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Lightened Up Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole 

This Lightened Up Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole is packed with all the flavors you love in a French toast casserole, but without the extra fat and calories. It makes for a healthy breakfast or weekend brunch!

Makes 8 servings

This Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole is so delicious and simple to make! It’s the perfect balance of apples and cinnamon mixed with low calorie, low carb bread.

This Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole provides a great source of energy to fuel your day-complete with warm sweet cinnamon apples-it’s sure to be a crowd-pleasing dish the whole family will love! Let’s be honest, who doesn’t love the taste of warm cinnamon apples?

What ingredients do I need to make this Lightened Up Apple French Toast Casserole? 

  • Light butter – I like to use Land O’Lakes light butter made with canola oil or I can’t believe it’s not butter 
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Brown sugar sweetener – I like to use Lakanto Brown Monkfruit or Swerve 
  • Apples– chopped. I like to use a combination of different kind of apples such as: Granny Smith and Honey Crisp, Fuji, or Gala, or Pink Lady.  
  • Low calorie, low carb, low point bread-cut into chunks. I like to use 45 calorie Sara Lee bread. 
  • Large eggs
  • Fairlife skim milk, unsweetened almond, or coconut milk
  • White sweetener – I like to use Lakanto classic Monkfruit sweetener 
  • Pure vanilla extract

How do I make this Lightened Up Apple French Toast Casserole?

Melt the butter in a large skillet and add chopped apples.

Cook apples on low to medium heat and stir for 5 minutes.

Add brown sugar, water, and cinnamon and continue to cook and stir for 10 minutes until apples are tender.

Spray a 9×13 inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine the bread chunks and lay in an even layer in the bottom of the dish.

Add cooked chopped apples on top.

In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients

Pour egg and milk mixture evenly over bread. 

Cover the casserole and store in the fridge overnight.

When ready to bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 350° degrees.

Bake the casserole uncovered for about 35-40 minutes.

Serve the casserole warm with your favorite toppings such as: no sugar added ChocZero syrup, cool whip, and enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp light butter 
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar sweetener 
  • 3 cups or 2 large apples, chopped. I like to use a combination of different kind of apples such as: Granny Smith and Honey Crisp, Fuji, or Gala, or Pink Lady.
  • 8 slices low calorie, low carb, low point bread-cut into chunks
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1.5 cups Fairlife skim milk, unsweetened almond, or coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sweetener
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Directions: 

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet and add apples.
  2. Cook apples on low to medium heat and stir for 5 minutes.
  3. Add brown sugar, water, and cinnamon and continue to cook and stir for 8-10 minutes until apples are tender.
  4. Spray a 9×13 inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  5. Combine the bread chunks and cooked apples and lay in an even layer in the bottom of the dish.
  6. In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients, and pour evenly over bread. 
  7. Cover the casserole and store in the fridge overnight.
  8. When ready to bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 350° degrees.
  9. Bake the casserole uncovered for about 35-40 minutes.
  10. Serve warm with your favorite toppings.
  11. Store leftovers in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Makes 8 ( 1/8th of the 9×13) servings

2 WW Points® per serving

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Yield: 8

Lightened Up Apple French Toast Casserole

Lightened Up Apple French Toast Casserole

This Apple Cinnamon French Toast is so delicious and simple to make! It’s the perfect balance of apples and cinnamon mixed with low calorie, low carb bread. Not only does it provide a great source of energy to fuel your day-complete with warm sweet cinnamon apples-but it's sure to be a crowd-pleasing dish the whole family will love. Let's be honest, who doesn’t love the taste of warm cinnamon apples?

Author: thepounddropper.com

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp light butter - I use Land O'Lakes light butter
  • 2 Tbsp water
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar sweetener - I use Lakanto BROWN Monkfruit
  • 3 cups or 2 large apples, chopped 
  • 8 slices low calorie, low carb, low point bread, cut into chunks
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1.5 cups Fairlife skim milk, unsweetened almond, or coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup white granulated sweetener - I use Lakanto Classic Monkfruit
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet and add apples.
  2. Cook apples on low to medium heat and stir for 5 minutes.
  3. Add brown sugar, water, and cinnamon and continue to cook and stir for 8-10 minutes until apples are tender.
  4. Spray a 9×13 inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
  5. Combine the bread chunks and cooked apples and lay in an even layer in the bottom of the dish.
  6. In a large bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients, and pour evenly over bread. 
  7. Cover the casserole and store in the fridge overnight.
  8. When ready to bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 350° degrees.
  9. Bake the casserole uncovered for about 35-40 minutes. Serve the casserole warm with your favorite toppings.
  10. Store leftovers in an air tight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Makes 8 ( 1/8 of 9x13) servings

2 WW Points® per serving

Notes

Smartpoints: GREEN: 3 smartpoints per serving BLUE/PURPLE: 2 smartpoints per serving

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 151Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 95mgSodium: 182mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 5gSugar: 8gProtein: 8g

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Dara

Sunday 1st of October 2023

Or I guess that counts as “remaining ingredients”!

Susan B

Sunday 1st of October 2023

Does it have to sit overnight or can I make it and bake it?

Lindsay Kehl

Thursday 12th of October 2023

Hi Susan

You can bake right away or let it sit overnight. Either way works great!

Peggy

Sunday 1st of October 2023

Can I use 2 percent milk

Susan B

Wednesday 4th of October 2023

@Peggy, that's the only milk I use in recipes. If you are on WW you would have to adjust your points

Susan B

Sunday 1st of October 2023

@Peggy, I am sure you can, but if you're following WW you would have to adjust your points

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