Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Blackberry and Cream Cheese French Toast Bake







We are a French toast loving family and I make all kinds of variations of it.   I love French toast bakes because you can put them together the night before and just pop them in the oven in the morning.  They're perfect for company or if your serving brunch.  They make for a special breakfast for your family too.  It's nice to have a big breakfast on the weekends as a family, since during the school week there is lots of cereal and yogurt going on.  This bake is so easy to put together and the results are DIVINE!  The blackberry jam and cream cheese meld perfect together and the brown sugar makes a crisp crust on the top of the bake.  This just melts in your mouth.  Can't wait for y'all to try this!

Ingredients:

1 cup blackberry jam
1 loaf French bread, cut into slices
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes (I used 1/3 less fat)
4 large eggs
2 cups half- and-half
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Toppings: Maple syrup, powdered sugar, fresh blackberries, optional

Directions:

Cook jam in a small saucepan over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring once.

Place half of the bread slices in the bottom of a lightly greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.  Top with cream cheese cubes and drizzle with melted jam.  Top with remaining bread slices.

Whisk together eggs, and next 3 ingredients.  Pour over bread mixture.  Sprinkle with brown sugar.  Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350.  Bake, covered, 20 minutes.  Uncover and bake 10 to 15 more minutes or until bread is golden brown and mixture is set.  Serve with desired toppings.

Enjoy!
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Posted by The Gourmet Country Girl at 5:54 AM
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Your recipe looks yummy! I would love it if you came over to Cast Party Wednesday and shared this recipe with us.
    Thanks,
    I hope to see you there!

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  2. Carolina HeartStringsSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    That looks so delicious. That is my kind of breakfast dish! Come over and visit us. We have some really terrific apple recipes this week.

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  3. Michael AnnSeptember 7, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    This looks so good! I LOVE French Toast bakes for the same reasons as you. This one looks pretty easy too. LOVE that you have a print button. I do too and it makes it SO much easier than cutting and pasting. Good goin'. Now following from Lady Behind the Curtain's blog hop.

    http://thebiggreenbowl.blogspot.com

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  4. DANIELLESeptember 7, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    NEED. THIS. FOR. BREAKFAST. NOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! HAHAHA

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  5. The Gourmet Country GirlSeptember 8, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks Everyone for stopping by and/ or joining! Your going to love this dish! Hope to see you again soon.

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  6. Miranda | Mangoes and ChutneySeptember 9, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    Um, yes please! Love stuffed french toast breakfasts. Thank you for linking to Fat Camp Friday. Enjoy your weekend!

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  7. Kim McCallieSeptember 10, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    Oh, this is beautiful! I would love someone to serve this to me for breakfast. Delicious! Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.

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  8. Miz HelenSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Oh my goodness, French Toast and Blackberries, now really you can't get much better than that! Hope you will have a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  9. UnknownSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Thank you so much for linking up on Whisking Wednesdays this week. French toast is one of my favorite breakfast foods and I love the idea of blackberries and cream cheese with it, yum! I hope you'll come back again this week and link up another recipe or two!

    http://pinchofthisthatandtheother.blogspot.com/2011/09/whisking-wednesdays-17.html

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