Cranberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Name: Cranberry Cream Cheese French Toast
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 12 cups cubed French bread (about 12 ounces); 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cubed; 1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce; 12 large eggs, lightly beaten; 2 cups 2% milk; 1/3 cup maple syrup; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; Dash ground nutmeg; Additional maple syrup, optional

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Total Time:Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 50 min. + standing

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Sandie Heindel

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jan. 29, 2023

My friend makes this French toast bake with blueberries, but I make mine with cranberry sauce. Either way, it’s divine. It makes a great brunch dish for Christmas morning. —Sandie Heindel, Liberty, Missouri

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Cranberry Cream Cheese French Toast

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Yield:12 servings

Prep:25 min

Cook:50 min

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Ingredients

12 cups cubed French bread (about 12 ounces)
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cubed
1 can (14 ounces) whole-berry cranberry sauce
12 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups 2% milk
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Dash ground nutmeg
Additional maple syrup, optional

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Directions

1
Arrange half the bread in a single layer in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with cream cheese and spoonfuls of cranberry sauce. Top with remaining bread.

2
In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, 1/3 cup syrup, cinnamon and nutmeg until blended. Pour over casserole. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
3
Remove casserole from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. If desired, serve with additional maple syrup.