Recipe : Overnight Blueberry French Toast
This is one of the richest, most decadent French Toast casseroles ever! This fabulous breakfast casserole is loaded with blueberries, cream cheese and then drizzled with a homemade blueberry sauce. It's perfect for holidays like Easter, Mother's Day or Father's Day.
Prep Time : 25 minutes
Cook Time : 105 minutes
Passive Time : 12 hours
Serve : 15
Ingredients :
- 1 loaf French bread (cut into one-inch cubes)
- 2 8-oz. pkgs. cream cheese (cut into one-inch cubes)
- 2 cups blueberries
- 12 large eggs (beaten)
- 2 cups 2% milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup maple sryup
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 3 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter
How To Make :
- Lightly spray or grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- spread 1/2 the bread cubes in the prepared dish.
- Top bread cubes with cream cheese cubes.
- Sprinkle 2 cups of fresh blueberries over top of the cream cheese cubes.
- Top blueberry layer with last bread cubes.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup.
- Pour egg mixture over the bread cubes.
- Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove French Toast mixture from the refrigerator approximately 30 minutes before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Cover with foil and bake half-hour.
- Uncover, and continue baking 25 to half-hour longer.
- The center should be firm and surface lightly browned.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, blend the sugar, cornstarch and water.
- Bring ingredient to a boil.
- Cook 4-6 minutes stirring continuously.
- Add the remaining 1 ½ cups blueberries.
- Reduce heat to low, and simmer approximately 10-15 minutes--until the blueberries burst.
- Stir in butter to combine.
- Pour blueberry syrup over to of the baked French toast.
- Or serve sliced of Blueberry French Toast and drizzle blueberry syrup over individual servings.
Recipe Source : Overnight Blueberry French Toast
