French Toast Casserole

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French Toast Casserole

A super delicious Cinnamon French Toast Casserole made with cream cheese and strawberries, perfect for prepping ahead. Check out our step by step photos and tips above!

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings - 10 servings

Calories 493kcal

Author John Kanell

Ingredients

4 Tbsp. butter melted

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

2 Tbsp. honey

1 16 oz loaf French bread cubed

8 oz. cream cheese softened

1/3 cup sugar

6 eggs

2 cups milk

1 Tbsp. orange zest

1 Tbsp. vanilla

16 oz. fresh strawberries hulled and halved

¼ cup sliced almonds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, stir together melted butter, cinnamon, and honey until smooth. Add bread cubes to butter mixture; stir to coat.

Place bread cubes on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until slightly toasted, about 10 minutes.

In same bowl, stir together softened cream cheese and sugar until smooth.

Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth.

Gradually add milk, whisking to combine. Stir in zest and vanilla.

Add toasted bread cubes to a 13x9-inch casserole dish. Tuck in strawberries.

Pour egg mixture over bread and berries. Press bread gently into egg mixture. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Remove plastic wrap; cover with aluminum foil.

Bake 20 minutes. Uncover, and bake until top starts to turn golden brown, 15 minutes more.

Top with almonds; bake 5 minutes more.

Let cool 10 minutes; garnish with powdered sugar.

Notes

Splurge for a good loaf of bread from your local bakery; it will give this bread-pudding-like dish
a lovely texture.

When toasting the bread cubes, bake them just until they dry out; you’re not going for color…that will come later during the full bake time.

Be sure your cream cheese is nice and softened before you start beating in the eggs.

If the cream cheese and egg mixture looks lumpy after you add the milk, whisk it vigorously to help it combine. If it’s still a little lumpy, that’s ok; the cream cheese will melt during baking.

When you bake strawberries in the oven, the cut sides tend to turn pale. I like to tuck the berries into the bread cubes cut-side down for a prettier presentation.

Be sure to let the casserole sit for at least two hours before baking so the bread cubes have time to soak up the custard.

If I’m making this the night before, I like to cover it tightly with plastic wrap so it stays nice and fresh in the fridge.

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