This post contains affiliate links, please read our disclosure policy.
The perfect make ahead french toast casserole for Christmas morning or brunch. A festive french toast breakfast recipe with cranberries and orange.
Christmas morning can be hectic when it comes to breakfast. Everyone is opening up presents and enjoying time together do you really want to have to cook? In my family we love to make some make ahead meals that we can just pop in the oven. Usually it’s a hash brown casserole but this year I thought what about overnight french toast. To make it festive I decided to make it a cranberry orange overnight french toast.
Cranberry Capital of the World
I live in Massachusetts which is the cranberry capital of the world. Once you head towards the Cape you can stop at any mom and pop shop or farm stand and get fresh cranberries this time of year. I have also shared our family’s cranberry orange bread. This quick bread recipe has been past down for 3 generations.
Love cranberries and looking for a cocktail? Try this Christmas margarita. It’s a holiday favorite.
My friend Lynn at Nourish and Nestle also shares a love for cranberries. If you love cranberries and have an abundance try her spiced Winter cranberry conserve.
Which french bread to use for french toast
Now you can use any French bread but I prefer brioche. Brioche is a soft bread I am not a fan when my french toast is too crunchy. It is made with more eggs and butter than most bread which gives it a rich flavor. Some people like to make their french toast in whole slices but for a casserole I like to cube the bread into bite size pieces. One loaf should be more than enough to fill your 13×9 baking pan.
Cranberry orange not a favorite for everyone in your family? This can be easily made with blueberries or chocolate chips and be just as delicious!
A delicious french toast casserole that you can make the night before. A perfect combination of cranberry and orange flavoring that makes it festive enough for Christmas morning breakfast or brunch. For a sweeter french toast you can use up to 6 tbsp of brown sugar in the egg mixture. Make sure to not put the pan in the oven too cold. Cranberry Orange Overnight French Toast
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Breakfast Bakes & Casseroles
Easy and filling breakfast bakes that can feed a crowd. These breakfast casseroles are perfect for holidays or special occasions.
Caramel Apple Cinnamon Roll Casserole
Three ingredient caramel apple cinnamon roll casserole is not only easy but perfect for Fall. Cinnamon rolls baked with caramel and apples. Is it breakfast or is it dessert?
Overnight Croissant French Toast with Apples
Croissant french toast recipe. An overnight french toast recipe made with croissants, apples and cinnamon.
Sheet Pan Pancakes with Pancake Mix
Make pancakes for a crowd without having to flip dozens of them. How to make sheet pan pancakes with pancake mix.
Overnight French Toast with Chocolate Chips
This easy overnight french toast recipe is not only delicious it will save you time in the morning and feed a crowd. It's so good you may even want to have it for dessert!
Chorizo and Egg Breakfast Casserole
Chorizo and egg breakfast casserole with homefries, bell peppers, onions and cheese. The classic combination of chorizo and potato but make it a breakfast bake.
Overnight Apple and Bacon French Toast Casserole
This overnight apple and bacon french toast casserole is the perfect combination of sweet and savory. Prep it the night before and bake it the next morning for an easy and delicious breakfast packed with flavor.
Breakfast Bake with Biscuits and Hash Browns
Breakfast bake with biscuits, sausage, eggs, cheese and hash browns. Perfect hearty breakfast perfect for the holidays, brunch or a potluck.
Breakfast Casserole with Biscuits
Biscuit breakfast casserole with sausage, eggs and cheese. Perfect hearty breakfast perfect for the holidays, brunch or a potluck.
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
Blueberry baked oatmeal is Amish-style baked oatmeal with blueberries. It’s an easy and delicious breakfast that you can make ahead of time.
Sausage Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
This sausage hashbrown breakfast casserole is quick, easy and delicious. It combines frozen hashbrowns, sausage, peppers, onions, Hood sour cream and cheese.
Overnight Eggnog French Toast
A delicious french toast casserole that you can make the night before. A perfect combination of fresh eggnog, cinnamon and nutmeg. It's bright flavors makes it perfect for breakfast or brunch. It's so good you may even want to have it for dessert!
Baked Apple Oatmeal
This Amish-style baked oatmeal with apple and cinnamon make for easy and delicious breakfast. Perfect for making ahead of time.
Overnight Lemon Blueberry French Toast
A delicious french toast casserole that you can make the night before. A perfect combination of fresh blueberry and lemons. It's bright flavors makes it perfect for breakfast or brunch. It's so good you may even want to have it for dessert!
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Cheesy hashbrown casserole recipe that is perfect for brunch, potlocks, showers or Christmas or Easter morning.
Cranberry Orange Overnight French Toast
A delicious french toast casserole that you can make the night before. A perfect combination of cranberry and orange flavoring that makes it festive enough for Christmas morning breakfast or brunch.
18 Comments