Oh man! You’re in for a treat… seriously! This Dulce De Leche French Toast Bake is amazing any morning of the week and will be a smashing hit. No syrup needed because the sweetness is baked right in (but it doesn’t hurt 😉 ). The Dulce De Leche is cooked right in which makes this great for a fast-serve breakfast.
Dulce De Leche is a fancy way of saying delicious caramel-y flavor, right? Well, I’m here to tell you that this french toast bake is all that and a bag of chips. Here’s a peek at the ingredients you’ll need. The full printable recipe is below.
Once you have your bread cubed, put it in your lightly greased baking dish. I used my 9×13 pan.
In a mixing bowl, beat together the milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla and half of the sweetened condensed milk.
After they are all mixed pour the milk mixture over the bread. It should pretty much cover the bread. I like to lightly press the bread down using a fork or spoon to help the bread absorb the milk mixture.
Now take the rest of the sweetened condensed milk and drizzle it on top. It’s ready for the oven.
Here’s what it will look like when it comes out of the oven. As the sweetened condensed milk heats it turns into the Dulce De Leche.
You can either eat it as is (I think it’s perfect and sweet) or if you’re looking for a little extra fancy sweet treat you can top it with a spoonful of this Homemade Buttermilk Salted Caramel Sauce. Oh, it’s SOOO good!
I’m pretty sure this is going to turn into a family favorite the first time you try it.
Dulce De Leche French Toast Bake
Ingredients
- 6-8 slices french bread or thick cut bread about 12-14 oz
- 8 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place bread cubed in lightly greased 9x13 baking dish.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and half the sweetened condensed milk.
- Pour milk mixture over the bread. Lightly press bread down using a fork or spoon to help bread absorb milk mixture.
- Drizzle remaining sweetened condensed milk on top.
Bake for 35-40 minutes until top is golden brown and bread has set.
Do you like french toast? What’s your favorite kind?
This looks and sounds really yummy! I don’t really ever eat french toast, but you’ve made me really want to cook this!
Thank you Jean!
That looks so delicious! I guarantee my family will flip if I made this for breakfast!
I love French Toast casseroles/bakes/whatever you want to call them. I make one for every big holiday breakfast that we are all home as a family. I love the flavor profile of this one, and will totally be adding it for breakfast for the next big holiday!
Oh wow at first I thought it was going to be pieces of bread but you cut it up and put it in a pan! I’ve never seen it done that way! Very cool and yummy looking (:
Wow this looks delicious, I have a new pan as well that I want to test out so this would be the perfect idea! Plus we love french toast so this is a cool bake and recipe!
I normally don’t like Dulce De Leche cake, but your pictures makes this look irresistible! And I would eat a shoe if it was covered in your caramel sauce!
My daughter will love this. Pinning for when she comes back to visit us from Chicago!
This recipe is literally making my mouth water. I love Dulce de Leche cake so I know that I would also enjoy this variation of it.
I am definitely going to try it with the sauce!! Is it possible to assemble, refrigerate, and bake in the morning?
Yes, you can assemble the night before and bake it off in the morning. If you do choose to do that, use a day old or crusty bread. It will hold up through the overnight soak a little better where as a regular softer bread will go a little more mushy.
My mouth is watering! I grew up eating French Toast, and this looks even better. I wonder if it’s okay to use regular milk if you don’t have condensed milk?
So here’s the thing, the sweetened condensed milk is what turns caramel-y. You can most definitely skip the condensed milk in place of regular milk and 1/2 cup sugar or so to add the sweetness.