Adapted slightly from Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat(Clarkson Potter, 2016).

Chrissy Teigen’s French Toast Casserole With Salted Frosted Flakes

Serves: 8 
Prep time: 13 hrs 
Cook time: 1 hrs

Ingredients

The Base

• 1tablespoon butter
• 1pound French bread (1 large loaf), cut into 1-inch pieces
• 8large eggs
• 2cups heavy cream
• 1cup whole milk
• 1/2cup rum (we used Meyer's dark rum—if you're concerned about the alcohol, feel free to reduce, replacing with another liquid like milk)
• 1cup lightly packed light brown sugar
• 1tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2teaspoon kosher salt

The Topping

• 3cups Frosted Flakes cereal
• 3tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

1. Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish (or a tall-sided 12-inch ovenproof skillet) and arrange the cubed bread in the dish.
2. In a big bowl, whisk the eggs to combine, then whisk in the heavy cream, milk, rum, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt until smooth. Pour the mixture over the bread, really pressing down on the bread to help the custard soak in. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours and up to 12.
3. Heat the oven to 350°F. Take the casserole out of the fridge and let it sit at room temp for 30 minutes.
4. Make the topping: In a bowl, combine the cereal, melted butter, and salt and toss to coat. Spread the mixture evenly over the casserole.
5. Bake until the topping is golden and the bread cubes peeking out of the top are crusty and toasty, 50 to 55 minutes. Serve warm with maple syrup.

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