Hosting brunch this Easter? Here are tips from "Taste of Home"

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Are you hosting this Easter? Is brunch on the docket? Before you stress out too much, Mark Hagen with "Taste of Home" joined the Studio A team with his best tips and trucks.

Caramel-Pecan French Toast Bake

For a sensational dish for a Sunday brunch try is French toast. You make it up the night before, so you only need to bake it and make the syrup the following day.—Brad Shue, Harper, Kansas

Prep: 20 min. + chlling Bake: 30 min.

SAUCE:

Yield: 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 559 calories, 33 g fat (14 g saturated fat), 207 mg cholesterol, 398 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Overnight Brunch Casserole

I love to cook for company and do brunch frequently. Different from most egg bakes, this casserole combines scrambled eggs and a cheese sauce that bake up into a rich and creamy dish. —Candace Hesch, Mosinee, Wisconsin

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 40 min. + standing

TOPPING:

Yield: 12 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 150 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 91 mg cholesterol, 509 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 13 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Spicy Sausage Hash Browns

"I love to develop my own recipes and have people calling for them often. My family members and friends from our church tend to be my favorite and most honest critics." Angela Sheridan - Opdyke, Illinois

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 5 hours

Yield: 9 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Ragu double-cheddar cheese sauce.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 368 calories, 25 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 73 mg cholesterol, 723 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 10 g protein.