Chocolate French Toast

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 slices egg bread or 12 slices bread, crusts removed
• 6 ounces chopped semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 5 eggs
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups carnation evaporated milk (regular, 2% or fat-free)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar
• orange section (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a well greased 13x9-inch baking dish, arrange 6 slices bread. sprinkle over chopped chocolate. top with remaining slices.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat eggs slightly. whisk in orange juice, butter, sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla. pour over bread. let stand 30 minutes.
• 3 bake in a preheated 350f oven for 45 minutes, or until puffed and lightly browned. let stand 10 minuted before serving. sprinkle with confectioners sugar. serve with orange sections.
• 4 tips: assemble, cover and refrigerate overnight (butter will harden, but will melt during cooking). let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before baking.