Strawberries and Cream French Toast Bake

Strawberries and Cream French Toast Bake, is an amazing make-ahead breakfast or brunch recipe that is sure to wow! Thick slices of brioche are placed in a casserole dish, and covered in a generous pour of a cinnamon, brown sugar custard with dollops of strawberry cream cheese between! Topped with fresh strawberries, powdered sugar and maple syrup this is the perfect breakfast or brunch recipe for champs!

Prep Time25

Cook Time1

Chilling Time3

Total Time1 25

Course: Breakfast & Brunch, Desserts & Treats

Keyword: breakfast and brunch recipes, strawberries and cream, strawberries and cream casserole, strawberries and cream french toast bake

Servings: servings

Author: Taneisha Morris

Ingredients

1 Brioche Loaf challah, or french bread, sliced about 2" thick
7 Eggs
1 1/2 cups Whole Milk 2% or 3.25%
3 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/4 cup Brown Sugar packed
1 226g Cream Cheese softened to room temperature
1/3 cup Strawberry Jam
1 cup Strawberries fresh, sliced or chopped for serving
Icing Sugar confectioners sugar, as desired to dust
Maple Syrup as desired to serve
Whipped Cream as desired to serve
Butter for greasing

Instructions

Lightly grease an oven safe 9"×13" baking dish with butter.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs then add milk, pure vanilla extract, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, brown sugar and set aside.
Arrange bread in brick layer style, until prepared dish is full. Pour egg mixture over bread, ensuring a even distribution. Cover tightly with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3-4 hours to soak up the custard mixture, or overnight for the best results.
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and remove dish from refrigerator allowing to sit on countertop for 20 - 30 minutes before baking to take the chill off (especially if left overnight).
In a separate bowl, add cream cheese and strawberry jam, mix until combined. Using a spatula or spoon, add heaping dollops of cream cheese mixture unevenly between slices.
Place in oven and bake, covered, for 30 minutes then uncover and continue to bake for an additional 20-30 minutes, or until golden brown and center/bottom is firm. Remove from oven when done and top with powdered/icing sugar, fresh strawberries, maple syrup as desired and enjoy!

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