Christmas Morning French Toast

I love when I discovered how to make French toast in my Crock-Pot. This really easy slow cooker recipe is the perfect recipe for Christmas morning. Why? Because the last thing you want to think about is making breakfast.

Really easy Christmas morning French toast

With this recipe for easy Christmas morning French toast, you put all the ingredients in the slow cooker the night before aka Christmas Eve. Then, you let it simmer through the night. When you get up in the morning, it will be ready.

After the first time I made French toast in the slow cooker, I knew I needed to do some tweaking. In the first go around, the bread was too mushy for my daughters’ taste. So I modified it, mostly by using half of the liquid that the original recipe called for. Once I tweaked this really easy recipe, it was perfect.

Ingredients for really easy slow cooker French toast

6 eggs
3/4 cup skim milk (you can use whichever kind of milk you like; we only get skim or fat-free milk)
1 loaf of bread
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 T cinnamon
canola oil, butter or cooking spray
powdered sugar

Instructions for this Christmas morning breakfast

Coat the inside of your slow cooker with canola oil, butter or cooking spray. Since the French toast has the tendency to stick to the sides, grease it liberally.

Place the loaf of bread in the slow cooker. If your slow cooker is on the smaller side, you may be able to fit only 3/4 of the loaf of bread inside.

In a bowl mix the eggs, milk, brown sugar and cinnamon.

Pour the liquid mixture over the bread. It should be enough to cover the loaf halfway.

Turn the slow cooker on low for four to six hours.

(You’ll use the powdered sugar as a dusting when serving the French Toast.)

It really is that easy.

Watching the French toast cook

I stayed up late to watch how this was cooking. About three hours in, the brown sugar was starting to caramelize. Delish.

I still had some extra liquid in the bottom of the slow cooker. So I used a spatula and flipped the bread over (to avoid burning). Then I cooked for the remaining time without the top on. This allowed the extra liquid to burn off.

Verdict for this really easy Christmas morning breakfast

While the French Toast was still a bit mushy when we ate it, we dusted it with powdered sugar. Powdered sugar fixes everything, because my daughters gave it a thumbs up. Also, they went back for seconds.

If I had to describe this Crock Pot French Toast, here’s what I would say. Have you ever had bread pudding? Yeah, this dish is a cross between softer French Toast and bread pudding. 

Either way, my girls loved it. They didn’t even use maple syrup on it. Instead, they said it was like eating a gigantic cinnamon bun with a fork.

I put some cut bananas on mine and I did use maple syrup, because I love syrup. Just call me Buddy the Elf!

See more easy slow cooker recipes here.