Blueberry-stuffed French Toast

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 loaf french bread, unsliced
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
• 1 -2 cup blueberries
• 8 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups milk or 2 1/2 cups light cream or 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cut french bread loaf into cubes (you should have about 12 cups of bread cubes).
• 2 grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. place 1/2 of the cubes in a baking dish. top with cream cheese cubes and blueberries, and then top with remaining cubes of bread.
• 3 in large mixing bowl with a wire whisk, mix together eggs, milk, melted butter, cinnamon and vanilla until well combined.
• 4 pour over bread evenly over top. using a spatula, lightly press down to moisten.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
• 6 preheat oven to 325°f and remove the plastic wrap from baking dish.
• 7 bake for 35 to 40 minutes until center is set and edges are slightly golden. let stand about 10 minutes before serving. serve with maple syrup.