Crock Pot Hawaiian Roll French Toast Casserole

After making French Toast the traditional, stovetop way with Hawaiian rolls, I wanted to give this recipe a try in my Crock Pot. It turned out to be a gorgeous, delicious casserole that I think you’re going to love.

Crock Pot Hawaiian Roll French Toast Casserole

This Crock Pot Hawaiian roll French toast casserole recipe is so easy you won’t believe you waited this long to try making it. Like my overnight French toast recipe in the slow cooker, this one requires very little prep.

Just make sure to butter your crock well or spray it with cooking spray to avoid burning. I missed doing the sides the first time I made it and had burned pieces because of it.

Ingredients Overview

Step-by-Step Instructions

Whisk together the eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract, half and half and pumpkin puree.

Mix well enough that all of the ingredients are blended.

Cut the half stick of butter into smaller chunks and line the bottom of your crock. Use the remaining parts of the stick of butter to coat the sides of the crock to avoid sticking and burning.

Break apart the Hawaiian rolls into individual pieces, and place in a single layer in the bottom of your crock.

Pour the mixture of eggs, vanilla extract, pumpkin puree, cinnamon and half and half over the layers of Hawaiian rolls.

If the liquid doesn’t fully cover the rolls, you can turn them over until they are coated on all sides.

Place the cover on your slow cooker and set it on low for six hours.

Serve with maple syrup for breakfast, breakfast for dinner or even an afterschool snack. The kids will love it.

Notes

I made this recipe using the 6-quart programmable Crock Pot that I’ve had for years. Yours may be bigger or small and will affect how many pieces of Hawaiian rolls you can fit in a single layer when making this casserole. I was able to fit 10 rolls.

Unfortunately, my Crock Pot only has two programmable settings with specific times attached to them: low for eight or 10 hours, and high for four or six hours. With this recipe, I had it on low but it was done in six hours. In fact, the first time around that’s when things started to burn. Therefore, you may want to set a separate timer on your phone to check the recipe at six hours, if you can’t specify a low setting and that timeframe like me.

Hawaiian Sweet Rolls

There are a number of different brands of Hawaiian sweet rolls, and you can buy them on Amazon. Some are described as brioche rolls. I wanted to share this information here in case your local supermarket doesn’t stock bread like this.