Overnight Monte Cristo Breakfast Casserole
Make ahead and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days before baking. Optional to serve with your favorite preserves!
Equipment
- 1 Baking dish 9x13 I like to use a ceramic baking dish
- 1 Large bowl These glass bowls are so handy for baking
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 loaf specialty bread such as Franz Innkeeper’s Cranberry Orange Bread or what's in season
- 16 oz Canadian bacon or ham slices
- 4 oz Swiss cheese sliced
- ¼ cup honey mustard
- ½ cup orange cranberry relish or ½ cup favorite preserves, like peach or marmelade, or raspberry jam
- 1 ½ cups shredded Gruyere cheese
- 1 ¾ cups milk
- 8 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- to taste Powdered sugar for dusting
- to taste Raspberry Preserves optional
- to taste Fresh sage garnish
Instructions
Instructions
- Prepare a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray. On a large surface, lay out the slices of bread. On half the pieces, arrange the Canadian bacon, then the sliced Swiss cheese on top. Add 1 Tbsp. of the cranberry relish or raspberry jam; spread.
- On the other half, spread the honey mustard (be generous with the amount you spread on, as it makes it really good). Put the pieces of bread together to make a sandwich; cut into triangles.
- Place the triangles in the prepared pan, triangle points up. You will need to push together to make them all fit.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the sandwiches. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover the dish and bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden or the eggs have set (not runny).
- Remove; let cool for 10 minutes. Garnish with a few sage sprigs. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with a side of maple syrup or jam!
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge. It keeps well for up to 3 days, and you can warm it up real nice in the microwave or oven.
If you wanna save for later, slice the casserole before freezing. Wrap the pieces tight in plastic wrap and put them in a freezer bag, so you can heat just what you want.
To reheat frozen slices, thaw them overnight in the fridge and warm up in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 350°F. The cheese melts back into that tender pull and it tastes almost fresh.