Ingredients for - Oven-Baked Caramel French Toast

1. Brown sugar 1 cup
2. Butter ½ cup
3. Light corn syrup 2 tablespoons
4. Chopped pecans, divided 1 cup
5. French or Italian-style bread 12 slices
6. Eggs 6
7. Milk 1 ½ cups
8. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
9. Ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon
10. Ground cinnamon 1 ½ teaspoons
11. Salt ¼ teaspoon
12. Brown sugar ½ cup
13. Butter ¼ cup
14. Light corn syrup 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Oven-Baked Caramel French Toast

1 . Stage

In a small saucepan, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter and 2 tablespoons corn syrup. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened.

2 . Stage

Pour sauce into a 9x13 inch baking dish and sprinkle with 1/2 cup pecans. Place 6 slices of bread on top of the sauce, sprinkle with the remaining pecans and cover with the remaining 6 slices of bread.

3 . Stage

Combine eggs, milk, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt in a blender. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread slices, cover the baking dish, and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

4 . Stage

The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove the French toast from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until lightly brown. Drizzle sauce over the toast right before serving.

5 . Stage

To make the Caramel Sauce: In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 tablespoon corn syrup. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.