Nov 22, 2008 11:16 PM GMT
My sister and made this last year and it was really good... we had all of the stuff leftover except we didn't have apple juice. So I think we did more milk...? Not sure. Anyways, it was great! It'll give you some healthier wy to enjoy the leftover rolls and stuff.
Cranberry-Apple French Toast Casserole
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups diced Granny Smith apple (about 2 apples)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
1/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided
1 pound dinner rolls, quartered
Cooking spray
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 1/4 cups apple juice
1 1/4 cups 1% low-fat milk
3/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Preparation
Preheat oven to 250°.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apple, cinnamon, and cloves to pan; cook 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 tablespoons brown sugar; cook 2 minutes or until sugar melts. Remove from heat.
Place quartered rolls on a jelly-roll pan; bake at 250° for 15 minutes. Arrange rolls in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle cranberries evenly over rolls; top with apple mixture. Combine apple juice and the next 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Pour egg mixture over roll mixture; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Uncover dish, and sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until golden.
Nutritional Information
Calories:
270 (28% from fat)
Fat:
8.5g (sat 2.9g,mono 3.6g,poly 1.2g)
Protein:
7.7g
Carbohydrate:
41.9g
Fiber:
2.4g
Cholesterol:
112mg
Iron:
2mg
Sodium:
265mg
Calcium:
103mg
Cranberry-Apple French Toast Casserole
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups diced Granny Smith apple (about 2 apples)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
1/4 cup packed brown sugar, divided
1 pound dinner rolls, quartered
Cooking spray
1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 1/4 cups apple juice
1 1/4 cups 1% low-fat milk
3/4 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Preparation
Preheat oven to 250°.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add apple, cinnamon, and cloves to pan; cook 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 tablespoons brown sugar; cook 2 minutes or until sugar melts. Remove from heat.
Place quartered rolls on a jelly-roll pan; bake at 250° for 15 minutes. Arrange rolls in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle cranberries evenly over rolls; top with apple mixture. Combine apple juice and the next 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Pour egg mixture over roll mixture; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Uncover dish, and sprinkle with almonds. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until golden.
Nutritional Information
Calories:
270 (28% from fat)
Fat:
8.5g (sat 2.9g,mono 3.6g,poly 1.2g)
Protein:
7.7g
Carbohydrate:
41.9g
Fiber:
2.4g
Cholesterol:
112mg
Iron:
2mg
Sodium:
265mg
Calcium:
103mg
