Overnight Blueberry French Toast Recipe
Overnight blueberry French toast is made with chunks of crusty bread, sweet blueberries, lots of sugar, a sweet egg custard, assembled in a baking pan, and topped with blueberry streusel. This version has a punch of rich custard and lots of bright blueberries throughout.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Dish
- Saucepan
- Bowl
- Cooking Spray
- Spatula
- Knife
- Chopping Board
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 12 Beaten Eggs
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup
- 2 cups Fresh Blueberries
- 12 French Bread Slices
- 1 cup White Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
Instructions
- Grease a baking dish. Take half of the bread cubes and place them on the dish along with cream cheese cubes on top.
- Put 1 cup of fresh blueberries over the cheese. Place leftover bread cubes on the top.
- Combine eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup in a bowl. Now, pour this mixture over the bread cubes.
- Cover this dish with a lid and place it in the refrigerator overnight.
- Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator half an hour before baking.
- Place a lid over it and bake in a preheated oven (at 350oF or 175oC) for about half an hour.
- Now, bake for 25-30 minutes more without the lid.
- Place a saucepan over medium heat. Combine sugar, cornstarch, and water in it. Boil it for about 4-5 minutes while stirring continuously.
- Add the remaining blueberries to this and mix.
- Now, let it simmer for about 10 minutes. When blueberries begin to burst, add butter.
- Pour this blueberry mixture over the baked French toasts.
- Let it rest for a few minutes and then serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 279mg | Sodium: 451mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 3mg
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