Sourdough French Toast Casserole
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 scumpious breakfast treat for a holiday or weekend.
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!
Notes
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).
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 the milk of your choice.