Good-Cooking - Baked Butter Pecan French Toast

Ingredients

• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
• 1 (16 ounce) loaf French bread, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
• 2 cups (8 ounces) finely chopped ham
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1 2/3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice*
• Maple syrup, if desired