Preparation time:
20 minutes
Total time:
8 hours 10 minutes
Makes:
6 servings

Ingredients

6 strips bacon, preferably thick-cut
1 tsp canola oil
6 eggs
1 ?1/2 cups milk
2/3 cup brown sugar, divided
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
450-g loaf egg bread, preferably challah, sliced 1 in. thick

Directions

Cook bacon in a non-stick frying pan over medium until it starts to crisp. Let cool slightly.
Line slow cooker insert with a large piece of parchment. Brush with oil. Twirl bacon strips into nests and arrange on bottom.
In a large bowl, beat eggs with milk, 1/3 cup brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and salt. Dip each bread slice in egg mixture. Create first layer of dipped bread over bacon and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar. Repeat with remaining bread and sugar to make 2 to 3 layers, depending on size of slow cooker. Cover and cook for 8 hours on low. Preheat broiler. Use oven mitts to lift parchment out of slow cooker. Flip French toast, bacon-side up, onto a baking sheet. Broil the whole thing in centre of oven until bacon is crisp, about 2 min. Transfer to a cutting board. Serve with maple syrup.

Originally published in the Today?s Parent November 2016 issue. Photo by Roberto Caruso.
Nutrition (per Serving)

calories
539
protein
19 g
carbohydrates
64 g
fat
23 g
fibre
2 g
sodium
816 mg

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