 top with remaining bread cubes.
• 5 in another large bowl, beat the eggs, milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well blended; pour over bread.
• 6 cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 7 remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
• 8 bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 while the french toast is baking, prepare the syrup.
• 10 to make the apple syrup:.
• 11 in a medium-size saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, apple juice and lemon juice; heat to a boil, whisking constantly.
• 12 boil for 1 minute; then stir in butter.
• 13 serve over warm apple toffee french toast.
• 14 enjoy!