Apple Cranberry French Toast Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 3 apples, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 loaf french bread, cut into 1 inch slices
• 6 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• fresh fruit, to serve as a side
• 8 slices bacon

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix together brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. mix in melted butter or margarine. stir in chopped apples and dried cranberries until evenly coated. pour into prepared pan.
• 2 arrange french bread slices in an even layer over apples.
• 3 in same bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. pour over bread, making sure every slice is fully soaked. cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate over night. this is key!
• 4 preheat oven to 375°f. remove dish from refrigerator while the oven is heating. bake covered for 40 minutes. remove cover, and bake 5 minutes. let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• 5 prepare your favorite fruit or bacon.
• 6 serve apple cranberry french toast bake with fruit and/or bacon!