French toast made with pretzel bread has a unique and delicious flavor profile. The pretzel bread adds a subtle saltiness and a distinct chewiness to the dish, making it a delightful twist on traditional French toast!
Prep time: 10 minutes
Set time: 15-20 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
This French toast bake is an easy way to serve breakfast or brunch for out-of-town family members when they visit! Pretzel bread is chewy and savory and tastes delicious as French toast! The texture of this French toast casserole is perfect! It is sweet but slightly salty and savory. If you haven’t ever made French toast with pretzel bready you need to try this!
All you need is a few easy fridge pantry ingredients and pretzel buns. I recommend using pretzel hamburger buns because you get the most pretzel bread for your money, but you can also use smaller pretzel bread. I recommend using pretzel bread and not soft pretzels. Soft pretzels won’t absorb the egg mixture well enough.
Ingredients
Four hamburger pretzel buns or six smaller pretzel buns- torn into pieces
Five large eggs
One cup of whole milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
One teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Optional toppings: maple syrup, powdered sugar, fresh fruit, whipped cream, berries, chocolate chips, orange slices, powdered sugar, fresh fruit, whipped cream
Equipment
casserole dish
cooking spray
Instructions:
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare the Buns: Tear the pretzel buns into 1-inch cubes. Spread the bread evenly in a greased baking dish.
- Prepare the Egg Mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until well combined.
- Pour the egg mixture over the sliced pretzel buns, ensuring all the pieces are coated. Press down on the buns with a spatula to help them soak up the liquid. You can also make this ahead of time and let the pretzel bread soak up the egg mixture in the refrigerator overnight.
5. Allow the buns to soak in the mixture for about 15-20 minutes, ensuring they absorb the liquid.
6. Melt the butter and drizzle it over the soaked pretzel buns.
7. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is set.
8. Remove the dish from the oven and let it cool slightly before serving. According to your preference, you can top it with maple syrup, powdered sugar, fresh berries, or whipped cream.
Storage: store the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can also store it in the freezer for up to a month.
Pretzel Bread French Toast Bake
French toast made with pretzel bread has a unique and delicious flavor profile. The pretzel bread adds a subtle saltiness and a distinct chewiness to the dish, making it a delightful way to switch up traditional french toast!
Ingredients
- Four Pretzel bread hamburger buns or six smaller pretzel buns
- Five Lrge eggs
- One cup Whole Milk
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
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Preheat the Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Prepare the Buns: Tear the pretzel buns into 1-inch cubes. Spread the bread evenly in a greased baking dish.
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Prepare the Egg Mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until well combined.
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Pour the egg mixture over the sliced pretzel buns, ensuring all the pieces are coated. Press down on the buns with a spatula to help them soak up the liquid. You can also make this ahead of time and let the pretzel bread soak up the egg mixture in the refrigerator overnight.
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Allow the buns to soak in the mixture for about 15-20 minutes, ensuring they absorb the liquid.
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Melt the butter and drizzle it over the soaked pretzel buns.
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Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the center is set.
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Remove from oven and serve
If you like this recipe, you should also make:
Buttermilk pancakes are quick bread
Pineapple blueberry muffins
Hawaiian Roll Egg Casserole
Churro-baked French toast casserole
Enjoy your delicious pretzel bun French toast bake! This recipe is versatile, so feel free to experiment with flavors and toppings based on your preferences.
Did you make this easy pretzel bread french toast casserole recipe? I would love to hear how it turned out for you!!! Please comment below this post or tag me on social media and let me know how it worked out for you! You can find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram.
