Cinnamon Roll French Toast Casserole with a thick cream cheese glaze 🤍🍞 Here’s a recipe that matches it:
🍮 Cinnamon Roll French Toast Bake
Ingredients
For the casserole:
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2 cans (12 oz each) refrigerated cinnamon rolls (with icing packets reserved)
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4 large eggs
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1/2 cup heavy cream (or whole milk)
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1/2 cup milk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 tsp cinnamon
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2 tbsp melted butter
For the cream cheese glaze:
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4 oz cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup powdered sugar
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2–3 tbsp milk
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Reserved icing from cinnamon rolls
Instructions
1️⃣ Prep
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Grease a 9×13 baking dish.
2️⃣ Cut the rolls
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Cut each cinnamon roll into 4 pieces.
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Spread evenly in the baking dish.
3️⃣ Make custard
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In a bowl, whisk eggs, cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and melted butter.
4️⃣ Pour & soak
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Pour mixture evenly over cinnamon roll pieces.
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Let sit 10–15 minutes so it soaks in.
5️⃣ Bake
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Bake 25–35 minutes until golden and set in the center.
6️⃣ Make glaze
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Beat cream cheese until smooth.
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Add powdered sugar, milk, and reserved icing.
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Mix until creamy and pour over warm casserole.
✨ Optional Add-Ins
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Chopped pecans
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Maple syrup drizzle
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A sprinkle of nutmeg
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Caramel sauce
Serve warm — it’s extra gooey and soft right out of the oven 😋
If you’d like, I can give you a from-scratch (no canned rolls) version too!