Description
Hearty sausage pancake breakfast casserole brings comfort to morning meals with layers of savory ingredients. Generous portions promise satisfaction for hungry diners seeking a delightful weekend brunch experience you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) maple sausage
- 6 large eggs
- 20–24 frozen pancakes (from 33 oz/935 g package), thawed
- 1.5 cups (360 ml) heavy cream
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk
- 2 tbsps sugar
- 2 tbsps maple syrup, plus more for serving
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Thoroughly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish to prevent sticking and facilitate easy serving.
- Layering Foundation: Slice pancakes into halves and arrange cut side down, creating a uniform base across the baking pan.
- Meat Preparation: Brown sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat until fully cooked, then drain excess grease and distribute evenly across and between pancake slices.
- Custard Creation: Whisk eggs, heavy cream, milk, vanilla extract, sugar, and maple syrup in a large mixing bowl until smooth and well-incorporated.
- Assembly and Marination: Pour custard mixture over pancake and sausage layers, ensuring complete coverage. Wrap casserole tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to allow flavor melding and custard absorption.
- Baking Preparation: Remove casserole from refrigerator, let rest at room temperature for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack positioned in the center for consistent heat distribution.
- Cooking Process: Uncover casserole and bake for 50-60 minutes until center is set and top turns golden brown.
- Finishing Touch: Remove from oven, let rest 5 minutes for custard stabilization. Serve warm, optionally drizzling maple syrup for enhanced sweetness.
Notes
- Prep Ahead Strategy: Refrigerate overnight to enhance flavor infusion and ensure tender, moist texture throughout the casserole.
- Grease Carefully: Use butter or cooking spray generously to prevent sticking and guarantee easy, clean serving.
- Sausage Browning Tip: Cook meat completely, eliminating any pink color and draining excess grease for optimal taste and texture.
- Baking Precision: Position oven rack centrally and monitor casserole during final 10 minutes to prevent over-browning while ensuring fully set custard.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50-60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 373
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 560 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 14 g
- Cholesterol: 213 mg