Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 2 cup Blueberry, fresh or frozen

• Refrigerated

  • 12 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 1/3 cup Maple syrup or honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 cup Sugar

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 12 slice Bread

• Dairy

  • 2 pkg 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 cup Milk

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Water

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Description

Ingredients

• 12 slice bread, any kind or loaf of french bread
• 2 pkg 8 oz - cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 c blueberries, fresh or frozen
• 12 large eggs
• 1 c milk, add a little at a time until milk is absorbed by bread
• 1/3 c maple syrup or honey
• 1 c sugar
• 2 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1 c water
• 1 c blueberries, fresh or frozen
• 1 Tbsp butter

Directions

• 1French Toast Casserole: Spray 9 X 13 inch dish with Pam. Cut or tear bread into cubes and arrange in the bottom of dish 2Cut up cream cheese into 1 in cubes. Drop the cream cheese cubes over the top of the bread. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the top. 3In mixing bowl, combine 12 eggs,1 cup milk, 1/3 cup maple syrup. Pour this mixture, a little at a time until the bread soaks up the milk but not soggy. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. 4Blueberry Sauce: You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate, then warm up before serving. 5Stir together 1 cup sugar and 2 Tbls cornstarch in a medium sauce pan. Add 1 cup water and stir until smooth. Stir well so cornstarch wont be clumpy. Heat to boiling and stir 2-3 minutes until thickened. 6Add 1 cup blueberries, simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until blueberries start to burst. Dont let them all burst. I like some of the blueberries whole. 7Turn heat off the blueberry sauce and stir in 1 Tbls butter. Store in plastic or glass container and refrigerate until ready to use. 8The next morning preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take casserole out of the refrigerator. Place covered cassrole in a 350 degree oven and bake for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake for another 25-30 minutes or until top is a golden brown and the center is set. 9While the casserole is baking, you can heat up the blueberry sauce on top of the oven or microwave until warm. Serve over top of casserole. 10Prep time: 30 min to put everything together 8-24 hours - refrigerate several hours or overnight until bread is soaked through with egg, milk mixture. Cook time: 1 hour 11Alternate Sauce, I call it cheating. Take jam or preserves, what ever flavor of fruit you are using to make this. Put preserves in small sauce pan, add 1 Tbls cornstarch, mix until smooth, add additional fruit if desired. Warm in sauce pan until smooth and thickened. Serve over the french toast, ice cream or anything else you can think of. 12Apparently, some people are getting soggy results. Add milk a little at a time until milk is absorbed by bread, you dont want it to be soggy before you bake it. If its soggy before you bake it, it will be soggy after you bake it.