Ingredients
- 1/3 cup 5 Tbs butter or non-dairy alternative (Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks)
- 2/3 cup brown sugar or coconut palm sugar
- 1 loaf gluten-free sandwich bread or French bread 3-5 days old/stale or thawed from frozen works best
- 6 eggs OR 1 1/2 cups apple butter, canned pumpkin or mashed bananas
- 1 1/4 cups soy OR coconut nog note: if using egg substitutes above, add extra 1/4 – 1/2 cup nog to thin the mixture OR your favorite cream OR milk OR just melt your favorite ice cream instead
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
topping:
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans optional
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries optional
- confectioner’s sugar for dusting optional
- pure maple syrup if serving for breakfast
- vanilla yogurt to top optional – (So Delicious® Vanilla Coconut Yogurt)
Instructions
- Melt butter/Buttery Sticks and pour to cover the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Sprinkle enough brown sugar/coconut palm sugar to cover. Reserve approximately 1/4 cup sugar to sprinkle on top of the casserole before baking.
- Slice gluten-free bread 1 inch thick. Lay slices on top of butter/sugar coated dish. The slices may overlap slightly, if necessary.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs/egg substitute, nog, vanilla and spices. Pour over top of the bread-lined pan, evenly coating each slice. Sprinkle remaining sugar, nuts and/or blueberries on top and cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight or for at least 2 hours.
- (Click on the photo of me to see a quick video on how quick & easy it is to put this casserole together!)
- Remove plastic wrap from the casserole and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Bake for 35 minutes. The bread should have soaked up most of the liquid at this point; if not, remove the foil and bake an additional 5-10 minutes.
- Serve with syrup or coconut yogurt, or a sprinkle of confectioner's sugar just before serving.
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** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.