Overnight Dutch Oven French Toast

This overnight dutch oven french toast casserole is delicious, easy to prepare and a hit with the whole family!  It’s sure to become one of your favorite camping recipes!

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We are huge fans of french toast.  In the past we’ve shared; overnight french toast casseroleketo french toast and pie iron french toast.  Today I am excited to show you a super easy way that we enjoy this yummy recipe while camping!

Ingredients:

  • 1 loaf French baguette, in 1″ slices
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 cup syrup
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla

HOW TO MAKE DUTCH OVEN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE…

Directions:

  1. Line a dutch oven with parchment paper.  This is optional but makes clean up later easy.

2. Pour butter, sugar, pecans and half of the syrup into the bottom of the dutch oven.

3. Layer the baguette slices over the sugar & butter mixture.

4. Whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and pour over the bread.

5. Place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 4 hours.  

Tip: on camping trips in the cooler months we simply leave the dutch oven outside (away from animals) in the cold.

6. Bake over the coals of a campfire for 60 minutes or in an oven at 350 degrees.

7. Top with remaining syrup and serve.

This recipe is perfect for large families or for feeding a crowd.  I love having the prep work done ahead of time and simply cooking this in the morning for a delicious, warm brunch while camping.

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Camping essentials for dutch oven recipes:

Tips for cooking with cast iron:

  • When cooking with cast iron, be sure to season the surface first.
  • Always use gloves or oven mitts while cooking as the surface of the iron will be hot.
  • Cook the recipe over an open fire using hot coals, not open flames.  A fire that is too hot will burn the outside of your recipe and not cook the inside.
  • Be sure to clean the cast iron with a rough vegetable scrubber, rinse and dry thoroughly before storing.

Camping meal preparation ideas:

  • Prepare meals in advance at home whenever possible.  Leave most of the mess at home where running water is more accessible and clean up is easier.  Trust me on this one!
  • Create “one pot” family style meals for quick dinners that don’t require a lot of thought. 
  • Use tinfoil packets, foil pie pans or pie irons. These tools help to make clean up a breeze!
  • Pack ingredients in 1 gallon size ziploc bags for flexible storage in small fridges and coolers.
  • Plan meals that use similar ingredients to help make packing and planning easy.  These Cheesy Vegetable Campfire Dip, Loaded Campfire Potatoes and Tinfoil Packet Taco Salad recipes are some of my favorites.

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Overnight Dutch Oven French Toast

Overnight Dutch Oven French Toast

Yield: 6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Additional Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 5 minutes

This overnight dutch oven french toast casserole is delicious, easy to prepare and a hit with the whole family!  It's sure to become one of your favorite camping recipes!

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf French baguette, in 1" slices
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup pecans
  • 1 cup syrup
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

    1. Line a dutch oven with parchment paper.  This is optional but makes clean up later easy.

    2. Pour butter, sugar, pecans and half of the syrup into the bottom of the dutch oven.

    3. Layer the baguette slices over the sugar & butter mixture.

    4. Whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and pour over the bread.

    5. Place in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 4 hours.  Tip: on camping trips in the cooler months we simply leave the dutch oven outside (away from animals) in the cold.

    6. Bake over the coals of a campfire for 60 minutes or in an oven at 350 degrees.

    7. Top with remaining syrup and serve.

This recipe was originally shared on Homemade Heather.

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