Overnight S’more French Toast
A fresh-out-the-oven, homemade breakfast doesn’t have to be difficult! With this easy, overnight s’more french toast, you’re just 15 minutes of prep work away from deliciously toasty breakfast goodness.
- Prep Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 5 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
For the french toast:
- 1/2 loaf challah or brioche
- 1 3/4 cup chocolate milk
- 3 eggs
For the topping:
- 1/2 cup coarsely crushed graham crackers
- 4 oz coarsely chopped dark chocolate
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cut your bread into 1″ thick cubes and arrange in a 10″ skillet.
- In a bowl, whisk together the chocolate milk and eggs.
- Pour over top of the bread and toss until completely coated.
- Cover the skillet with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, or for at least 4 hours.
- Remove the skillet from the refrigerator, sprinkle with the graham crackers and chocolate, and bake at 350F for 45-50 minutes, or until no longer soggy.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the egg whites and sugar over a pot of boiling water. Cook until the egg mixture is hot, stirring regularly.
- Return the bowl to the stand mixer and whip on high until the meringue holds stiff peaks.
- Add the vanilla extract and mix on low until just combined.
- Spoon the meringue over the cooled french toast and toast the top using a culinary torch.
Notes
- Serving a crowd: If a 10″ skillet isn’t enough, you can double this recipe and make it in a 9″x13″ casserole dish.
- Choosing your bread: When choosing your bread, you want a bread that’s sturdy (since it’s going to be soaking overnight) and that you can buy by the loaf. Challah is my favorite, but you can also use brioche.
- Dairy free: If you need a dairy free version of this dish, you can easily swap out the chocolate milk for chocolate almond milk. The measurements will be the same.
- Choosing your chocolate: Chocolate chips are designed to retain their shape when baked. For best results, use a high quality chocolate with a high cocoa content (60%+) that will melt and disperse evenly over the french toast.
- Browning the meringue without a torch: If you don’t have a culinary torch on hand, you can brown your meringue in the oven under the broiler. Just be sure to keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn.
- Shelf life: This french toast bake will keep for approximately 3 days in the refrigerator or 3 months in the freezer. Make sure it’s covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil to keep it from drying out.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 339
- Sugar: 33.9g
- Sodium: 276mg
- Fat: 8.9g
- Saturated Fat: 4.1g
- Carbohydrates: 56.3g
- Fiber: 1.7g
- Protein: 9.9g
- Cholesterol: 76mg
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