This Breakfast Apple Pie French Toast is a delicious fall-inspired breakfast, served with cinnamon, granola, and warm maple syrup it makes for a decadent start to your day.
Apple Pie French toast is a true fusion of two classics: apple pie and French toast. The perfect combination for an easy, fall-inspired breakfast.
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The best part of this recipe is that everything bakes together in a single loaf pan. There’s no need to dirty extra dishes for simmering apples or making a compote. In this French toast recipe, the apples bake alongside the bread slices, infusing them with their sweet and tart flavors.
If your family loves French toast as much as mine you’ll love that this one-dish recipe is baked rather than fried. Baked French toast tastes great, cooks evenly and there’s no need to stand by the stove flipping the individual slices of bread. It’s perfect for when you’ve got a list of other dishes to prepare or even great for meal prep.
Ingredients
- Bread: I used an organic seeded bread but your favorite bread is fine too.
- Apples: Honey Crisp or Gala apples, sliced, are perfectly sweet and tart for this French toast recipe.
- Eggs: Eggs help hold this baked French toast together. Any type of egg is fine.
- Brown sugar: Brown sugar adds sweetness to the French toast.
- Cream cheese: I used a plant-based cream cheese but if dairy isn’t a concern for you, regular dairy cream cheese will work to add creaminess.
- Old-fashioned oats: You’ll need oats to put inside and on top of the French toast. The oats add texture.
- Cinnamon: Cinnamon adds more flavor and sweetness.
- Milk: I like to use plant-based milk but you can use any type. Your preferred milk is fine.
How To Make Apple Pie French Toast
First: Get the oven going to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray your loaf pan before you start to prepare the French toast.
Second: To a blender or food processor, add eggs, sugar, cream cheese, oats, cinnamon, and milk and blend until smooth and uniform. The batter will have a grainy consistency.
Third: Place the bread slices in your prepared loaf pan. Note, if the bread doesn’t fit, you can cut off the sides so it fits snugly into the loaf pan. Place the apple slices in between the slices of bread.
Fourth: Ensuring all the bread is covered, pour the egg batter over the bread and apples.
Fifth: Top the bread with oats, or add extra cinnamon if you like, and bake until the bread starts to brown around the edges.
Fifth: Serve the apple pie French toast with warm maple syrup and your favorite French toast toppings. My favorites are granola and nuts.
recipe tip
Make sure to cut the apple slices to the same thickness so they bake at the same pace.
FAQs
I like to use Honey Crisp or Gala apples but any apple will work. Note, that different apples have different levels of sweetness and tartness so the flavor will be slightly different depending on the type of apple you use.
I used my favorite seeded bread but you can use a different bread if you like. Challah, brioche, sourdough, or Texas toast would all taste great. Just make sure not to use bread that is sliced too thin as it may disintegrate.
If you prefer your apples peeled then go ahead and peel them.
Storage and Make Ahead
Storage: Leftover apple pie French toast will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days in an airtight container. Reheat in the oven. Microwaving may lead to soggy bread.
Freeze: You can freeze leftover French toast for up to 3 months. Defrost in the fridge overnight or reheat from frozen. For a quick and easy ready-to-go breakfast, portion the French toast into individual servings to freeze.
Make ahead: You can easily prepare the French toast the night before you want to serve and store it unbaked in the fridge. Bring it to room temperature before placing it in a hot oven. Alternatively, you can prepare the French toast and bake it during your weekend meal prep and warm it up during the week.
More Fall Inspired Recipes
Apple Pie French Toast
Ingredients
- 9 slices organic seeded bread
- 2 whole honey crisp or gala apples, sliced
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cream cheese
- 2 tbsp old-fashioned oats, divided
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup milk, of choice
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan and set aside
- Add eggs, sugar, cream cheese, 1 tbsp oats, cinnamon and milk to a blender cup and work it for about 30 seconds or until uniform. This should still be a grainy consistency.
- Arrange the bread slices in loaf pan. If the bread is too wide you can cut off the sides. Place apple slices in between each bread slice
- Pour egg batter over the bread. Make sure everything is covered
- Top with remaining oats, add extra cinnamon if you like and bake for 30 minutes or until bread starts to brown around the edges.
- Serve with warm maple syrup and any additional topping that you may like. My favorites are granola and nuts!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
OMG. This is pure genius. I am in LOVE with baked french toast in the pirst place, but the apples in there are to die for. Need to try this soon!
That’s so sweet of you Kraly!! I hope you give it a try, it’s so good 🙂
This looks so pretty. want to pick up a slice now.
Hahaha wouldn’t be nice Neha? maybe in the future… 🙂
Great recipe!
Thanks so much!
Silvia,
This looks SO delicious and yet so simple to make!! Perfect for the fall and winter! I’m pinning this for later.
Thanks so much Jessica, once in a while we gotta find an excuse to eat dessert for breakfast 😉