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Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake

By Valerie · May 11, 2012 · Updated March 20, 2020 39 Comments

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This overnight Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake is an excellent choice for a breakfast buffet. This breakfast casserole is an easy but elegant dish.

Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake on a china plate.

Imagine blissfully lying in bed after sleeping in late, listening to the quiet rumblings of your husband and children working away in the kitchen. The house smells of coffee and the savory breakfast items that are being lovingly prepared by those who love you most. It’s Mother’s Day and this is your day.

Reality check.

Congratulations if this is happening in your house Sunday morning. I think for most of us things might be a bit different. Throughout the years when my boys were little and still to this day my husband has worked on Saturdays. This left him very little time to think about what was happening on Sunday, let alone plan a home cooked meal. The man has more strong points than I can list but cooking is not one of them. The little ones always have their hearts and intentions in the right place but have very little cooking experience. Their big ideas about a gourmet Mother’s Day breakfast would, in reality, wreak havoc in your kitchen.

I love this recipe because it solves all of these problems. It allows you to take the morning off from cooking, makes your children feel like accomplished cooks, and it also gives you an excuse to get your kids in the kitchen to cook with you, all in the name of Mother’s Day. It’s genius!

Put this together with your kids help, the day before Mother’s Day or any special day. Let it sit in the refrigerator overnight and in the morning just mix together the simple topping and pop it in the oven. They will feel they’ve really done something special for you when this comes out of the oven and there will be very little to clean up. We’ll leave that part to Dad. He can’t get off the hook completely!

The ingredients for Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake on the kitchen counter.

The grocery list – 1 loaf of Texas Toast or thick sliced bread, mascarpone cheese, fresh blueberries, eggs, whole milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and sliced almonds. You’ll also need a little white sugar and few tablespoons of butter. One of these days I’ll get everything out before I start.

Mascarpone cheese is an Italian, soft textured triple cream cheese that adds a rich, creamy goodness to this dish. If you want to lighten it up a bit, you could easily substitute reduced fat cream cheese but the mascarpone takes it into the stratosphere. You gotta try it.

Sara Lee Texas Toast on a cutting board.

Texas Toast works great in this but if you can’t find it in your area, you can use a loaf of french bread cut into thick slices.

The Texas Toast is cut into cubes on a cutting board.

Cut the bread into 1″ cubes.

A layer of bread cubes in a casserole dish.

Place half of the cubes into a 13″ x 9″ pan that you’ve coated with non-stick cooking spray.

Dollops of mascarpone cheese and fresh blueberries on top of the bread cubes in a casserole dish.

Sprinkle the blueberries evenly over the bread cubes and then place dollops of the mascarpone cheese over the top.

An egg and spice mixture is whisked together in a metal mixing bowl.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, white sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place the remaining bread cubes over the top of the blueberries and mascarpone cheese and then pour the egg mixture evenly over the top in a stream, moistening the top layer of bread cubes.

The casserole dish is covered with plastic wrap.

You are done for the day! Cover the dish with some plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator overnight.

Almonds, brown sugar, and butter are combined in a small white bowl.

In the morning, remove the dish from the refrigerator and let it sit on the kitchen counter while you make the topping and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the almonds, brown sugar, and melted butter in a small bowl. Sprinkle the topping evenly over the top of the casserole and bake it for 40 to 45 minutes or until nicely browned.

Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake in a blue casserole dish on a kitchen table.

This would be an excellent addition to a breakfast buffet but is also good all on it’s own.

Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake on a china plate.

I’m serving it up on the Haviland Limoge china that came down through my family from my grandmother, to my mom, and is now with me. This seems so right on Mother’s Day.

Maple syrup is poured on to a serving of Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake.

A little maple syrup? Why not.

A close up image of Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake on a china plate with maple syrup.

The perfect indulgence for a special day. Enjoy and Happy Mother’s Day!

A plate of french toast bake.

Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake

This overnight Blueberry Almond French Toast Bake is an excellent choice for a breakfast buffet. This breakfast casserole is an easy but elegant dish.
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
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Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 465kcal
Author: Valerie Brunmeier

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf 12 slices Texas Toast or thick sliced bread
  • 8 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 6 ounces fresh blueberries
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

For the almond topping:

  • 3 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds

Instructions

  • Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Cut slices of bread into 1 inch cubes. Place half of the bread cubes in the prepared baking dish and sprinkle evenly with blueberries. Drop small pieces of mascarpone over the top of the blueberries. Top with remaining bread cubes.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg until well combined. Pour the mixture evenly over the top of the bread cubes. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • The next morning, remove the casserole from the refrigerator and allow the dish to sit on the counter while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine melted butter, brown sugar, and almonds in a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the casserole and bake, uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until casserole is golden brown on top. If needed you can broil the top briefly to further brown the crust. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
  • Adapted from The Sunday Dinner Revival

Nutrition

Calories: 465kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 209mg | Sodium: 329mg | Potassium: 261mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 876IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 259mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Sarah says

    December 18, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Hi, I was just wondering if you’ve tried this recipe with anything but blueberries. I was hoping to make this for a brunch coming up, but it’s December and fresh blueberries are nowhere to be found. I appreciate any and all suggestions. Thank you!

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    • Valerie says

      December 18, 2014 at 11:40 am

      Hi Sarah! You can absolutely sub frozen berries, if you’d like. I think that would work just fine. Other than berries, chopped apple could be nice or maybe dried cranberries for a festive touch. Have a wonderful holiday 🙂

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