Description
Soft, creamy baked French toast layered with blueberries and a hint of lemony tang — make-ahead magic for mornings when you can’t deal.
Ingredients
1 (8 oz) cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups blueberries
2 loaves French bread, cubed
2 cups milk
8 large eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
1 lemon (zest + 2 tbsp juice)
Instructions
1. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
2. Fold in 1 cup blueberries, 1 tbsp lemon juice, and zest.
3. Layer half bread cubes in greased 10×14” dish. Spread cream cheese mix. Add rest of bread.
4. Whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon zest, and juice.
5. Pour over bread. Add remaining blueberries.
6. Cover and chill overnight.
7. Bake at 375°F covered for 45 mins, then uncovered 30 mins till golden.
8. Let rest before slicing.
Notes
Let sit 30–60 mins before baking.
Use crusty bread for best texture.
Blueberries may bleed — that’s normal and tasty!
Reheat at 350°F for 15–20 mins.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 120mg