Description

Tender, fluffy, lightly sweetened baked french toast, filled with fresh blueberries and then drizzled with Lemony Maple Syrup make any breakfast or brunch a special occasion.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cu. half & half or 1/2 cu. milk, plus 1/2 cu. heavy cream
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cu. light brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tbl. lemon zest, minced
• 1 cu. blueberries
• 1 small loaf Challah, sliced into 1" cubes, about 6 cu.
• 2/3 cu. maple syrup
• 3 tbl. lemon juice

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x10" baking dish with butter.
2. In a large bowl, lightly whisk the eggs. Whisk in the half & half, vanilla, sugar, salt, and lemon zest. Stir in the blueberries, then add the bread. Toss gently to coat all pieces.
3. Transfer the soaked bread and blueberries to the prepared baking dish, stir as needed to distribute the berries evenly. Cover with foil, bake for 20 minutes.