Overnight Blueberry French Toast Recipe

If you have not experienced an overnight breakfast casserole, this is the one to try! I was able to throw it together before we went to bed, and pull it out in the morning and have a delicious breakfast ready for all of us! I sure do love my peaches and cream french toast but I think this one became my new favorite! It is heavenly with the blueberry topping and the bits of cream cheese throughout. Serve it up with some real whipped cream and you are sure to have a crowd pleaser!

Texas Toast or French Bread: Cut into 1 inch cubes, a day old bread is best for this so that your toast isn’t too soft. Cream cheese:Cut into 1 inch cubes. Blueberries:I used ½ fresh and ½ canned Milk: Use any type you prefer, almond or soy would work fine as well. Eggs: Beaten with milk, vanilla, and syrup to bind ingredients together. Vanilla extract: You get what you pay for with vanilla. Spending a little more to get a high-quality vanilla to keep on hand will result in more depth of flavor in your dishes. The vanilla not only gives its on flavor but also enhances all the other flavors. Maple syrup: Keep in mind there is a difference between pure maple syrup and pancake syrup. Pure maple syrup is made with one ingredient -tree sap- that has been boiled down to a thicker consistency. Pancake syrup on the other hand is made with mostly corn syrup and artificial maple extract. For best results use pure maple syrup.

Topping:

White sugar: Add to water and corn starch for sauce. Cornstarch: Used to thicken the sauce. Water: The water and sugar together with the cornstarch will make the perfect glaze for the French toast! Blueberries: I used canned, swap out for other fruit or thawed frozen fruit if you prefer. Salted butter: This will give the glaze a little salty and buttery flavor.

Prepare Overnight French Toast:

Baking the French Toast:

Variations of French Toast:

Can you use frozen blueberries instead of fresh? Maybe. Many people have asked if you can use frozen blueberries for this recipe. I don’t really know how to answer that since I have never tried it. My hunch is that frozen blueberries might have a bit too much moisture in them… but I’d be okay with trying it if the blueberries didn’t have big ice crystals attached to them or anything. Let me know if you try using frozen! Do you have to refrigerate overnight? Yes! It’s covered and refrigerated overnight to let the bread soak up all of that eggy mixture. This is an important step. I like to place a heavy book on top of the plastic wrap- covered casserole so it really gets that bread all down in there in the liquid. You need an overnight soak to really let that egg mixture soak into all of that bread! Make it your own: Mix in your favorite fruit or whatever fruit is in season to make this breakfast unique to you. For example, add chopped fresh peaches for a peach and blueberry overnight french toast!

All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.