Dutch Oven French Toast Bake
Servings: 4 servings
This Dutch Oven French Toast Bake is a great breakfast idea when feeding a crowd. Toasty edges and tender on the inside, it’s everything you love about French toast--but it's all ready at the same time!
Ingredients
- 8 slices thick bread
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup blueberries
Instructions
- Start your coals. Cut out a circular piece of parchment paper to serve as a liner inside a 10-inch Dutch oven.
- Tear the bread into rustic pieces (roughly 2 inches square) and place in the Dutch oven on top of the parchment paper.8 slices thick bread
- In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the eggs, then stir in salt, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Once those ingredients are fully incorporated, stir in the milk.3 eggs, ¼ cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cinnamon, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1 cup milk
- Now slowly drizzle the mixture over the bread. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to lightly toss the bread until each piece is evenly coated. Sprinkle the blueberries on top and mix gently.¾ cup blueberries
- Cover the Dutch oven and set it over seven evenly spaced briquets, then add 14 briquets to the top of the lid, giving a cooking temperature of about 350 degrees in a 10-inch oven. (Use 16 total coals for an 8-inch oven, or 25 for a 12-incher, placing about one-third of the coals underneath and the rest on top.) Bake for about 30 minutes. Serve with butter and maple syrup.
Notes
This recipe is suited for a 4-quart, 10" Dutch oven. If using a 6-quart, 12" oven, use x 1.5 the recipe.
