Description
Cozy make-ahead breakfast with custardy bread, juicy blueberries, and buttery cinnamon streusel. Perfect for holidays, brunch, or weekend mornings, served with maple syrup or powdered sugar.
Ingredients
Base
1 (12–14 oz / 340–400 g) loaf French bread or sourdough, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (no need to thaw)
8 large eggs
2¼ cups (540 ml) whole milk
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¾ cup (150 g) packed light brown sugar
1 tbsp (15 ml) pure vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
⅓ cup packed brown sugar
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
½ tsp ground cinnamon
6 tbsp (85 g) cold unsalted butter, cubed
Optional Toppings
Extra blueberries
Maple syrup
Confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- For best texture, use day-old bread or dry cubes at 300°F (150°C) for 10 minutes. Grease 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Arrange half the bread and half the blueberries. Repeat to create two layers.
- Whisk eggs, milk, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Pour evenly over bread, pressing gently to aid absorption.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight (optional) or proceed to topping.
- Mix brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over casserole.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and set. Tent with foil if browning too fast.
- Cool 10 minutes. Serve with maple syrup, fresh blueberries, or powdered sugar.
Notes
Day-old bread absorbs custard better and avoids sogginess.
Add raspberries or blackberries for more fruit flavor.
Ensure all bread cubes are coated with custard.
Make ahead for easy mornings and bake fresh for crispy topping.
Store leftovers refrigerated up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 50
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 165mg
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