If you are looking for easy and delicious breakfast casserole that will satisfy whole family, this overnight Blueberry French Toast Bake is it. Not only it’s delicious and easy to make, the best part is that you make it the night before, just like my Jersey Strata, and then bake it the morning of. I love those type of meals. I also love that all the ingredients that go into it are simple, everyday staples. So really you are not breaking the bank when making this French Toast, you are just assembling your staples in a more festive way. Give this recipe a try. You wont regret it!
Blueberry French Toast Bake
Prepare this Blueberry French Toast Bake the night before. Bake and serve next day, and look like a star!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours 40 minutes
- Total Time: 9 hours
- Yield: 6-8 1x
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 5–6 cups French baguette, sliced in 1 inch thick slices and then quartered
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar*
- 1 cup frozen blueberries, defrosted
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- maple syrup and powdered sugar to serve with
Instructions
- Coat 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray.
- Take 2 tbsp. of brown sugar out of 1/2 cup, add 1/4 tsp of cinnamon to 2 tbsp. of brown sugar, mix, set aside.
- Arrange bread cubes in a baking pan in a single layer.
- Scatter the blueberries over the bread.
- In a medium bowl, mix eggs, milk, the rest of brown sugar, salt and vanilla.
- Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread and blueberries. If necessary, press the bread cubes down gently, to make sure all of the bread gets a little egg mixture. (avoiding squshing the blueberries of course)
- Top with a brown sugar-cinnamon mixture. Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Uncover and bake until it is slightly puffed and the bread is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
- Serve with maple syrup and powdered sugar.
Notes
- *I cut the sugar amount by half thinking that I’ll be drowning my portion in maple syrup. If you’re not looking to serve with maple syrup, feel free to add more sugar.
I am a follower of Christ, wife of a pastor, mother of a strong-willed little boy, and native of Russia. In addition to cooking and baking, I enjoy drinking coffee and relaxing on the beach.
When my brother came for a visit, I made this French Toast as a treat. It was super delicious. We all gobbled it right up. I used fresh blueberries. Because they were in season. And the fresh blueberries worked perfectly. I also threw on a few extra. You can never have too much of a good thing.