Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast Food

OVERNIGHT BLUEBERRY-LEMON-CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Lightly butter 13 x 9-inch (3-quart) baking dish.
• In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, 3 tablespoons of the sugar, and 1 tablespoon of the lemon peel with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Generously spread mixture over 5 slices of the challah. Press a few blueberries onto cream cheese; place another slice challah on top of each to make cream cheese and blueberry sandwiches. Place 4 of the sandwiches in baking dish. Cut remaining sandwich into pieces to fill in any gaps between the ones already in the dish.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon peel, the milk and cream with whisk. Pour mixture over challah in casserole; top with remaining blueberries. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 12 hours.
• Take dish out of refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking to take the chill off. Heat oven to 350° F. Bake about 40 minutes or until puffed and golden. Cool on rack 15 minutes before serving.

OVERNIGHT BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange half the bread cubes in the dish, and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the cream cheese, and top with remaining bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup. Pour over the bread cubes. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cover, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25 to 30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned.
• In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup blueberries. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, until the blueberries burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked French toast

QUICKER BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons syrup and preserves in a small bowl. Spread over 8 slices of bread; top with remaining bread., Whisk the eggs, milk, flour, vanilla, salt and remaining syrup in a shallow bowl. Dip both sides of sandwiches into egg mixture. Cook on a greased hot griddle until golden brown on both sides., Combine the sugar, water and cornstarch until smooth in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 3 minutes or until thickened. Stir in blueberries; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until berries burst. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Serve with French toast.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Spray a 9×13 pan with cooking spray and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, add the eggs, milk, heavy cream, sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Chop the bread into 3/4 - 1 inch cubes and put it in the bowl with the egg mixture and toss well until all the liquid is absorbed.
• Pour half of the bread and egg mixture into the pan, top with half of the cream cheese and blueberries.
• Pour over the remaining bread mixture then top with remaining cream cheese and blueberries.
• In a small bowl or a food processor add the flour, remaining brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt and mix.
• Cut in the butter with a fork or pulse in the food processor for 5-10 seconds or until the butter and brown sugar mixture is crumbly.
• Cover evenly with the brown sugar-butter topping and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the top is crispy and the center is no longer wet.

OVERNIGHT BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoon milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth and creamy; fold in 1 cup blueberries.
• Cover the bottom of a 10x14-inch baking dish with 1 layer bread cubes. Spread cream cheese mixture over bread layer; top with remaining bread cubes.
• Whisk 2 cups milk, eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl; pour over bread mixture. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over bread-egg mixture. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before baking.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until center is set, about 30 minutes.

BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Cut bread into 1-in. cubes; place half in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cut cream cheese into 1-in. cubes; place over bread. Top with blueberries and remaining bread cubes. , Whisk the eggs, milk and syrup in a large bowl. Pour over bread mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 25-30 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. , Combine the sugar, water and cornstarch in a small saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 3 minutes. Stir in blueberries; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until berries burst, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter. Serve with French toast.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. French Toast Casserole: Spray 9 X 13-inch dish with Pam. Cut or tear bread into cubes and arrange in the bottom of dish.
• 2. Cut up cream cheese into 1-inch cubes. Drop the cream cheese cubes over the top of the bread. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the top.
• 3. In 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. You don't want it to be soggy before you bake it. If it's soggy before you bake it, it will be soggy after you bake it. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 4. Blueberry Sauce: You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate, then warm up before serving. Stir together 1 cup sugar and 2 Tbsp corn starch in a medium saucepan. Add 1 cup water and stir until smooth so corn starch won't be clumpy. Heat to boiling and stir 2-3 minutes until thickened.
• 5. Add 1 cup blueberries. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until blueberries start to burst. Don't let them all burst. I like some of the blueberries whole.
• 6. Turn heat off the blueberry sauce and stir in 1 Tbsp butter. Store in plastic or glass container and refrigerate until ready to use.
• 7. The next morning preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take the casserole out of the refrigerator. Place covered casserole in the pre-heated oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• 8. Then uncover and bake for another 25-30 minutes or until the top is a golden brown and the center is set.
• 9. While 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.
• 10. Prep 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
• 11. Alternate Sauce, I call it cheating. Take jam or preserves, whatever flavor of fruit you are using to make this. Put preserves in a small saucepan. Add 1 Tbsp corn starch. Mix until smooth. Add additional fruit if desired. Warm in a saucepan until smooth and thickened. Serve over the french toast, ice cream or anything else you can think of.

BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Coat a 9x13-inch casserole dish with nonstick spray. Arrange the bread cubes (see notes if the cubes are still very soft or fresh) in an even layer in the pan, then sprinkle the blueberries over the top. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, almond milk, maple syrup, lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Pour over the bread. Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight. (If overnight is not possible, I recommend a minimum of 2 hours).
• When ready to bake, remove the pan from the refrigerator. Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake, uncovered, for 45 to 55 minutes, until lightly golden brown on top and the bread in the center is moist but no longer liquidy. Serve hot, dusted with powdered sugar and topped with butter and maple syrup, as desired.

BLUEBERRY AND CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Butter a 9 x 13 casserole dish.
• Cut french bread into 2 inch cubes and set aside.
• In large bowl, combine eggs, half and half, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Whisk until completely mixed.
• Put one half of bread cubes in prepared dish.
• Top with half cream cheese cubes and half cup of blueberries.
• Add remaining bread cubes and top with remaining cream cheese and additional half cup of blueberries.
• Pour egg mixture over bread cubes. Pressing mixture down so completely soaked by egg mixture.
• Cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator for at least 2 hours or up to 48 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Remove plastic wrap and sprinkle casserole with raw sugar.
• Cover casserole with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 20-30 minutes or until center is firm and bread is slightly brown on top.
• Cool slightly and serve with blueberry sauce.
• Blueberry Sauce
• In small saucepan, combine sugar, water and cornstarch until simmering.
• Add blueberries and simmer for 10 minutes. Using a fork or whisk, slightly break up the blueberries to desired consistency.
• Cool slightly before serving or store in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spray an 9 X 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place half of the bread cubes into the prepared baking dish and evenly distribute half of the blueberries and half of the cream cheese cubes.
• Place the remaining bread cubes on top along with the remaining blueberries and cream cheese.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cream, sugar and vanilla.
• Evenly pour mixture over the bread and blueberries.
• Cover with plastic wrap and place into refrigerator to sit overnight.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix thoroughly.
• Cut butter into small pieces and with a pastry cutter or two forks, blend butter into mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
• Place mixture into a plastic bag. Seal and refrigerate overnight. This step can also be done in the morning before placing baking dish into the oven.
• When ready to bake the next morning...
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Uncover the baking dish and sprinkle the butter mixture evenly around the top.
• Bake uncovered for 45 - 55 minutes. 45 minutes will give you a softer, slightly unfinished middle whereas 55 minutes will be firmer.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a blender mix the cream cheese, sugar, berries, and extract.
• In a deep dish mix the eggs, milk, and nutmeg.
• Spread the cream cheese mixture between two slices of bread as if making a sandwich. Place the sandwich in the egg mixture and let it soak for a couple of minutes and then reapeat on the other side.
• Cook on a hot griddle as for French toast. The temperature should be slightly lower than normal to allow the heat to penetrate the filling.
• Serve with fresh berries and a dollop of cream cheese filling on top of toast.

BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Tear or cut bread into bite sized pieces. Place half of it into a 9x13" casserole dish. Drop half of the cream cheese icing by spoonfuls over the bread, then sprinkle half of the blueberries over. Repeat with the remaining half.
• In a large bowl whisk together eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and milk.
• Pour batter over bread, being sure to moisten as much as the bread as possible.
• In a small bowl with a fork or pastry cutter, mix ingredients for topping. Sprinkle over casserole.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes, until baked through and browned on top.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE STUFFED BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Cut white bread into cubes and place into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan.
• Sprinkle blueberries evenly over bread.
• Microwave cream cheese in bowl for 2 minutes.
• Stir carefully and add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup sour cream, and 1 teaspoons vanilla.
• Spread over blueberries.
• Cut French bread into 10-1 inch thick slices, place over cream cheese.
• Beat eggs, milk, half&half, cinnamon, and nutmeg and pour over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes covered, then uncover for approximately 15 minutes.
• Let set before slicing.
• Sift powdered sugar over before serving.

