Baked Blueberry French Toast Casserole

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs
Servings:
8

Juicy blueberries nestle between slices of brioche in this delicious make-ahead brunch dish. Prep it the night before, just add the berries before baking in the morning. Our French toast casserole bakes up crispy on top and creamy in the middle and is a perfect, crowd-pleasing dish for when you have guests.

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter, room temperature, for baking dish

  • 6 large eggs

  • 3 cups whole milk

  • cup sugar

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon coarse salt

  • 10 ½ -inch-thick slices brioche (from one 10-ounce loaf)

  • 1 cup blueberries

  • Confectioners' sugar, for serving

Directions

  1. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs milk, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Dip brioche in egg mixture, then arrange in dish, overlapping slightly. Pour remaining egg mixture over brioche, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand 30 minutes or refrigerate up to overnight.

  2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sprinkle blueberries in between and on top of the bread slices. Bake until puffed and custard is just set, 55 to 65 minutes (tent with foil if browning too quickly). Let cool 15 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

    Baked Blueberry French Toast Casserole
    Mike Krautter

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