Sleep, Puppies and French Toast

There are many things that I will never grow tired of...

For instance, sleeping in. Oh dang, that extra 2-3 hours in my warm, comfy bed is a gift from the sleep gods.

Puppies, dogs in general and their ridiculously cute faces and wet noses. I wanna cuddle with this guy and this guy and this gal.

And breakfast food. Biscuits & gravy, pancakes, waffles, omelets, eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, breakfast burritos, muffins, danishes, must I keep going?

But you know what just really hits the breakfast spot? A couple of slices of good ol' french toast. Mmm...

And you know what makes french toast even better? Turning it into a giant casserole.


This casserole is top-notch. It's easy to prepare, cheap and delish. And it can feed a ton of people.

Slap some peanut butter (shocker, I know) on top and douse it in syrup and you are good to go.

Now perfect case scenario...sleeping in that extra 2-3 hours, cuddling with the puppy and then waking to this.

All from the comfort of my warm bed. Ah, now that would be the life...

French Toast Casserole
adapted from Frugal Upstate

1/2 c. butter

12 slices white bread

1 c. brown sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla extract

5 eggs

1 1/2 c. milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter & pour in a 9X13 pan. Mix together brown sugar & cinnamon. Whisk eggs, milk & vanilla together. Layer bottom of pan with half the bread. Sprinkle half brown sugar mix over the bread. Layer second half of bread. Pour egg mixture over all then sprinkle remaining brown sugar. Cover & refrigerate overnight. (Totally optional) Cover with tinfoil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 more minutes (should be browned and set).