Breakfast Recipes

Blueberry Cream Cheese Overnight French Toast

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: brunch is the best meal of the day. You can pick whatever you want. Omelet? Sure. Burger? A-OK! Coffee? Check. A cocktail? Why not! But my favourite kind of brunches are those that pack a big wallop with minimal effort. Like this blueberry cream cheese overnight french toast.

Blueberry Cream Cheese Overnight French Toast

Blueberry Cream cheese overnight French toast 

Ingredients: 

8 slices of brioche, the thickness of a piece of toast
4 oz of cream cheese
1 cup of fresh blueberries
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/4 cup of maple syrup
1/4 cup of sugar
butter

Instructions: 

Start by leaving your slices of brioche out on the counter all day so that when you get ready to soak the bread overnight, it’s gone a bit stale.

Spread your cream cheese evenly over four slices of brioche. Scatter a few blueberries into the cream cheese (reserving most for later). Then top with your remaining four slices of brioche. (Forming a blueberry cream cheese sandwich.)

Whisk your eggs, milk, vanilla and maple syrup together. Place your brioche sandwiches into a large casserole dish and pour your eggy mixture overtop. Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate overnight.

In the morning, cook your remaining blueberries down in the sugar and a dash of water. After about 20 minutes of occasional stirring you should have a nice blueberry compote with some big chunks still. Meanwhile. turn your oven on as low as possible. Add a small amount of butter to a hot griddle pan and grill your french toast, one side then the other. Place that piece of french toast on a tray and put it in the oven to stay warm while you grill the remaining 3 brioche sandwiches.

Once all your french toast is made, cut in half diagonally and top with as much of your blueberry compote as you desire and with generous drizzles of maple syrup.

Notes:

I leave my brioche out on the counter all day before soaking it that night. It works best when the bread is slightly stale!

soaking overnight with syrup
How do you like your french toast?

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