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Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Bacon–Luke Approved!

January 5, 2014 By Laura 8 Comments

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Make Ahead Maple Waffle Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch is perfect for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special! 

Make Ahead Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch! PERFECT for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!

I have been dying to tell you guys about this dish for a while now. See what happened is, the first time I made it, I did not account for the dish starting cold from the fridge, how long it might take to bake, so I ended up taking it to my brother’s house where we were visiting rather than waiting for it to bake through. It was a particularly large batch too, I think a triple recipe of what is below. So we had it for breakfast there, where I did not take any pictures of it. Which was a shame because it was a big hit. In fact, my 4 year old nephew, Luke, spent all morning waiting for me to emerge from bed (they woke up at a normal hour early and ate before me) just so he could tell me how much he loved it. How cute is that? So now when I make this, I always think of Luke.

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This is Luke, albeit on a different occasion eating a Peppermint Ganache Glazed Chocolate Bundtlette

This time I made it for Christmas morning. And I made it smaller, but still bigger than the recipe below. I wish I had made the smaller recipe because as much as we loved it (and we did except for John who is not a huge fan of maple and therefore just liked it), it was still too rich for us to be excited about leftovers in the middle of all of the other rich food over Christmas. So I wrote the recipe as below, which is much closer to the size that Cathy over at Noble Pig made in the waffle bread pudding recipe that I was inspired by.

 Make Ahead Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch! PERFECT for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!Assembled before baking…

Make Ahead Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch! PERFECT for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!

After a go-round on Christmas morning…

Make Ahead Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch! PERFECT for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!

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Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Sausage and Bacon--Luke Approved!
Adapted from Noble Pig
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Keyword: eggs
Author: TheSpicedLife
Ingredients
  • 10 cups 1" waffle pieces, stale or dried out in a warm oven (I used my Clinton St. Waffles recipe)
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup 1% milk
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 T heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 t pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 t maple extract (optional)
  • 1/2 t kosher sea salt
  • 1/2 lb bacon, cooked until somewhat crisp (do not overcook because it will crisp up further on the casserole), broken into pieces
  • 1/2 lb sausage, browned and crumbled
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Make homemade waffles. Cut into bite-sized pieces and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes to crisp them up. (Or use stale waffles.)

  2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine eggs, milk, cream, syrup, vanilla, maple extract and kosher salt. Whisk until combined.
  3. Grease a 9x9 baking dish (the recipe as pictured is doubled). Add the crisped waffle pieces and crumbled sausage. Pour the egg mixture over the waffles and sausage. Top with the broken bacon pieces. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit overnight in the fridge (or a cold garage if it is winter).
  4. At least 60 minutes before you plan to serve the dish (and another 15-20 minutes would not hurt to allow it to set first), remove the plastic wrap, cover with foil and place it in a cold oven and turn the temperature to 350 F. (This will allow the casserole to gently warm up in the beginning.)
  5. After 45 minutes, remove the foil and let it bake uncovered, until the bacon has browned and a knife inserted into the center comes out mostly clean and dry. The eggs should be cooked through.
  6. You can serve it right away, it will taste great, but it will firm up if you set it set for about 10-15 minutes.

For the collage lovers….

Make Ahead Maple Waffle Breakfast Casserole with Bacon and Sausage for Breakfast or Brunch! PERFECT for Christmas morning or a weekend when you want something extra special!

Filed Under: bacon, breakfast, casseroles, eggs, pork, sausage, waffles Tagged With: bacon, bread pudding, breakfast, breakfast casserole, casserole, eggs, maple, maple syrup, sausage, strata, waffles

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Comments

  1. Joanne says

    January 6, 2014 at 7:27 am

    Gotta love a recipe that’s easy to throw together and kid-approved!

    Reply
  2. Leah says

    January 6, 2014 at 3:24 pm

    I think there may be a word, or words, omitted at the beginning of step 4. (?)

    Reply
    • Laura says

      January 6, 2014 at 4:37 pm

      Ack! There certainly was! Thank you so much for letting me know; it has been fixed!

      Reply
  3. grace says

    January 6, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    leftover waffles often suffer a terrible fate, but this is a magnificent use for them! in fact, i’m pretty sure i’d prefer this to regular waffles. 😉

    Reply
  4. Leah says

    January 6, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    Thanks for making the correction! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Jen says

    January 7, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    I’m glad I ran across your blog! It has been a long time since I’ve even had a waffle… but this recipe sounds like a winner for kids or adults. Thanks!

    Reply
  6. Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says

    January 8, 2014 at 11:10 am

    That’s great that he liked it so much! It always feels so nice when the kiddos love something you’ve made. And I love a good breakfast casserole. Yum!

    Reply
  7. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

    January 15, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    Love a good breakfast casserole when we have houseguests. So much easier than “short order cooking” for a full house!

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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