Sticky Bun Casserole with Whipped Cream & Bacon Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 slices French bread (1½-inches thick)
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 16 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• ¼ cup light corn syrup
• ¼ tsp. table salt
• 1 ½ cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 6 eggs
• 1 ½ cups half-and-half
• 1 ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• Whipped cream and diced cooked bacon, optional