Gluten Free French Toast Casserole with Cream Cheese Frosting
Overnight gluten free French toast casserole that tastes amazing! Loaded with gingerbread spices and topped with cream cheese frosting. Your new easy, make-ahead holiday brunch staple!
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This oven baked gluten free french toast casserole is about to become your new favorite holiday breakfast! It’s an easy, cozy, make-ahead breakfast everyone loves.
The best part? You can meal prep it the night before, so you can sip coffee the next morning, all cozy in your PJs, while breakfast bakes. You’re welcome!
Why you’ll love this gluten free French toast casserole
About Canyon Bakehouse Gluten Free Bread
Canyon Bakehouse Bread is certified gluten-free and also free of dairy, soy, nuts, casein, preservatives, artificial flavors/colors/sweeteners, and GMOs.
What I love most is that it doesn’t have to be toasted to taste good, unlike many gluten-free breads. The texture is soft and springy, not dense and crumbly. It’s perfect for this gluten free French toast casserole, where you need bread that can soak up all that custardy goodness without falling apart.
The Stay-Fresh packaging means you can keep it in your pantry for up to 90 days. Stock up and you’ll always be ready to whip up this gluten free French toast bake!
Gluten Free French Toast Casserole Ingredients
- Canyon Bakehouse Gluten Free Bread. Not following a gluten-free diet? Make this with your favorite bread.
- Milk. I make this with cow’s milk, but you can use plant-based milk or lactose-free milk too.
- Eggs.
- Cream cheese. Neufchâtel is a lighter version. Or, choose lactose-free or plant-based.
- Greek yogurt. To lighten the gingerbread cream cheese frosting.
- Maple syrup. The real stuff!
- Spices. Ginger, cardamom, and cloves.
- Pantry staples. Vanilla extract and salt.
Quick Instructions
See the recipe card below for full instructions.
- Cut the bread into cubes and place them in a baking dish.
- Combine milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, spices, and salt in a blender. Pour the mixture over the bread cubes and toss to coat.
- Refrigerate overnight or for 30 minutes, then bake at 350°F for about 45 minutes.
- Make the cream cheese frosting. Beat the cream cheese, yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla, and spices with a mixer. This can be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator, too!
- Spread cream cheese mixture over slightly cooled baked French toast. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes & Storage Tips
- Make-Ahead: Assemble the night before and refrigerate. Just bake in the morning!
- Dairy-Free: Use non-dairy milk and dairy-free cream cheese.
- Low FODMAP: Use lactose-free milk and yogurt. Regular cream cheese is fine (2 tablespoons is low FODMAP). Check your bread labels!
- Storage: Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days. Freeze individual portions for up to 2 months.
- Mix It Up: Add chocolate chips, pecans, or use pumpkin pie spice instead of gingerbread spices.
Gluten Free French Toast Casserole with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Gluten Free Baked French Toast
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil or spray
- 9 slices Canyon Bakehouse Stay-Fresh Gluten Free Bread
- 1 1/2 cups 2% milk, non-dairy, or lactose free milk
- 6 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Gingerbread Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 8- ounce package neufchatel, cream cheese, or lactose free cream cheese
- 1/2 cup 2% Greek yogurt or lactose free yogurt
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Grease a 9×9 baking dish with oil or cooking spray.
- Cut bread into cubes and place in baking dish.
- Combine milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a blender, and blend until ingredients are well combined. Pour mixture over bread and use clean hands or a fork to mix bread and liquids together. Press mixture down to ensure all bread cubes are coated. Coverand place in refrigerator for 30 minutes, or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C.). When oven is ready, place baking dish on center rack and bake for 45 minutes or until the top is light golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting into 6 slices and serving.
- While the french toast is baking, prepare the cream cheese frosting (this can also be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until ready to serve). Place neufatchel or cream cheese, yogurt, maple syrup, vanilla, and spices in a medium size mixing bowl. Combine ingredients well with an hand mixer. Spread on top of baked french toast to serve.
Notes
- Make with lactose free milk or low FODMAP plant based milk, and lactose free yogurt. You can use lactose free OR regular cream cheese as a 2 tablespoon serving is considered low FODMAP per MONASH.
- As of 10/10/25, Canyon Bakehouse Country White Stay Fresh Gluten Free Bread contains only low FODMAP ingredients, but not all varieties do, so be sure to read ingredient labels.
Nutrition
Let’s chat! What’s your favorite holiday breakfast? Have you tried Canyon Bakehouse gluten-free bread before?
Did you make this gluten free French toast casserole? Leave a comment and 5-star rating if you love it too! Share with friends or tag me on Instagram @thespicyrd – I love seeing your creations!
Anything baked is always so heavenly! The fact that this recipe is gluten-free makes it 100 times better! Thank you for such an amazing recipe, EA!!
Thanks so much Ushmana! So glad you like the recipe 🙂
Made this today for holiday guests. It was delicious! Had to guess on the recipe instructions… I don’t see them here. But I threw it all together and it turned out great!
Oh, no! It looks like I forgot to add instructions. Oops!! Glad you figured it out, and so happy to hear you liked it. Happy New Year!
Gingerbread EVERYTHING this time of year! Love this recipe.
OMG I love gingerbread, and this is such a great recipe! Thank you for posting this!! Love.
This is what I want for breakfast! Can’t wait to make it for the holidays for my family!
You definitely need to make this for yourself! And, I’m sure you’ll want to share with your family too 🙂 Happy Holidays Denise!
Wow! I am absolutely drooling right now! I love french toast + the gingerbread cream cheese sounds way too good to be true! I can’t wait to make this 🙂
Thanks so much Whitney! My son ate 4 servings, so he can attest to the yumminess of the french toast AND the gingerbread cream cheese frosting 🙂