Recipe: Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole

Doesn’t this Slow Cooker French Toast Casserole by Rachel Ray look AMAZING? It’s simple, too. Be sure to PIN IT and/or share it to your Facebook page so you don’t lose it!

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf white bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 8 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• Zest of 1 orange
• 1/2 cup toasted walnuts
• 3 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
• Nonstick cooking spray
• Maple syrup and bananas, for serving (Optional: butter or margarine for taste)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400ºF.
2. Place bread cubes on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cream, maple syrup and orange zest. Add the toasted bread cubes into the egg mixture. Add in walnuts and combine.
4. Line the crock of a slow cooker with aluminum foil then spray with a nonstick cooking spray. Pour the bread and egg mixture into the slow cooker and dot the top with the cubed butter.
5. Set the slow cooker to cook on high for 3 hours or set to low for 5 hours.
6. Serve French Toast topped with maple syrup, sliced bananas, and more walnuts and butter if desired.