I’m bringing this recipe forward from 2006 for folks who may not have seen it yet. We still make it on Christmas Eve morning every year!
Here’s our traditional Christmas breakfast. I love that we can make it the night before and just stick it in the oven in the morning! It can be made egg-free, by adding a little more milk instead of the eggs. If you need it to be gluten free, just cube up a loaf of gluten-free bread instead of french bread.
Stuffed French Toast Strata (Christmas breakfast recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 pound of French bread
- 8 ounce package cream cheese, cubed
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Cut French bread loaf into cubes (about 12 cups bread cubes). Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan. In the prepared pan place half of the bread cubes. Top with the cream cheese cubes and then the remaining bread cubes.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, melted butter, maple syrup and cinnamon until well combined. Pour the egg mixture evenly over bread and cheese cubes. Using a spatula, slightly press layers down to moisten.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours. Remove plastic wrap and bake in a 325 degree oven for 40-45 minutes or until the center appears to be set and the eggs are golden. Let stand for 10 minutes. Makes 6-8 servings.
Note: If you'd like to make this with blueberries, just sprinkle a cup or two of berries on top of the cubed cream cheese and serve with blueberry syrup.
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Copyright Mary Ostyn 2015
Here’s a video of me making this recipe for ParentsTV a few years back. Begin around 2:30 to jump straight to the recipe tutorial.
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This is a recipe used in one of our local bread and breakfasts though they use peaches.
Mary,
I started making this several years ago after you posted the recipe. It’s our Christmas tradition too. Once I made it at another time and my boys all said “it smells like Christmas!” It’s a fave around here.
Lari, What a fun story! SO glad your family enjoys it!
Mary