Baked Turtle French Toast
Anyone that has followed my blog knows how much I love a good breakfast.
Nutritionists say a good breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
It jumpstarts your metabolism and fuels your body with the necessary energy to get your brain ready for learning and your muscles for getting through a rough day.
I love a good turtle recipe. And I love anything that combines caramel and chocolate. I even have a tag for it on the blog.
Combining these wonderful flavors with a good toasted waffle is genius.
I just wish I had thought of it first!
These are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
- 1 batch of caramel sauce
- 1 batch of chocolate sauce
- 1 loaf of your favorite bread
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 2 T. sugar
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 1 t. vanilla
- cinnamon sugar mixture
- 1/2 cup pecan chips
- 1 pint strawberries sliced
- whip cream
- powdered sugar for dusting
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
These are the INSTRUCTIONS For preparation:
- Make your sauces and set aside.
- Whisk together your eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Set aside.
- Pour enough caramel sauce into the bottom of a 10×16 inch shallow baking dish.
- Put a layer of bread slices on top of the caramel sauce. Pour half the milk and egg mixture over the bread.
- Put another layer of bread on top of the first layer. Pour the rest of the egg-milk mixture over that. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the top.
- At this point you can put the French toast in the fridge (assuming that you’re doing this the night before) or you can pop the dish in a 350 degree oven. Bake until the eggs and milk are no longer runny and have set up.
- After you take the French toast out of the oven, dust with powdered sugar and drizzle the chocolate sauce over the entire baking dish. Top with strawberries, mini chocolate chips, whipped cream and pecans.
- Serve this Turtle French toast warm
The fresh seasonal fruit adds another texture and brings out the cinnamon flavor.
The combination of flavors just never ends.
Well, even though this french toast is just a tiny bit, ok, a medium Bit, OK a lot decadent, they will still give you a jumpstart.
And if you are like me, a nap shortly after. Enjoy! (That nap!)
Baked Turtle French Toast
Ingredients
- 1 batch of caramel sauce
- 1 batch of chocolate sauce
- 1 loaf of your favorite bread
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 2 T. sugar
- 1 t. ground cinnamon
- 1 t. vanilla
- cinnamon sugar mixture
- 1/2 cup pecan chips
- 1 pint strawberries sliced
- whip cream
- powdered sugar for dusting
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Make your sauces and set aside.
- Whisk together your eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Set aside.
- Pour enough caramel sauce into the bottom of a 10×16 inch shallow baking dish.
- Put a layer of bread slices on top of the caramel sauce. Pour half the milk and egg mixture over the bread.
- Put another layer of bread on top of the first layer. Pour the rest of the egg-milk mixture over that. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the top.
- At this point you can put the French toast in the fridge (assuming that you’re doing this the night before) or you can pop the dish in a 350 degree oven. Bake until the eggs and milk are no longer runny and have set up.
- After you take the French toast out of the oven, dust with powdered sugar and drizzle the chocolate sauce over the entire baking dish. Top with strawberries, mini chocolate chips, whipped cream and pecans.
- Serve this Turtle French toast warm.
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This looks decadent! Thanks for sharing with us at The Blogger’s Pit Stop!
Thank you Roseann. I love the party. Enjoy your week.
Oh my goodness this sounds CRAZY good! I love that you can make it the night before!
Thanks for linking up @LiveLifeWell!
Blessings,
Amy
Thanks Amy. I love these french toast bakes. They remind me of coffee cake. Have a lovely week!
I need to try this right now, yummy!! Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at Creative Mondays. Have a lovely Sunday and I hope you can join us tomorrow 🙂
Thank you Claire. I am glad you like this french toast. Enjoy your week.
Marilyn, this looks delicious! It’s going to be on my menu soon. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle. I’m featuring this at tomorrow’s party! See you there!
Thank you Beverly. I am glad you are wanting to try it. You won’t be disappointed. And thank you so much for the feature. I am thrilled. I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Thanks so much Marilyn for partying with us at the #WednesdayAIMLinkParty and Giveaway! We hope to see you at our next party on Dec-19-2018.
You are welcome Dee. I look forward to spreading the news! Enjoy your day!
Marilyn, all of your french toast recipes this week are to die for and I can’t wait to try them! I can feel the calories coming on right now but it’ll be so worth it! Thanks for sharing
Thank you Chas. You are always so kind and supportive. Have a lovely week.
