Make Ahead Chocolate French Toast

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf day-old french bread
• 250 ml milk chocolate chips or 250 ml cinnamon bark
• 5 eggs
• 300 ml milk
• 1 ml ground cinnamon
• 1 ml vanilla extract
• maple syrup (optional)

Recipe

• 1 spray a 13 x 9 inch baking pan with veggy spray.
• 2 cut the french bread into 6 slices, each, 1 1/2 inches thick.
• 3 using a small, sharp knife, cut 2 inch long slits in one side of each bread slice, cutting 3/4 of the way through the bread, to create a pocket.
• 4 spoon heaping 2 tablespoons of chips into the pocket of each bread slice, press to close.
• 5 place filled slices into prepared baking pan.
• 6 whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon and vanilla in medium bowl.
• 7 pour egg mixture evenly over bread, carefully turn pieces over, spooning mixture in pan over top bread.
• 8 cover pan with plastic wrap, refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 9 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 10 bake uncovered, 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 11 transfer toast to plates.
• 12 serve with maple syrup if desired.