Perfect for brunch, this bread pudding-like casserole features apples and comforting breakfast foods, sweetened with maple syrup, roasted cinnamon and vanilla.
15m
PREP TIME
40m
COOK TIME
318
CALORIES
11
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- Casserole
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Gourmet™ Roasted Saigon Cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3 cups milk
- 7 cups challah, French or Italian bread cubes
- 2 apples, such as Gala or Braeburn, peeled, cored and chopped (about 2 cups)
- 8 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
- Roasted Cinnamon Maple Syrup
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Roasted Saigon Cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix sugar and roasted cinnamon in large bowl. Reserve 1/4 cup. Add eggs and vanilla to remaining cinnamon sugar in bowl; mix with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in milk until well mixed. Add bread cubes, apples and bacon; toss to coat well. Pour into greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with reserved cinnamon sugar
- 2 Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly on wire rack
- 3 For the Roasted Cinnamon Maple Syrup, mix maple syrup, vanilla and roasted cinnamon in microwavable bowl or measuring cup. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute or until warm, stirring once. Serve Brunch Bake with Roasted Cinnamon Maple Syrup
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