Oh my goodness, that sure is decadent (but very delicious!) French Toast, Marilyn. I love chocolate and caramel together. Thank you for sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope you are having a good week!
This french toast is extra special because of the taste combination. The strawberries just put it over the top. Have a lovely week.
This looks so so delicious! Perfect for lazy Sunday breakfast. I am going to put it on my menu plan for this week as I’m sure my kids will love it.
Thank you Samantha for your vote of confidence. Have a lovely week
This looks like a perfectly amazing French Toast!
Thank you Nancy. Any french toast is #1 with my family. Enjoy your week.
Now that looks like an incredible treat! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – hope your week is great!
You are welcome Helen. Gotta love your party! Different folks go to different parties! Have a lovely week!
We love breakfast at our house and this one sounds like a whole meal, and a delicious one!!!
I love breakfast and we can eat it all day long. Some of them I agree are dessert, but that is ok once in a while. I am glad you enjoy this one. Have a lovely week.
OMG, what a way to start the day. This sounds amazing. I need this to jump start my day.
Thanks for sharing at Over The Moon party,
Bev
Thank you Bev. It makes a great Sunday brunch and the grands will love it Have a great week!
Thanks so much for sharing this amazing French Toast with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you for hosting every week so I can showcase my. It is one of the reasons I blog.
mmm. Looks delish.
Thank you Aileen. Have a great week!
I think this is one breakfast everyone in my house would love. Thanks for partying with us on #FridayFrivolity
You need to spoil them once in a while to seal the deal you are the Queen of Breakfast!
Seems like my healthy eating plan is all but forgotten!
Mine too Sandra. But tomorrow is another day! Enjoy your week!
This looks perfectly sinful! Just what I need in my life. It’s the time for decadent comfort food in this cold weather. And of course, it will give me a reason to heat up the house with my oven!
I will be right over! Have a great week.
oh Marilyn you’re killin’ my diet!!! This looks so oh wow delicious! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner Link up!
Sorry Helen, but you are in good company. Have a great week.
I just love French Toast! I will definitely try this. Thanks for sharing.
Camille thanks for stopping by and commenting. Have a great week!
This looks sooo good! Pinning! Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!
Thank you for the pin Heidi! I am glad you like it. Enjoy your week.
Woah! That sounds SO good! Pinned.
Thx Joann! Easy too. Thx for the pin!
This looks so great, Marilyn, and I’m not even a fan of pecans! Thanks for being our fearless leader for the #AnythingGoes Link Party!
Thanks Sandy! My mission is to entice! And the only good chiefs are the ones whose cohorts are extremely awesome! You and Sue need to pat each others back!
I’m loving this! Pinned and tweeted! I always love your creations, thanks for sharing this with us at our party! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm, we love seeing what you have been working on! Lou Lou Girls
Heya Kim! Thanks for dropping by. You know I’ll be there!
Hahaha yes I’d definitely need a nap after eating this!!! What a super yummy and decadent breakfast! I’m going to make this as a treat next Sunday morning. Thanks so much for linking up with our Fabulous Foodie Fridays party xxx
Thanks for visiting Lucy! Be sure to come back and let me know how it came out and how it was received! I love feedback.!
I like breakfast for dinner sometimes. I’d like to have breakfast or dinner at your house, you cook all the good stuff! These look scrumptious to me. Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday.
Oh, Shirley! I need to get healthier. My passion for food shows too much!
Oh Marilyn I am like you, I can eat breakfast anytime, and your french toast would easily to made for dinner!! Not sure what my husband would do, but I would sure eat it!! Lol
Thanks for stopping by to share on the Friday Features!
Have a great weekend!
Karren
Thanks Karren. It’s great to see your smiling face again. I appreciate your comments as I know how busy you get. Have a great weekend.
I can fully get behind a delicious breakfast (and a nap!)
Thanks Carlee! Breakfast is my treat of the day, anytme of the day. Come on over and have some. I won’t mind if you nap later!
Chocolate and caramel for breakfast…oh my! I. Want. 🙂 Visiting (and drooling) from Weekend Recipe Link Up Party! Blessings from one Michigander to another!
Hi Elizabeth! Welcome to my blog. I see by your blog name you love chocolate as much as I do! I am pipping over to read and sign up! Thanks for commenting! I hope to see you again.