Ingredients:
1 loaf French bread, unsliced
1 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, cubed
1 -2 cup blueberries
8 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk or 2 1/2 cups light cream or 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla
Directions:
Cut French bread loaf into cubes (you should have about 12 cups of bread cubes).
Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish. Place 1/2 of the cubes in a baking dish. Top with cream cheese cubes and blueberries, and then top with remaining cubes of bread.
In large mixing bowl with a wire whisk, mix together eggs, milk, melted butter, cinnamon and vanilla until well combined.
Pour over bread evenly over top. Using a spatula, lightly press down to moisten.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 F and remove the plastic wrap from baking dish.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until center is set and edges are slightly golden. Let stand about 10 minutes before serving. Serve with maple syrup.
Servings: 8
Time preparation: 120 min.
Time total: 160 min.