Overnight Strawberry Cream Cheese-Stuffed French Toast Casserole

A plate of strawberry cream cheese French toast casserole topped with fresh strawberries and powdered sugar.

Overnight Strawberry Cream Cheese-Stuffed French Toast Casserole

Overnight Strawberry Cream Cheese-Stuffed French Toast Casserole is a stuffed French toast casserole with layers of bread, cream cheese, and sliced strawberries.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Chilling 8

Total Time 8 50

Servings servings

Calories 251kcal

Author Kate @ I Heart Eating

Equipment

9x13 pan

Ingredients

16 ounces French or brioche bread crusts removed, and cut into cubes
8 ounces cream cheese cubed
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
10 large eggs
2 cups milk
⅓ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract optional
Pinch of salt
Powdered sugar for garnish

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Instructions

Layer half of the bread cubes over the bottom of a greased 9x13-inch dish.
16 ounces French or brioche bread
Place the cream cheese cubes over the bread cubes.
8 ounces cream cheese
Layer the sliced strawberries over the cream cheese, and cover with the remaining bread cubes.
4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
Combine the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract if using, and pinch of salt in a medium bowl. Mix well.
10 large eggs, 2 cups milk, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon almond extract, Pinch of salt
Pour the egg mixture over the bread, and smoosh the bread down a little so that the bread can absorb the egg mixture.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Take the pan out of the refrigerator and leave out while preheating the oven to 375F.
Uncover and bake for about 30-40 minutes.
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Powdered sugar for garnish

Notes

Bread: You can use other types of bread (Italian, Challah) if you prefer.
Cream cheese: It will work better if the cream cheese is cold when you cube it. Also, I used the 1/3 less fat cream cheese, though I wouldn't recommend using fat-free cream cheese.
Strawberries: I've only used fresh strawberries in this recipe.
Milk: Any milk, from skim to whole milk will work. Nondairy milk, like almond milk, will also work.
Sugar: Depending on how sweet your strawberries are (or aren't), you may want to add more or less sugar.
Nutrition values are estimates.

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