Brown Sugar Cinnamon French Toast Bake

Ingredients

• 1 loaf of french bread

• 8 large eggs

• 2 cups (500 mL) skim milk

• 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) Fat-free half and half

• 2⁄3 Cups (160 mL) Truvia® Sweet Complete® Stevia Leaf Brown Sweetener with a hint of Molasses

• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) vanilla extract

Topping

• 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) all-purpose flour

• 1⁄3 cup (80 mL) Truvía® Sweet Complete® Stevia Leaf Brown Sweetener with a hint of Molasses

• 1⁄2 cup (125 mL) unsalted butter

• 1⁄4 tsp (1.25 mL) salt

• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon

Directions

• 1.  

  Spray one 9 (23 cm) x 13 (33cm) -inch baking pan with cooking spray.

• 2.  

  Cut french bread into bite- size chunks and place into pan.

• 3.  

  In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, half and half Truvía^® Sweet Complete® Brown with a hint of Molasses and vanilla extract. Mix for 2 minutes with a wire whisk.

• 4.  

  Pour egg mixture evenly over bread, mix and press down, cover with plastic wrap.

• 5.  

  Store in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.

• 6.  

  In a small bowl, mix together flour, Truvía^® Sweet Complete® Brown with a hint of Molasses, cinnamon and salt, add sliced butter pieces and cut into the dry mixture using a fork.

• 7.  

  Combine until mixture has peas sizes chunks. Cover and store mixture in the refrigerator

• 8.  

  When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350^°F (175°C), remove plastic wrap, and crumble topping on top of the bread mixture.

• 9.  

  Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a golden brown colour.

• 10.  

  Serve warm.