Strawberry Cream Cheese Overnight French Toast Casserole
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Serves: 10-12
 
Ingredients
  • For the french toast:
  • 18-20 ounces stale french bread or sourdough baguette, cut into cubes
  • 1¼ cup diced strawberries
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 10 eggs
  • 3 cups whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • For the streusel topping:
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 8 tablespoons butter, cut into cubes
Instructions
  1. Spray a deep casserole dish (at least 9x13in) with non-stick cooking spray. Add about ⅓ of the bread cubes to the casserole dish. Sprinkle with about ⅓ of the diced strawberries. Using a small spoon, drop spoonfuls of about ⅓ of the cream cheese over the top of the bread and strawberry mixture. Add another ⅓ of the bread, ⅓ of the strawberries, and ⅓ of the cream cheese. Add the final layer of bread, strawberries, and cream cheese.
  2. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla. Pour egg mixture over the top of the bread mixture from above. Cover, then place in the refrigerator overnight.
  3. The following morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium size bowl, make the streusel topping by whisking together the brown sugar, flour, ground cinnamon, and salt. Add butter cubes, and cut in using a fork or pastry cutter until a crumbly mixture forms. Sprinkle streusel over the top of the french toast. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes (covering with foil the last part of baking if getting too brown), until puffed up a bit and fully cooked through (will no longer look wet or jiggly in center). Remove from oven and let cool for about 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Recipe by Wright Family Table at https://www.wrightfamilytable.com/strawberry-cream-cheese-overnight-french-toast-casserole/