{"id":1299,"date":"2022-12-29T16:43:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2022-12-29T16:47:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T16:47:26","slug":"french-toast-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/french-toast-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"French Toast Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12&nbsp;slices&nbsp;day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;(8 ounce) packages&nbsp;cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;cup&nbsp;fresh blueberries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12&nbsp;eggs, beaten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;cups&nbsp;milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;teaspoon&nbsp;vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2153&nbsp;cup&nbsp;maple syrup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Debbie Leahman added raspberries too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Blueberry Sauce<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1&nbsp;cup&nbsp;white sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;cup&nbsp;water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;tablespoons&nbsp;cornstarch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;cup&nbsp;fresh blueberries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;tablespoon&nbsp;butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Directions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\">\n<li>Prepare casserole: Lightly grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish. Arrange 1\/2 of the bread cubes in the dish and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle blueberries over the cream cheese, then top with remaining bread cubes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup together in a large bowl until well-combined; pour over the bread cubes. Cover and refrigerate overnight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove casserole from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bake casserole in the preheated oven, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking until center is firm and surface is lightly browned, about 25 to 30 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meanwhile, prepare blueberry sauce: Mix sugar, water, and cornstarch together in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in blueberries, reduce heat to low, and simmer until all the blueberries burst, about 10 minutes. Stir in butter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve portions of casserole on plates and pour warm syrup over top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image.png 750w, https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/dennisrecipes.morgeneggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Notes from people who made this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s on the menu every year!. I use sliced italian or french bread and I spread the cream cheese on each slice. this assures that every slice has a good amount of cream cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was very simple to make and everyone enjoyed it. I made a few changes. I reduced the eggs, using 10 total which kept it a bit lighter. I used frozen blueberries. They worked out absolutely fine! I whipped 1 1\/2 packages of cream cheese with 1\/4 cup powdered sugar, put it in a Plastic bag with corner end cut out and distributed the cream cheese mixture over the bread cubes. Then placed the still frozen blue berries over cream cheese. Bakery Italian bread is perfect to cube. I made the sauce as directed with the frozen blueberries as well. One mistake I made was not to grease my baking pan well enough but we managed and it was still very delicious!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blueberry Sauce Directions Notes from people who made this: It&#8217;s on the menu every year!. I use sliced italian or french bread and I spread the cream cheese on each slice. this assures that every slice has a good amount of cream cheese. This was very simple to make and everyone enjoyed it. 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