Overnight Blueberry French Toast
Created by SweetsnStuff on October 8, 2017
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 8-24h
- Cook Time: 25-30m
- Recipe #28396
Ingredients
- 12 slices (480 grams) French bread (day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes)
- 16 ounces cream cheese (cut into 1 inch cubes, two 8-ounce packages)
- 1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh only)
- 12 large eggs (beaten)
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- FOR TOPPING
- 1 cup granulated sugar (white)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup blueberries (fresh)
- 1 tablespoon butter
How to Make
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Step 1: Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
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Step 2: Arrange half the bread cubes in the dish, and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the cream cheese, and top with remaining bread cubes.
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Step 3: In a large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Pour over the bread cubes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
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Step 4: Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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Step 5: Cover, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25 to 30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned.
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TO MAKE THE BLUEBERRY TOPPING - if you wanted to omit this you could just use blueberry pie filling
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Step 6: In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup blueberries. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, until the blueberries burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked French toast
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (380.1 g)
- Calories 704.2
- Total Fat - 32.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 16 g
- Cholesterol - 385.4 mg
- Sodium - 689.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 82.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 45.1 g
- Protein - 23.3 g
- Calcium - 217.1 mg
- Iron - 4 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg