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Baked Blueberry French Toast

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Baked Blueberry French Toast
 
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The Baked Blueberry French Toast has been a favorite for Christmas morning as well as brunch. Aside from being very tasty, it is a make in advance recipe. I am a huge fan of things you can make in advance and it is awesome on Christmas morning to simply pop in the oven and let it bake while opening presents.
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Recipe type: Brunch
Ingredients
  • 8 cups French bread cut into 1" cubes (typically one large loaf, but 2 to be safe)
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 3 cups milk or half & half (I typically do half of each)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • dash of salt
  • 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
  • ⅓ cup butter
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
Instructions
  1. Put the bread cubes into a large, non-metal bowl. Whip eggs, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg until light in color, thick and airy, approximately 10 minutes. Add milk/cream, vanilla and a dash of salt. Stir and pour over the bread cubes. Cover and refrigerate over night.
  2. In the morning, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 baking dish. Mix 1 cup of blueberries into the bread and egg mixture and pour into baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining blueberries on top.
  3. In a separate heavy saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter and brown sugar. Cook until the mixture is thick and comes to a low boil. Pour over blueberries.
  4. Bake on center rack for approximately 1 hour or until puffed. Let rest for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
This dish is very good served at room temperature or cold from the refrigerator, with a dollp of whipped cream and/or maple syrup.