For the Chicago meetup I made Overnight Blueberry French Toast casserole.

[Scott Zee]

Ingredients

12 slices day-old bread, cut into 1-inch cubes. I used day old texas toast

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries. (fresh all day for me)

12 eggs, beaten

2 cups whole milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

⅓ cup maple syrup

1 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 cup water

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 tablespoon butter

Recipe calls for a 9x13 pan, I made 1.5 recipe for a 13x13 SS pan.

Instructions

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Arrange half the bread cubes in the dish, and top with cream cheese cubes. Sprinkle 1 cup blueberries over the cream cheese, and top with remaining bread cubes.

In a large mixing bowl, mix the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and syrup. Pour this mixture over the bread cubes. Press down the cubes a bit to sort of "soak" them and make them "French toast-like". Cover tightly and refrigerate overnight.

Remove the bread cube mixture from the refrigerator about 30 minutes before baking.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cover, and bake 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue baking 25-30 minutes, until center is firm and surface is lightly browned. Enjoy warm!

In a medium saucepan, mix the sugar, cornstarch, and water. Bring to a boil. Stirring constantly, cook 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in the remaining 1 cup blueberries.

Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, until the blueberries begin to burst. Stir in the butter, and pour over the baked casserole,  Serve with powdered sugar and enjoy

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[JEBIV]

Add a cool evening on the deck with a nice cigar and a snifter of Grand Marnier and you have a dessert fit for a King. Thanks for sharing @Scott Zee

[Bob BQ]

Thanks for the recipe, @Scott Zee.  Very tasty.... even more so after pouring a little more of the maple syrup from @CatskillSmoker that you brought along!

[Scott Zee]

Bob, thanks and my apologies the Colin @catskillsmoker,. I did use your maple sugar and syrup in this recipe for the 1st time. It really set off the final casserole. I highly recommend anyone who hasn't tried Colins' stuff, give it a try...its the shiznit

Thanks for the recipe, @Scott Zee.  Very tasty.... even more so after pouring a little more of the maple syrup from @CatskillSmoker that you brought along!

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[HankB]

Great timing Scott! I just picked up 5 lb blueberries from the local farmer's makket yesterday along with eggs. Might need to run out for cream cheese and bread (we have rye and oat-nut on hand - I'd prefer something like a challah) and I'm good to go.

[bladz]

It was one of the best desserts I've ever had. When I got back that night the first thing I talked about was that dessert!  Great job Scott and thanks for the recipe.


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