Best 3 Overnight Caramel Strata Recipes

CARAMEL APPLE STRATA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Set aside., In a small bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, sugar and pie spice. Arrange half of the bread slices in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with apples; drizzle with half of the caramel sauce. Sprinkle with pecans; top with remaining bread., In a large bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt and vanilla. Pour over top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Cover and refrigerate remaining caramel sauce., Remove strata from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting., In a microwave, heat the reserved sauce. Drizzle warm sauce over strata.

OVERNIGHT STRATA

Steps:

• Melt the margarine in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the mushrooms and onions and cook, stirring, until just slightly tender, 2 minutes.
• Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with non stick vegetable spray.
• Place 8 of the bread slices in the prepared dish.
• Layer half of the mushrooms and the onions, bacon, celery, and chilies on top of the bread and finish with half of the cheese.
• Sprinkle with half of the salt, pepper, and dill.
• Repeat the bread layer and the remaining half of the ingredients as above but add the tomato slices before the cheese.
• Thoroughly mix the egg substitute, eggs, milk and mustard and pour into the dish.
• Cover with wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Before baking, allow the strata to stand at least 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake the strata, uncovered, until bubbly and lightly browned, 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

EASY BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large skillet, cook and crumble sausage with pepper and onion over medium-high heat until no longer pink, 5-7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, place sausage mixture over bread. Sprinkle with cheese., In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, mustard and milk; pour over top. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove strata from refrigerator while oven heats., Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked casserole. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.