Baked French Toast with Pear & Almonds
Ingredients
You’ll need:
- 1/2 loaf of French bread (8 oz)
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- ¾ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 1 can Del Monte Pears (5 halves)
- ¼ cup sliced almonds
Topping:
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cold butter
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a baking tray.
- Cut the loaf of bread into small bite-sized cubes.
- In a bowl, add eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon and salt. Whisk it and mix well.
- Add bread to mix and coat well. Spread the mix evenly on a baking tray
- For the topping, mix together sugar, cold butter, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the pear halves on top of the bread mixture and top it off with the brown sugar mix. Add sliced almonds.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden brown.
- Let it cool for a few minutes and dust with powdered sugar.
- Cut into squares and enjoy with maple syrup!