Blueberry French Toast Casserole

French toast is delicious, but standing at the stove and making a couple slices at a time can get quite tedious. That’s why we love a good Blueberry French Toast Casserole! You can make it the night before and pop it in the oven in the morning – making it the perfect brunch dish!  Member’s Mark™ Ground Cinnamon gives this dish a touch of warmth, and it combines wonderfully with the blueberry flavor!

How to Make the Icing

While this recipe tastes wonderful on its own (or with blueberry syrup), a light drizzle of icing makes a big impact!  Here’s how:

Classic Vanilla Icing (most popular)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1–2 tablespoons milk (or cream for richer flavor)
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt (optional, but helps balance sweetness)

Instructions:

1. Whisk powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk until smooth.
2. Add more milk a little at a time until it’s pourable (not too runny).
3. Stir in vanilla and salt.
4. Drizzle over warm casserole so it melts slightly into the top.

Cream Cheese Icing (richer, more indulgent)

Ingredients:

• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1–3 tablespoons milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Beat cream cheese until smooth.
2. Mix in powdered sugar.
3. Add milk gradually until it reaches a drizzle consistency.
4. Stir in vanilla and drizzle or spread over the casserole.

Maple Icing (great with breakfast flavors)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon milk (optional, to thin)

Instructions:
Whisk everything together until smooth and pourable.

Pro tips:

• Add a dash of cinnamon or nutmeg to match the casserole flavors
• For a bakery-style finish, drizzle in zigzags instead of pouring
• If your casserole is very sweet already, keep the icing thinner and lighter

Blueberry French Toast Casserole

French toast is delicious, but standing at the stove and making a couple slices at a time can get quite tedious. That's why we love a good Blueberry French Toast Casserole! You can make it the night before and pop it in the oven in the morning - making it the perfect brunch dish!

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

• 1 loaf (about 1 lb) Sourdough or French bread cut into cubes
• 1 cup Blueberries
• 8 Eggs
• 1¾ cups 2% milk
• ¾ cup Heavy cream
• 6 tbsp Light brown sugar
• 1 tbsp Pure vanilla extract
• ½ tbsp + 1 tsp Member's Mark™ Ground Cinnamon
• ½ tsp Nutmeg
• ¼ tsp Kosher salt
• ¼ cup Rolled oats
• ¼ cup Crushed pecans
• ¼ cup Turbinado sugar
• 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
• 6 tbsp Salter butter cold and cut into small pieces

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Instructions

 

• Grease a 9 x 13″ baking dish. Add half of the torn bread and ½ cup of the blueberries, then more bread.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until frothy. Whisk in the milk, cream, sugar, vanilla extract, ½ tablespoon Member's Mark™ Ground Cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Pour the custard over the bread pieces; make sure the tops of the bread are all coated. Top with the remaining ½ cup blueberries. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• In the morning, preheat the oven to 375℉. Remove the casserole from the fridge and bring to room temperature.
• In a medium bowl, combine the rolled oats, pecans, turbinado sugar, flour, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Cut the butter into the other ingredients using a pastry cutter or fork until evenly combined and a crumbly streusel topping forms.
• Sprinkle the streusel topping over the French toast. Bake 40 to 45 minutes until browned and set. Rest 10 minutes before serving.
• Top with a light drizzle of icing and serve!

Course: Breakfast

Keyword: blueberry, breakfast, brunch, french toast