Blueberry Baked French Toast
This Blueberry Baked French Toast is creamy and bursting with beautiful blueberry flavours. This recipe is a keeper! Perfect for Sunday brunch or any special occasion.
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 5 - 6 cups of bread cubes 1-inch cubes (like Challah bread)
- 1 8 ounce package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (cut into small pieces)
- 2 cups of blueberries fresh blueberries or frozen
- 5 large eggs
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups light cream I used half + half
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp sugar for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla. Set aside.
- Next prepare a glass baking dish by greasing the inside with butter.
- Sprinkle in half of the bread pieces.
- Add the chunks of cream cheese and blueberries.
- Sprinkle on the remaining chunks of bread.
- Pour the milk/egg mixture over the bread.
- Sprinkle 2 tbsp sugar on to the top of the mixture.
- If you are baking this dish in the morning, cover the dish with tin foil and put it in the fridge overnight.
- In the morning preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake covered for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for 30 minutes more, until golden brown and puffy.
- Serve with syrup.
Notes
If you are using frozen blueberries, toss them first in about 1 tsp of flour. This will help to make sure the blueberries don't stain the bread and turn everything blue.