OVERNIGHT BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Overnight Blueberry French Toast Casserole is so simple to make forward after which bake the subsequent morning!  This french toast casserole is packed filled with candy cream cheese and blueberries!



Ingredients
FOR THE FRENCH TOAST

  • 2 (12 inch long) French Baguettes, cut into 1/2 slices (discard the ends)
  • 12 Ounces Cream Cheese, Softened
  • 1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
  • 2 Cups Blueberries
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1 1/2 Cups Heavy Cream or Milk
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

FOR THE TOPPING:

  • 1/2 Stick Butter
  • 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 Teaspoon flooring cinnamon

Instructions

  • Lightly butter a 3 quart casserole dish.
  • In a medium bowl utilizing a hand mixer or huge spoon, combine the cream cheese with the maple syrup, and cinnamon, then fold inside the blueberries.
  • Spread about one Tablespoon of the blueberry cream cheese combination onto one aspect of every slice of bread. Place bread slices calmly in a row inside the ready baking dish.
  • Use a pitcher measuring cup or medium bowl to whisk collectively the eggs, cream or milk, and vanilla extract. Pour combination calmly over bread slices.
  • Cover pan with foil and refrigerate at the least four hours to overnight. (Overnight is best).
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Place the french toast inside the oven with the foil on and bake for 35 minutes.  Remove the foil and bake for an extra 10 minutes till upper is golden brown.

FOR THE TOPPING:

  • Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk inside the brown sugar till smooth. Whisk inside the maple syrup and cinnamon. Drizzle over french toast as desired. 

I originally posted this recipe again on December 12, 2016, and it inside the present day turned certainly one of essentially some of the foremost universal recipes on my blog!  It was featured on Brit + CO Blueberry Breakfast Recipes among many different websites as well. And, with nice reason, it’s SO delicious!  While I even have made over a few of the older photographs I saved a couple of of the originals too so you'll have the opportunity to see how this casserole is assembled.

I occur to love all the overnight french toast recipes identical to this Lemon Berry Overnight French Toast and my S’mores French Toast Casserole.  It’s huge to get up at the weekend and be capable to just pop your breakfast proper inside the oven and never should do any work!

HOW TO MAKE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE:
For this french toast casserole, you'll leap via chopping up NULL baguettes which can be every about 12 inches long.  Slice them into items which can be about 1/2 – 1 inch thick.

Set the bread apart and use a mixer to beat collectively the softened cream cheese with the maple syrup and cinnamon, then fold inside the blueberries.  You can use contemporary or frozen blueberries for this recipe.

Now, butter a 9×13 or 3-quart casserole dish.  Spread about 1 Tablespoon of the blueberry cream cheese combination onto ONE aspect of every slice of bread.  Layer them into your ready casserole dish as proven inside the image below.

Next, whisk collectively your milk, eggs, and vanilla and pour calmly over the casserole.  Press down quite at the items of bread to make certain they truly take in that egg mixture.

HOW TO REHEAT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE:
In the morning merely take this out of the refrigerator and bake in a 350-degree oven with the foil nonetheless on for 35 minutes.  After the time is up, take away the foil and bake for an extra 10 minutes till the upper is golden.

I suggest storing leftovers of this inside the identical pan inside the refrigerator and re-heating inside the oven.  It’s greatest if ate up inside NULL days after cooking.

Overnight Blueberry French Toast Casserole
Overnight Blueberry French Toast Casserole is so simple to make forward after which bake the subsequent morning!  This french toast casserole is packed filled with candy cream cheese and blueberries!