Cranberry-apple French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups diced granny smith apples (about 2 apples)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 lb dinner roll, quartered
• cooking spray
• 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries (craisins)
• 1 1/4 cups apple juice
• 1 1/4 cups low-fat milk (1%)
• 3/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250.
• 2 melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. add apples, cinnamon, and cloves to pan; cook 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently.
• 3 stir in 2 tblsp brown sugar; cook 2 minutes or until sugar melts. remove from heat.
• 4 place quartered rolls on a jelly roll pan; bake at 250 for 15 minutes. arrange rolls in a 13x9 baking dish coated with cooking spray. sprinkle cranberries over rolls; top with apple mixture. combine apple juice, and the next 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. pour mixture over roll mixture; sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp sugar. cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 5 preheat oven to 350.
• 6 uncover dish, and sprinkle with almonds. bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until golden.