Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole

• Produce

  • 2 cups Strawberries

• Refrigerated

  • 11 Egg

• Condiments

  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup Maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup Strawberry jam

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2/3 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 10 slices Challah, day old

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cup Half and half
  • 12 oz Light cream cheese
  • 3/4 cup Milk

• Other

  • ½ cup maple syurp

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Description

Ingredients

• 10-12 slices day old Challah, French, Italian or any other bread good for French Toast
• 12 oz light cream cheese
• ⅔ cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 10 eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• ¾ cup half-and-half
• ⅓ cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• ½ cup strawberry jam
• ½ cup maple syurp

Directions

• Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
• Beat in sugar until thoroughly combined.
• Beat in 1 egg and lemon juice until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Whisk together 10 eggs, milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
• Schmear bread with cream cheese mixture. Layer on sliced strawberries. Place another slice of bread on top to create a sandwich. Repeat for all slices of bread.
• Cut into cubes and place approximately two-thirds of the sandwich cubes into baking dish.
• Top with remaining strawberries and drizzle remaining cream cheese mixture over the top.
• Place remaining sandwich cubes on top.
• Finally, pour egg mixture over the top.
• Press down lightly and cover with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate over night.
• Remove from refrigerator and let rest while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake for another 25-35 minutes or until the surface is golden and the center is set.
• Serve with maple syrup or additional fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
• Combine equal parts strawberry jam (or jelly or preserves) and maple syrup. Heat on medium-high heat in microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until the jam has dissolved into the syrup.