Maple Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole

Total Time: 8 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 cups bread cubes (cut into about 1-inch cubes, use stale bread but not hard for this)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 3 -4 tablespoons sugar (optional or to taste)
• 8 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups full-fat milk
• 2/3 cup half-and-half cream (or use all half and half cream)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 place the bread cubes in a buttered 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 2 in a bowl beat the softened cream cheese with sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth and well combined.
• 3 add in eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.
• 4 add in milk, half and half cream, maple syrup and vanilla; beat until well combined.
• 5 pour the cream cheese mixture over the bread cubes in the baking dish, using a fork or spoon gently lift the cubes so that they coat evenly with the egg mixture.
• 6 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8-24 hours.
• 7 next morning set oven to 375°f.
• 8 remove the dish from the fridge and let sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 9 bake uncovered for about 45-50 minutes or until set and a golden brown colour.
• 10 sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with maple more maple syrup.
• 11 delicious!