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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast » Pancakes and Waffles

    Strawberry Rhubarb Baked French Toast

    Published by Melissa on June 6, 2011 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 54 Comments

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    Baked French Toast is one of my favorite recipes on my blog. I make it nearly every weekend in the summer when I can buy fabulous bread and gorgeous fruits at the Farmer’s Market. It’s so easy to change up with whatever fruit is in season. But as much as I loved all the others, this Strawberry Rhubarb Baked French Toast is my new favorite. I love the sweet tart combination of strawberries and rhubarb with just a hint of orange.

    I also made one other change in the recipe. I toasted the bread for 20 minutes before soaking it in the egg mixture overnight. I decided if toasting the bread before making stuffing gives it a better texture, then toasting the French toast bread would probably do the same thing. I thought it made a huge difference. Even the bread on the bottom near the fruit juices was firmer.

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    With this Baked French Toast recipe it is best to use a dense, chewy bread. I bought a loaf of Cinnamon Burst Bread from Great Harvest Bread Company. It’s a big round 1 ½ pound loaf studded with cinnamon chips and it makes fabulous French toast. Of course, if you aren’t lucky enough to have a Great Harvest store near you, feel free to substitute any dense, chewy bread that you love.

    Strawberry-Rhubarb

    If you haven’t cooked with rhubarb before, it’s very easy to use. You just wash it, cut it into bites size chucks and add plenty of sugar to it because it’s very tart. It pairs really nicely with strawberries because of the contrasting sweet and tart flavors.

    Give this one a try while there’s still rhubarb at the market.

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    Strawberry Rhubarb Baked French Toast

    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time30 mins
    Course: Pancakes and Waffles
    Servings: 8 -12 servings
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 1 loaf Cinnamon Burst Bread cubed *
    • 6 eggs
    • 1 ½ cups half and half
    • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
    • ½ cup agave can substitute ⅔ cup sugar
    • 1 tablespoon corn starch
    • 1 tablespoon orange zest
    • 2 cups rhubarb chopped into 1 inch pieces
    • 2 cups strawberries hulled and halved
    • ¼ cups butter melted

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350º. Spread bread evenly into a jelly roll pan and toast for 20 minutes.
    • In a medium bowl mix eggs, half-and-half and vanilla. Pour egg mixture evenly over cooled toasted bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
    • Combine agave, cornstarch, and orange zest, fold in rhubarb and strawberries. Pour into a greased 13"x9" baking pan.
    • Place the chilled bread mixture on top of the fruit mixture. Drizzle the butter over the bread.
    • Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cover with foil if the top is getting too brown.

    Notes

    *Or substitute 1 ½ pounds of your favorite dense, chewy bread

    More great Strawberry Rhubarb recipes you might like:

    Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp, Two Peas and Their Pod
    Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler, Hooiser Homemade
    Strawberry Rhubarb Bars, The Swans
    Strawberry Rhubarb Compote, Gina’s Skinny Recipes
    Strawberry Rhubarb Preserves, Tracey’s Culinary Adventures

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    1. Barbara

      June 08, 2011 at 6:46 pm

      Don’t you love that “refrigerate overnight” part? This looks wonderful, Barbara!

      Reply
    2. Christine

      June 08, 2011 at 4:11 pm

      Looks wonderful. Love the fruit. Yummy!

      Thanks,
      Christine
      christinespantry.blogspot.com

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    3. Becky at VintageMixer

      June 08, 2011 at 2:52 pm

      Barbara, this recipe looks absolutely amazing! I wish josh liked baked french toast. I think I would eat it weekly if he did! It was great seeing you today. I always look forward to sitting by you at our little blogger get togethers!!

      Reply
    4. Lauren from Lauren's Latest

      June 08, 2011 at 10:24 am

      I love Great Harvest Bread! Too bad I don’t have one near by…rats. Baked French Toast is one of my new favorite things…and so easy! Love it.

      Reply
    5. Cookin' Canuck

      June 08, 2011 at 8:18 am

      Oh my, that looks wonderful, Barbara. I like that it’s packed with fruit – takes away some of the guilt of eating a plateful of French toast.

      Reply
    6. Kim

      June 08, 2011 at 8:04 am

      As a lover of all breakfast foods, I love that you shared this recipe and declared it one of your favorites. I can see that it would easily adapt to almost any mix of fruits. A gorgeous breakfast for sure!

      Reply
    7. Blond Duck

      June 08, 2011 at 5:27 am

      Why have I not made this?

      I would love to try scuba!

      Reply
    8. Angie's Recipes

      June 08, 2011 at 5:24 am

      That’s a gourmet French toast! Love the combination!

      Reply
    9. blackbookkitchendiaries

      June 08, 2011 at 3:22 am

      this looks absolutely delicious!! thank you for sharing this with us. i cant wait to try this out for my familly:)

      Reply
    10. Deeba

      June 07, 2011 at 10:44 pm

      This is one I’d love to bake very soon; I love the very idea of a toasted bread pudding. WOW!! And an overnight rest…even better!!

      Reply
    11. jessica

      June 07, 2011 at 6:50 pm

      Oh- did you see my olive oil giveaway? Just wondering- it is amazing!

      Reply
    12. jessica

      June 07, 2011 at 6:50 pm

      i don;t think french toast could get any better than this. Unbelievable and beautiful and oh i wish i had a piece right now! Like RIGHT NOW

      Reply
    13. Claire @ Claire K Creations

      June 07, 2011 at 6:08 pm

      Rhubarb is just coming into the shops here now but I’m yet to bake a winter dish with it. This looks fabulous. I’m rather jealous of your cinnamon-stuffed bread. Yum!

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    14. kim sisto robinson

      June 07, 2011 at 4:45 pm

      Barbara,
      I am printing this immediately. I love love love this.
      xxx

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    15. Rice Kernel

      June 07, 2011 at 4:28 pm

      This is such a lovely dish – perfect for entertaining. Or dessert, especially with your beautiful bread. Will have to look for something similar where we are. Thanks, Barbara!

      Reply
    16. teresa

      June 07, 2011 at 1:47 pm

      oh i have to show this to my husband, he’ll lose his mind. these look incredible!

      Reply
    17. BreAna

      June 07, 2011 at 1:37 pm

      This looks amazing! I will have to try it out this week while I am visiting my parents. They have a lot of rhubarb! 🙂

      Reply
    18. Jamie

      June 07, 2011 at 12:17 pm

      Baked French Toast. Wow this is some decadent breakfast! I’d serve this for dessert! Love the fruit layer! Really beautiful, Barbara, and I can see now that I do need to visit you!

      Reply
    19. natalie (the sweets life)

      June 07, 2011 at 11:41 am

      Yum! I’ve seen rhubarb in so many recipes lately, but not french toast. I must get my hands on some!!

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    20. Sue

      June 07, 2011 at 10:17 am

      Oh my, You’ve sold me on this one Barbara! I know my husband would love this for his Father’s day breakfast! Me too~ YUM!

      Reply
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