Blueberry Overnight French Toast Casserole

Blueberry Overnight French Toast Casserole – endeavour this delicious weekend brunch favorite easily assembled the dark before, together with thence baked inwards the morning.

Overnight french toast casseroles are a wonderful choice for but close whatsoever event. They’re perfect but because it’s the weekend, together with terrific served at to a greater extent than formal events similar a marriage or infant shower brunch. If y'all convey solid guests, a grouping of schoolhouse historic menses sleep political party kiddos, or an component subdivision breakfast potluck, this is the recipe for you! I bet your mom would beloved this custardy process at a exceptional Mother’s Day breakfast together with the best component subdivision is y'all don’t convey to pass hours inwards the kitchen! Anybody tin brand this breakfast casserole together with it’s easily halved for smaller gatherings.

 

Fresh or frozen blueberries run good inwards our Overnight French Toast Casserole.

No involve to thaw frozen blueberries first; but layer them inwards the casserole equally y'all would fresh blueberries. I’m real fond of Dole frozen wild blueberries together with they’re slow to discovery inwards most grocery stores. Wild blueberries convey terrific season packed inwards a tiny petty bite. The casserole pictured hither was made alongside fresh blueberries, alongside an additional 1 loving cup added on overstep afterwards baking. If y'all utilization frozen blueberries it volition convey to a greater extent than haemorrhage of color from the juices, but it won’t touching the taste. If you’re looking for the prettiest casserole – become alongside fresh blueberries.

 

Once out of the oven, overstep your Blueberry Overnight French Toast Casserole alongside a petty powdered sugar.

With exclusively a few tablespoons of carbohydrate added to the custard, this brunch casserole is non overly sweet. Challah together with brioche loaves are a petty sweeter than non-enriched breads thence there’s no involve to add together to a greater extent than sugar. If y'all innovation to serve the casserole alongside a dusting of powdered carbohydrate together with a drizzle of maple syrup, don’t worry that it volition hold out also sweetness equally written.

 

Drizzle alongside but a petty pure maple syrup when serving. You tin ever add together to a greater extent than if needed. This custardy, filling together with satisfying breakfast casserole volition ever hold out a menage unit of measurement favorite!

 

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Blueberry Overnight French Toast Casserole

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 10 mins

Total Time

1 hr 30 mins

 

Course:

Breakfast or Brunch

Servings: 8

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  1
  pound
  loaf challah bread,
  or brioche
  


• 
  4
  cups
  fresh blueberries,
  divided
  


• 
  8
  large eggs
  


• 
  3 1/2
  cups
  whole milk,
  or half-and-half
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  unsalted butter,
  melted
  


• 
  3
  tablespoons
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1
  tablespoon
  vanilla extract
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  ground cinnamon
  


• 
  zest from 1 lemon
  


• 
  coarse carbohydrate for topping
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  sliced almonds,
  optional
  

For serving (optional):

• 
  blueberries
  


• 
  powdered sugar
  


• 
  maple syrup
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan alongside vegetable cooking spray. Set aside.
   
   


2. 
   
   Cut the breadstuff into 1-inch pieces. Layer 1/3 of the breadstuff cubes inwards the prepared pan. Top alongside 1 loving cup of blueberries. Repeat alongside one-half the remaining bread, together with thence some other loving cup of blueberries. Finally, scatter the remaining breadstuff cubes on overstep together with and thence 1 to a greater extent than loving cup of blueberries. Set aside.
   
   


3. 
   
   In a large mixing bowl alongside a spout, whisk the eggs until blended. Add the milk, melted butter, sugar, vanilla, salt, cinnamon together with lemon zest; whisk to combine.
   
   


4. 
   
   Pour the egg mixture evenly over the breadstuff cubes together with blueberries. Cover the casserole alongside a piece of foil that has been lightly coated alongside cooking spray (sprayed side down). Place some other heavy 13-by-9-inch casserole dish on overstep of the foil equally a weight. Seal the edges of the foil around the overstep of the pan. Refrigerate for at to the lowest degree 8 hours or upwards to 24.
   
   


5. 
   
   When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350F. Remove the overstep baking dish. Adjust the foil thence it’s non sitting on overstep of the breadstuff together with re-seal around the edges. Allow the casserole to sit down at room temperature piece preheating the oven.
   
   


6. 
   
   Bake the casserole, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove the foil, sprinkle alongside coarse carbohydrate together with almonds if using, together with move along baking until golden brown, close 25 minutes more. Remove from the oven together with overstep alongside the remaining 1 loving cup of blueberries. Allow the casserole to cool for 10 minutes earlier serving.
   
   


7. 
   
   Top each serving alongside powdered carbohydrate and/or syrup.
   
   


8. 
   
   Refrigerate leftovers.
   
   

Recipe Notes

Inspired yesteryear a recipe on EatingWell.com

 

This casserole must balance inwards the fridge for at to the lowest degree 8 hours, or upwards to 24 hours, to attain the desired consistency.

 

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Enjoy our light & fluffy Ricotta Pancakes alongside hints of lemon together with a fantastic texture to soak upwards a petty syrup. Serve alongside your favorite fresh fruit for a delightful together with delicious means to start the day! Click HERE to larn the recipe for Ricotta Pancakes.  One of my favorite ways to start the solar daytime is alongside these delightfully tender Blueberry Buttermilk Biscuits served with a warm homemade Blueberry Sauce. Oh thence good! Click HERE to larn the recipe for Blueberry Buttermilk Biscuits. And, final but non least, banking corporation agree out this recipe for Blueberry Breakfast Cake. It’s perfect for breakfast, brunch or a lite dessert together with is 1 of the most pop posts on SRFD. This luscious cake is a deliciously moist, lightly sweetness “coffee” cake bursting alongside juicy ripe blueberries together with a hint of lemon. Click HERE to larn the recipe for Blueberry Breakfast Cake.

Thanks thence much for stopping by!  Tricia

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