Baked Apple French Toast Casserole

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup

brown sugar

3 tbsp

unsalted butter

1/4 cup

water

1 tsp

apple pie spice or cinnamon

apples (peeled and chopped (preferably a firm/tart apple like Granny Smith))

large eggs

1 cup

milk (whole or 2%)

1 cup

half and half

2 tbsp

brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp

apple pie spice or cinnamon

2 tsp

pure vanilla extract

14-15 oz loaf French bread, cut into cubes (preferably a day or two old)

1/3 cup

brown sugar

1/3 cup

all purpose flour

3/4 tsp

apple pie spice or cinnamon

salt

3 tbsp

unsalted butter (melted)