Baked Apple French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 4 eggs , beaten
• 0.5 cups half-and-half
• 0.5 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 loaf French bread , 8 ounce
• 0.25 cups butter
• 3 Grannys Smith apples , peeled, cored, and cut into small dice
• 0.25 cups brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 7x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Beat eggs, half-and-half, milk, white sugar, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl; add bread cubes and stir to coat. Let soak until bread is moist, at least 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir apples and brown sugar into the melted butter to moisten sugar completely; add cinnamon and cook, stirring regularly, until apples are warmed yet still firm, 5 to 7 minutes.

4. 4

   Stir apple mixture into bread mixture; pour into the prepared baking dish.

5. 5

   Bake in preheated oven until golden on top and still somewhat soft in the center, 35 to 45 minutes.