SWEET BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Locate a 13x9 baking pan and spray with a cooking spray of your choice.
• Take fresh blueberries and add to a zip lock bag. Add the flour and coat the blueberries well. Set aside.
• Put the cream cheese in a small bowl and add the sugar and mix until the mixture thins. Set aside.
• Mix melted butter, maple syrup, milk and eggs. Set aside.
• Layer one half of cubes of bread.
• Layer Blueberries across the baking pan.
• Dollop cream cheese evenly across, cover with the remaining bread cubes.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon, adding more if desired.
• Pour the liquid over the bread. Press a spatula on the bread to be sure that the bread is soaking up the mixture.
• Measure aluminum foil, spray with Pam an cover the baking pan and refrigerate over night.
• Bake covered for 40 minutes at 375 degrees, then uncover and bake for 5 minutes more.

SUGAR FREE BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1. French Toast Casserole: Spray 9 X 13 inch dish with Pam. Cut or tear bread into cubes and arrange in the bottom of dish.
• 2. Cut up two 8 oz packages of low fat cream cheese into 1 inch cubes. Drop cubes of cream cheese over the bread pieces. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the top.
• 3. In mixing bowl, combine 12 eggs, 2 cups low fat milk, 1/3 cup sugar free syrup and if you want add 1 teaspoon of maple extract. Pour this mixture over the bread, cream cheese and blueberries. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• 4. Blueberry Sauce: You can make this ahead of time and refrigerate, then warm up before serving.
• 5. Stir together 1 cup Splenda and 2 Tbls cornstarch in a medium sauce pan. Add 1 cup water and stir until smooth. Stir well so cornstarch won't be clumpy. Heat to boiling and stir 2-3 minutes until thickened.
• 6. Add 1 cup blueberries, simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally until blueberries start to burst. Don't let them all burst. I like some of the blueberries whole.
• 7. Turn heat off the blueberry sauce and stir in 1 Tbls butter or margerine. Store in plastic or glass container and refrigerate until ready to use.
• 8. The 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.
• 9. While 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.
• 10. Prep 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
• 11. Sauce alternative: this is what I call cheating but its very good. Take some sugar free jam or preserves, any flavor you want, add 2 tbls cornstarch. Put in sauce pan and stir until smooth, heat until warm and thickened. At this point you can add some fresh or frozen fruit, warm up a little longer. Serve.
• 12. Apparently for some people this is very soggy so please just add a little milk at a time to the bread and cream cheese. You do not want the bread to be real soggy just enough milk so the bread soaks it up. If it's soggy then after you bake it it will still be soggy!!!!

BLUEBERRY-CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat 3 eggs and milk in pie plate until well blended. Dip 1 bread slice in egg mixture; let stand 5 sec. Place in corner of 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with 3 of the remaining bread slices; top with berries. Reserve remaining egg mixture.
• Beat cream cheese with mixer until creamy. Add remaining egg and sugar; beat until blended. Pour over berries. Dip remaining bread slices in remaining egg mixture; place over ingredients in dish.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until center is set and top is lightly browned. Let stand 5 min.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a oval or rectangular baking dish with non-stick baking spray.
• Place about half of the bread cubes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle about half of the blueberries and half of the cream cheese cubes over the top of the bread. Add the remaining bread and and the rest of the blueberries and cream cheese cubes.
• In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, milk, half and half, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg. Whisk together well, ensuring all of the egg yolks are broken and well combined. Pour this mixture evenly over the top of the bread.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add in the cold butter and mix together with a fork or pastry cutter, breaking apart the butter. The mixture will look crumbly. Stir in sliced almonds to combine. Sprinkle the almond streusel mixture over the top of the bread.
• Place baking dish on a baking sheet (a full baking dish may bubble over a bit - a baking sheet will help prevent oven spills.) Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes before serving. Serve with blueberry syrup, whipped cream and additional blueberries and almonds, if desired.