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Blueberry French Toast Casserole
This Blueberry French Toast Casserole is bursting with fresh berries, zesty lemons, and an incredible blueberry drizzle. You can prepare it the night before and bake it the next morning.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 1h👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- baking dish
- bowl
- oven
- saucepan
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Prepare
2
Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Place half of the bread cubes evenly in the dish.
3
Blend
4
In a stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, blend softened cream cheese together with lemon curd on medium high until fully mixed and soft.
lemon curd (homemade or store bought)5 tablespoons
5
Assemble
6
Spread mixture evenly over the bread cubes. Sprinkle fresh blueberries evenly over the cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining bread cubes evenly.
7
Mix and Soak
8
In a large bowl, blend together the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and maple syrup. Slowly and evenly pour egg mixture over entire casserole, ensuring that all bread cubes are soaked. Cover tightly and chill overnight.
large eggs (beaten)12vanilla extract1 teaspoon
9
Bake
10
Remove dish from fridge and let sit at room temp while you preheat the oven. Preheat oven to 350F with rack on lower middle position. Loosely cover with foil and bake ⏱️ 30 minutes. Uncover and bake another ⏱️ 30 minutes or until center is firm and top is quite puffy and golden brown.
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Sprinkle top with lemon zest. Let rest at room temp ⏱️ 15-20 minutes to allow custard to set before serving. Meanwhile, make the sauce.
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Make the Sauce
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To make the sauce, in a saucepan, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, water, and lemon juice. Be sure cornstarch is completely dissolved. Bring to a low boil.
cornstarch2 tablespoons
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Cook Sauce
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Add the blueberries. Continue to stir on low boil until syrup turns thick and a rich purple. Some berries will burst.
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Serve
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Drizzle warm sauce over entire dish, reserving about half of the sauce for serving at the table.
Nutrition Facts
calories
342 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1.6 g
sugar Content
15.2 g
sodium Content
199.3 mg
protein Content
10.4 g
cholesterol Content
215.4 mg
carbohydrate Content
43.7 g
saturated Fat Content
7.4 g
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