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Healthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese GlazeLately, I’m busy. Especially busy. Super especially busy. Like 80-hours-a-week busy. I’ve taken on a more traditional job at an amazing new agency called Neon Canvas, and I’m still working with most of my freelance clients. Considering I had a full-time freelance load before accepting the agency position… well, you do the math. Things will calm down soon once I’ve finished up a few projects, but for now? I’m busy. Super especially busy. Healthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese GlazeHealthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese GlazeWhat does that mean? It means French toast casserole, duh. I make a huge batch of white-bread-brown-sugar-lots-and-lots-of-butter French toast casserole before most breakfast and brunch events I host, because it’s super easy, so delicious, and everyone loves it. So a healthy take on this breakfast favorite seemed to fit the bill these days. It’s way harder to run out of the house having forgotten to eat that way. Pinky promise. healthy-french-toast-casserole-abI wanted to use blueberries, because, I mean, am I the only one who waits around impatiently each year for blueberry season to come around? And these tiny berries are packed with good stuff to offset all the happy hour frappes you’re sucking down at 3:15 each afternoon (ahem). I used a loaf of SAAA-WHEAT® eureka!® Organic Bread–it’s loaded with super flavorful nuts and seeds and serves as a powerhouse base for the dish. I highly recommend it if you can find it, but any 100% whole-wheat loaf will work!  Healthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese GlazeOf course, overnight is best for this erm, healthy overnight French toast casserole, but you could probably get by with a minimum of 4 hours soaking. You want to make sure all of the bread is totally soaked with the egg-milk mixture, otherwise you’ll have some crunchy–and maybe not in a good way–bread on the top layer.  Healthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese GlazeAlso.. can we talk about this maple-cream cheese glaze? I mean, holy! It’s only two ingredients (you guessed ’em!) but just the right amount of sweet, just the right amount of tang, and still pretty durn healthy, if you ask me. I mean, it’s not a cold-pressed kale juice, but it’s also whole and unprocessed.  Make this when you’re busy. Make this for Christmas morning! Make this just because you like your family.

Healthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese Glaze
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Healthy Overnight French Toast Casserole with Blueberries and Maple-Cream Cheese Glaze

This healthy overnight French toast casserole with maple-cream cheese glaze is so easy and perfect for breakfast and brunch, whether you're entertaining or not!

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf whole wheat bread , minus heels and 2 additional pieces, preferably SAAA-WHEAT® eureka!® Organic Bread
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Maple-cream cheese glaze
  • 8 ounces cream cheese , softened
  • 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
  • Real maple syrup , to serve, optional

Instructions

  1. Grease a 9x13" pan with butter or spray with cooking spray. Cut bread into 1" pieces and spread evenly in prepared pan. Top evenly with blueberries. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, milk, maple syrup, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Whisk until very smooth and pour over bread. Press bread down with fingers to make sure all of bread is saturated. Add a bit more milk, if needed. Cover with plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
  3. The next morning, preheat the oven to 350º. Remove pan from fridge. Bake 40-45 minutes, or until golden brown on top.
  4. Meanwhile, make maple-cream cheese glaze. Whisk together cream cheese and maple syrup until very smooth and set aside. To serve, drizzle glaze on top of warm French toast casserole. Top with real maple syrup, too, if desired!

My recipe was inspired by this “unbelievable blueberry French toast” from Sally’s Baking Addiction, but healthified!

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  5. I make pizza as a go to recipe that is very easy to make and I use healthy ingredients. We also love salad with sandwich wraps that are easy to make.

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  11. My go-to recipe for days that are just super especially busy is chicken and vegetable curry.
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  13. My go to is Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup (I use the mix from World Market) It’s super easy and delicious.

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  16. Any type of Brinner (breakfast for dinner) works for us in a rush. It can be prepared fairly quickly and the kids gobble it up. With 2 boys currently in baseball we end up getting pulled in multiple directions so quick and easy has been the menu lately!

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  21. The go-to recipe I make or take out of the freezer, is lasagna for the busy days.
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  23. For breakfast on busy days I usually make overnight oats the night before with oats mixed into yogurt + fruit.

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  27. What a great recipe. For a super easy meal, I usually make grilled cheese. Everyone in my family loves grilled cheese and it’s quick and easy to make.
    Thanks so much.

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  29. My favorite go to recipe – brown rice black beans and salsa.
    We all love it and easy !
    thank you

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  38. My slow cooker is my lifesaver for busy days. I can toss in ingredients for a healthy vegetable beef soup or stuffed peppers or a great pot roast dinner. And there are always leftovers for another day or two.

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  44. My go to for busy fast dinner is Frito Pie. Not the healthiest, but the whole family loves it.

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  49. My go to recipe for busy days is spaghetti with butter and Parmesan and fresh basil leaves from my garden. Doesn’t get much easier than that! And we always make some garlic toast to go with it! 😀

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