Blueberry Cream Cheese French Toast - fresh blueberries, challah bread and cream cheese made the night before for a delicious breakfast the next morning!
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Ingredients
1Challah breadcut into one inch cubes
12ouncesfresh blueberries or 2 cups frozen blueberriesthawed
8ouncescream cheesecut into 16 cubes
8eggs
2cupsmilk
½cupheavy cream
¾cupsugar
2tablespoonsvanilla
½cupflour
½cuppacked light brown sugar
1teaspooncinnamon
½teaspoonnutmeg
¼teaspoonsalt
1stick8 tablespoons cold butter
Instructions
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.