Lazy weekend mornings are meant for delicious brunches. Try a delicious caramel apple French toast casserole this weekend!
Show your family how much you care by making this delicious gluten-free caramel apple French toast casserole. It is perfect for any time of the day.
Whether you are brunching, having a sweet treat with your afternoon coffee, or having a late night dessert after the kids go to bed, this recipe will make your taste buds dance with joy!
Our favorite time to have this recipe is on Christmas morning! We make a few casseroles and a batch of gluten free biscuits to set the stage for Christmas morning! Can't go wrong with these comfort foods!
What Do I Need To Make This French Toast Bake?
- Gluten-free Bread
- Honey Crisp apples
- Eggs
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Milk
- Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
- Brown Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Butter
- Caramel Topping
What Kind Of Apples Is Best For This French Toast Casserole?
This delightful recipe starts with juicy fresh apples. We chose the Honey Crisp variety for our recipe. You'll find many varieties of fresh produce at your local grocery, including
- Braeburn
- Cameo
- Cripps
- Pink
- Fuji
- Gala
- Golden Delicious
- Red Delicious
- Granny Smith
- and Honey Crisp apples.
Tips for Baking With Apples
- Choose flavorful apples that are firm and free of bruises or blemishes.
- Refrigerate your apples to make them last longer.
- Apples tend to absorb flavors from other foods, so be sure to keep them away from onions and garlic.
- Always wash your apples before consuming them.
- I don't peel apples for this recipe, but you can if you'd like to.
How Do I Make This French Toast Casserole Gluten Free?
As with all our recipes, this one is gluten-free. We used 8 cups of diced gluten-free bread.
To dry out the bread a bit, we crisped the cubes by baking them in the oven for 12 minutes at 350 degrees F.
This toasting step will give your casserole a more crunchy texture. If you do not like crunch, you can skip this step.
Once the bread cubes are ready, toss them with the diced fresh apples and place the mixture into an oiled 9x13 inch pan.
How To Make Apple French Toast Casserole
Next up is the egg mixture. Here I mixed 8 eggs with milk and some spices (cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice). The scent of this mixture was amazing! I love adding spices to my recipes to uplift the flavor.
Pour the egg mixture over the top of the crisped bread crumbs and diced apples! You are almost ready to bake the casserole, but first, we need to make the topping!
Again, simple ingredients come together for a powerful flavor! We used butter, gluten-free flour, brown sugar, and more sweet spices to make a delicious apple crisp style topping!
Gently, distribute the crumble on top of the casserole. Now your apple casserole is ready to bake!
Place your casserole in the oven and get ready to inhale those delicious smells that will be coming from the oven!
Casserole is done! Now it is time for the caramel. I heated my jarred caramel up so it would drizzle better. Once I heated the caramel, I drizzled it over the top of my casserole! The result is so delicious and gooey!
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Let's get more specific with the full recipe! Check out exactly how to make this easy Caramel Apple French Toast Casserole!
Caramel Apple French Toast Casserole
Equipment
- 9x13 baking dish
Ingredients
- 8 cups gluten-free bread cubed
- 2 cups Honey Crisp Apples diced (peels on but deseeded)
- 8 eggs
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup gluten-free all purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 stick (½ cup) butter
- 8 ounces caramel sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175°C). Bake gluten-free bread cubes for 12 minutes. Place your bread cubes into an oiled 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Dice apples but keep peels on. Be sure to deseed. Mix apples with bread cubes in the pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 8 eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and milk. Whisk until smooth and pour over bread crumbs and apple mixture.
- With a fork combine flour, sugar, cinnamon and butter to create a crumble style topping. Then spread the topping over the casserole.
- Bake the casserole for 55 minutes.
- Remove from oven. Serve warm, topped with caramel sauce.
Notes
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. This dish reheats nicely.
- Any kind of apples can be used in this recipe.
Nutrition
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OMG this looks incredible! Off to pin it for when our apples are in season 🙂
Jane x
Thanks Jane, this is one delicious dish! Thanks for pinning!
Why wait? Mott's Fresh has many varieties of apples available all year round.
You can check out their full line of produce here: http://www.mottsfresh.com/our-products/
Gosh this does look good, I love the combination of apple and caramel (who doesn't) and this casserole looks like a great way to enjoy them.
I agree Kavey, such a fun combo of flavors!
OH MY GOODNESS! This looks so incredible. Pinning now to make for my next brunch!!! I have never thought of caramel and apple in french toast and I think it is brilliant!
Thank you so much for pinning Katie! I appreciate it!
Basically, you had me at caramel. But then you added in french toast and casserole. I'm 100% sold! So yum!
Ha, yes the caramel draws me in too! YUMMMMO
Your french toast looks good enough to be a dessert! Lovely.
Thank you so much! We enjoy it all the time!
This casserole looks so yummy! Has all the food items I love! Especially the apples and caramel! I can't wait to make this at my next brunch!
Thanks Elaine, this is one of our favorites!