This Sourdough French Toast casserole is a delicious mix of tangy sourdough bread, mixed berries, sweet maple syrup and dollops of cream cheese. It’s a scrumpious breakfast treat for a holiday or weekend.
It’s Spring time here, which means melting snow, trees budding and green grass growing. It also means a time to make fresh and vibrant dishes in the kitchen!
A great holiday that comes in the Spring is Easter. We enjoy celebrating the season of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Our family also really looks forward to the food that comes along with holidays. An Easter brunch is often something that many families have created as part of their traditions for this holiday.
Our family gathers together for a Sunrise worship service a brunch and then a beautiful Resurrection church service. The time gathered with friends and family is wonderful, and we also enjoy the special treats like this Sourdough french toast casserole.
This sourdough casserole recipe makes a great Easter brunch idea or breakfast (along with my sourdough applesauce bread).
Tips for making this Sourdough French Toast casserole:
- You can use sourdough flops, old bread or even fresh to make this recipe (honestly any type of bread will do, I just prefer to serve my family my homemade sourdough).
- Make this casserole up the day of or prepare ahead and put it in the fridge the night before.
- You can change out what fruit you use (some fruits I’ve tried are apples and cranberries-great for Christmas time). The cream cheese can also be left out if you prefer.
- You can make this dairy-free by swapping out the milk to your milk of choice.
Why French Toast Casserole?
With making regular french toast you have to be actively standing over the stove. This recipe takes the hasstle out of frying each individual slice.
You still get the crispy edges, but you can also enjoy a custard like middle.
Being able to prepare this ahead of time is the ticket for this dish, especially if want to enjoy the holiday time at church or with family.
Tools you may need:
mixing bowl
whisk or egg beater
2.5 quart casserole dish
Bread knife
How to make Sourdough French Casserole:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While oven is preheating cut about 8 cups of your bread. Dump into greased casserole dish. Sprinkle on the cinnamon and stir bread cubes until cinnamon coats the bread.
In a mixing bowl crack in eggs and mix with whisk or egg beater. Add in milk, maple syrup and vanilla to egg mixture. combine until mixed. Pour over your bread cubes and mix well. Dump the fresh or frozen berries into the casserole dish and combine again.
With a spoon, dollop the cream cheese around the casserole.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes. Edges will be golden and slightly bubbly when done.
For making ahead: Put cubes of bread into a large bowl and pour egg/milk mixture over bread. Stir until combined. Then add the fruit. Refrigerate after that. When ready to bake, stir again as liquid will settle. Pour into greased baking dish, add the dollops of cream cheese and bake.
How to store and reheat casserole:
Refrigerate leftovers, tightly covered for up to 5 days. To reheat, place in a 350 degree oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until edges get a little crispy again. You can also microwave, however it tends to be soggy.
This casserole can be frozen after baked, but is best fresh. If you want to reheat frozen casserole, thaw in the fridge, then bake at 350 degrees until reheated through. Make sure it does not get overdone when reheating.
Whether you choose to enjoy this recipe for a holiday or for a weekend breakfast, please come back and leave this a 5 star review. Thanks!
Sourdough French Toast Casserole
Ingredients
- 8 cups sourdough bread cubed
- 8 eggs medium
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup mixed berries fresh or frozen
- 3 oz cream cheese dollops
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F
- Slice the bread into 1 inch cubes, leaving crust on. Put into greased 2.5 quart baking dish (If making ahead of time, put bread cubes into a mixing bowl). Sprinkle the cinnamon on top and stir until well coated.
- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs together. Add the milk, vanilla and maple syrup. Stir until combined.
- Pour egg mixture over the bread. Stir together.
- Add the mixed berries to the bread and stir well (At this point you can either refrigerate the casserole or go on to the next step).
- Place ½ tsp-1 tsp dollops of cream cheese on the top of the bread in the casserole dish.
- Bake the casserole for 35-45 minutes at 350 °F
- The casserole is done when the edges and top are golden and it is a bit bubbly.
- Serves well with a spoonful of homemade whipped cream and a drizzle of maple syrup!
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