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This Chocolate French Toast Bake – is a great make ahead French toast made with chocolate milk! Because everyday should start with chocolate. Great for weekend brunch or the holidays.
Chocolate for breakfast is kind of my favorite thing ever. If you are in the sweet camp for breakfast like Cinnamon Rolls, Buttermilk Pancakes, and Bakery Style Muffins, you are going to love this as well!
This Chocolate French Toast Bake recipe has been on the blog since 2015, so it was definitely time for it to get a facelift!
So if you have tried this recipe before and the pictures look different, that is why! I will include the slight change in the recipe card below, so don’t worry!
What You’ll Need
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- French Bread – really any day old bread works great!
- Eggs
- Chocolate Milk
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
- Chocolate Chips
Originally the recipe was made with white milk, cocoa powder and sugar for a more dark chocolate taste. Notes are in the recipe card if you want to go that route!
Useful Tools
How To Make Chocolate French Toast Bake
- Add bread cubes to the bottom of a 13×9 inch baking dish.
- Whisk together eggs, chocolate milk, vanilla extract and salt until well combined. Pour over the bread.
- Use your hands to gently press down on the bread cubes to make sure everything is submerged.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top.
- Cover with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic wrap is directly touching the surface of the bread. Place in the fridge for at least 2 hours, up to overnight.
- Bake for about 45 minutes until it is golden brown, puffed up and cooked through.
Recipe Tips & Suggestions
- If you want to make this diary free, you can use any alternative milk you like! A chocolate version or mix in cocoa powder and sugar (notes in recipe card below) to make a dairy free chocolate milk.
- Any type of bread will work for this, you just want it to ideally be at least a day old. You don’t want super fresh bread or it will just be soggy and mushy. Day old bread will stand up to the milk and have a better texture. And if you are letting it sit overnight, you really want to make sure it is slightly older bread.
- This is great to make ahead, and have it sitting in the fridge overnight. In the morning take it out as the oven preheats, so it can come closer to room temperature before baking.
Serving Suggestions
After you take this out of the oven it is best to let it cool for just a few minutes before serving. You can dust with powdered sugar, drizzle chocolate spread or chocolate sauce over the top for even more chocolate-y goodness!
I like to serve with Homemade Whipped Cream, but you could go all out and make Chocolate Whipped Cream for this. Or you could serve with maple syrup.
More Great Breakfast Recipes
- Sheet Pan Pancakes
- Bacon Egg Cheese Muffins
- Breakfast Pizza
- Breakfast Sliders
- Sourdough French Toast
Chocolate French Toast Bake
Ingredients
- 14 oz French Bread, day old
- 8 large eggs
- 3 cups chocolate milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Cut day old bread into about 1 inch cubes and place in a 13×9 inch baking dish.
- Whisk together eggs, chocolate milk, vanilla and salt until very well combined. Pour evenly over the bread cubes.
- Use your hands to gently press down on the bread until everything is submerged in the milk mixture.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips over the top.
- Cover with plastic wrap, making sure that the plastic wrap is in direct contact with the top of the casserole so it doesn't dry out. Place in the fridge for 2 hours, up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350º F. If your French toast bake has been in the fridge overnight, let it sit for 20 minutes to come close to room temperature before baking.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown, puffed up and the casserole is cooked through. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
2 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder Can use any alternative milk you like and follow these measurements, or if you want a richer chocolate flavor you can use this in place of the chocolate milk called for in the recipe.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This recipe is going to be such a big hit for holiday breakfast- everyone loves chocolate! It looks decadent and completely worthy of the extra calories 🙂
I believe there is always rooms for chocolate.. even at breakfast!!
This is the best way to start the day…EVER!
WOOOOT! Congrats to your genius!! He also deserves this whole chocolaty deliciousness all to himself, as a reward. With a pint of ice cream! 😀
You are speaking my language, girl! Wow does this ever look good!!
French Toast Bakes are one of my very favorite things! This looks so perfect!
Okay, chocolate for breakfast? Sign me up!!!