Caramel Pecan Breakfast Casserole
This Caramel Pecan Breakfast Casserole is a decadent and easy way to start your day. Featuring a base of donuts, drizzled with a homemade caramel sauce and topped with crunchy pecans, it's perfect for special occasions.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 6 plain donuts plain donuts broken up into bite sized pieces
- 7 large eggs
- 1.25 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 0.125 tsp salt
Caramel Sauce
- 1.5 cup brown sugar
- 0.333 cup corn syrup
- 6 tbsp butter
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 cup heavy cream divided
- 0.5 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Arrange donut pieces to cover the bottom of the dish.
- In a large bowl, mix together eggs, milk, vanilla and salt. Pour evenly over donuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- To prepare the caramel, heat brown sugar, corn syrup, butter and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir till the butter is melted. Remove from heat once mixture starts to bubble all over.
- Add in 0.25 cup heavy cream and stir to combine. Then add the last 0.25 cup of heavy cream and stir to combine. Let cool a few minutes before pouring over your desired amount on the donut mixture. You can save extra for serving. Sprinkle pecans on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown. Serve hot.
Notes
This casserole is best served warm. You can make it the night before and bake it in the morning for a stress-free breakfast.