Blueberry French Toast Casserole

Submitted by Ck2plz

"This came out of the cookbook "101 things to do with a Casserole." This is a good and quick casserole to make for breakfast."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 loaf bread, cubed
• 8 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 1 1⁄2 cups fresh blueberries (I used 2 cups) or 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries (I used 2 cups)
• 12 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Remember you need to refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
2. Place half the bread cubes in a greased 9x13-inch pan. Layer cream cheese cubes evenly over bread. Sprinkle blueberries over top. Cover with the remaining bread cubes.
3. In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla and syrup. Drizzle mixture evenly over bread. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 25-30 minutes more, or until center is firm and top is golden brown. Lightly dust casserole with powered sugar.

Reviews

[katew]

I made this with apples with good result, maybe a tad on the dry side but served with cream cures this !!

 

[BLUE ROSE]

Nice breakfast to make. I have already made this recipe twice. The first time was so so . The second time I made this I chose to add pure maple syrup to this which I found gave it the flavor we were looking for.