Take the hassle out of breakfast with this Overnight Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole! Enjoy this decadent casserole with warm Strawberry-Maple Syrup or pile on fresh strawberries and whipped cream – your choice!
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There is nothing better than waking up in the morning knowing that an amazing breakfast is waiting in the fridge, ready to be thrown into the oven and enjoyed.
Nothing.
Especially on weekends. And holidays. You got me. This would be awesome EVERY DAY.
While I don’t have time to prepare breakfast every evening, I do make a concerted effort to do so for holidays. Easter, Christmas….Mother’s Day.
One of my favorite breakfasts to make is French Toast. I grew up on French Toast and it was always a treat. Whether we covered it with warm maple syrup or piled it high with strawberries and whipped cream – it was a breakfast that everyone could agree. All seven of us 🙂
Now, anyone who knows me knows I have a serious weakness for cheesecake. Serious. I combined that love of cheesecake with my overnight French Toast recipe and came up with this gorgeous thing.
I wanted the cheesecake cake filling to creep into every crevice, nook, and cranny so I ended up making strawberry cheesecake sandwiches. Strange. But it totally works.
After cutting the sandwiches into cubes, I piled on more strawberries and drizzled on the remaining cheesecake filling. Wrapped the dish in plastic wrap and stuck it in the fridge overnight.
That’s when the magic happens.
In the morning it’s just a matter of throwing it in the oven and chilling on the couch with the boys until it’s all done. I like to make up strawberry-maple syrup for this casserole. My Nana taught me this trick 🙂 Combine equal parts strawberry jam (or jelly or preserves) and maple syrup. Heat on medium-high heat in microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until the jam has dissolved into the syrup.
Outrageously good people.
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Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole
Ingredients
- 12 slices Challah bread Day old - French, Italian or any other bread good for French Toast
- 12 oz light cream cheese
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 10 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
Strawberry-Maple Syrup
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
Instructions
- Lightly grease a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Beat cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Beat in sugar until thoroughly combined.
- Beat in 1 egg and lemon juice until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- Whisk together 10 eggs, milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon and nutmeg. Set aside.
- Schmear bread with cream cheese mixture. Layer on sliced strawberries. Place another slice of bread on top to create a sandwich. Repeat for all slices of bread.
- Cut into cubes and place approximately two-thirds of the sandwich cubes into baking dish.
- Top with remaining strawberries and drizzle remaining cream cheese mixture over the top.
- Place remaining sandwich cubes on top.
- Finally, pour egg mixture over the top.
- Press down lightly and cover with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate over night.
- Remove from refrigerator and let rest while you preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake for another 25-35 minutes or until the surface is golden and the center is set.
- Serve with maple syrup or additional fresh strawberries and whipped cream.
Strawberry-Maple Syrup
- Combine equal parts strawberry jam (or jelly or preserves) and maple syrup. Heat on medium-high heat in microwave in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until the jam has dissolved into the syrup.
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Ginnie says
Mmm … this sounds amazing! I love anything with cream cheese and strawberries. Can’t wait to try it:)
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking says
Cheesecake for breakfast?? Trish, you are a genius! You boys must think you’re the best mom in the world. Especially with all that sweet strawberry maple syrup too… My mom used to make us special french toast breakfasts on the weekends, so your recipe brings back lots of fond memories. 🙂 P.S. Congratulations on your Reese’s Stuffed Giant Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies feature on ZipList!!
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
Thank you Amy! I have to say that this has been one of their favorites so far 🙂 My husband too! The ZipList feature was awesome and so are those cookies 🙂
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
You totally had me at strawberry cheesecake sandwiches!!! This looks amazing and I’m sure tastes even better!!!
Mandi says
I love french toast topped with fresh fruit and this seems so easy- definitely my kind of recipe. Your photography is beautiful!
Foodista says
Definitely a must try!!! Thanks for sharing on the Monday link share!
Lyuba@willcookforsmiles says
Absolutely beautiful!! I love the strawberry and cheesecake combo in the french toast 🙂
Lindsay @ Life, Love and Sugar says
Oh my goodness, yes! The strawberries and cheesecake just look amazing! What a fabulous version Trish!
Rebecca {foodie with family} says
o.O WOW. I think this would be the ultimate Easter Brunch breakfast!
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
Strawberries with french toast is definitely the way to go! And for some reason I think french toast bake is way better in the overnight version. Plus, who doesn’t love the fact that you can just pop in the oven first thing in the morning? Pinned!
Cindy Eikenberg says
Trish, this looks amazing and I love that you can put this together in the evening and have a fabulous breakfast ready to go in the morning. I might need to make this for my upcoming birthday breakfast – I can just have my hubby pop it in the oven! 🙂 Thanks for sharing and pinning – have a happy Monday!
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Valerie | From Valerie's Kitchen says
This looks truly amazing! I love these dishes for all those holiday visitors.
Renee@Two in the Kitchen says
Oh my heavens Trish. This looks amazing!! I absolutely adore overnight french toast bakes, and this one looks heavenly!!
Jenn @ Deliciously Sprinkled says
Trish, this baked french toast looks delicious! I could eat this every morning and be one happy girl! Can’t wait to make this for my family when they visit next weekend, pinned! 🙂
marcie says
I love baked French toast, Trish, and this looks so delicious with the cream cheese and strawberries! This is my kind of breakfast — assemble it and forget about it until the morning!
cookingmommy says
Simply beautiful, we are going to try this one this weekend on the Strawberry diet, I may add some rhubarb, for a slightly different taste.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
I bet it turns out wonderfully! Enjoy!
Eugene Lindemann says
i am a diabetic can I use the splenda sugar blend and sugar free syrup
Amanda says
I am diabetic as well Eugene. I always replace the sugar in a recipe with Splenda baking blends with no problems. 🙂