Serves 10

Ingredients:

12 slices day-old bread

1pkg. cream cheese (8 oz.)

2 cups blueberries, divided use

2 eggs

2 cups milk

1/3 cup maple syrup or honey

1 cup sugar

2 tbsp cornstarch

1 cup water

1 tbsp (1/8 stick) butter

Instructions:

  1. Coat a 9×13″ pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cut bread into 1″ cubes and place half of them in the pan.
  2. Cut cream cheese into 1/2″ cubes and place on top of cubed bread. Top with 1 cup blueberries and then remaining half of bread cubes.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, and maple syrup or honey. Pour over bread mixture. Cover and chill in the fridge 8 hr or overnight. Remove from fridge 30 mins before baking.
  4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake covered for 30 mins, then uncover and bake an additional 30 mins, or until center of French toast it set.
  5. In a saucepan combine sugar, cornstarch and water. Bring to a boil, then stir constantly for 3 mins. Stir in remaining 1 cup blueberries.
  6. Reduce heat. Simmer 8-10 mins, or until berries burst. Remove from heat and stir in butter. Serve warm over blueberry french toast.