Ingredients

  • 1 loaf French bread cubed into 1 inch pieces
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 10 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half or cream
  • 1/3 cup real maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup melted butter

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 (or prep ahead of time to chill overnight and bake in the morning).
  2. Place half of the bread cubes in a 9×13 baking dish. Scatter with pieces or spoonfuls of cream cheese and then sprinkle with blueberries. Cover with the remaining bread.
  3. In a large bowl, combine all eggs, half and half/cream, syrup, and melted butter and mix well. Pour this mixture over the bread cubes in the baking dish.
  4. Bake for 40-50 minutes and serve with syrup on the side.

*Note: substitute any type of bakery rolls or croissants, sweet bread, challah etc. for the French bread.

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