ULTIMATE FRENCH TOAST BAKE

INGREDIENTS:

16 oz. loaf of French bread

8–10 eggs

1 1/2 c. unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)

1/3 c. real maple syrup

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 c. butter, melted

8 oz. cream cheese, cubed

1 pint blackberries (or raspberries)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Spray 9×13 baking dish with olive oil or nonstick of choice.

Tear up bread into large chunks, placing them in the pan and spreading them out evenly, they should fill up the entire casserole dish.

In medium bowl, whisk together eggs and then add almond milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract.

Pour mixture evenly over bread chunks. Cover and place in the refrigerator*.

Evenly distribute blackberries and cream cheese on top. Pour melted butter evenly over the top.

Bake at 375 degrees F. for 30 minutes (middle rack and uncovered), or until golden brown.

Serve warm with real maple syrup (feel free to add a little powdered sugar on top if you want).

*Overnight: You can still make this without letting it sit overnight, but the longer you let it sit (up to 12 hours) the better it will turn out. That being said, I have made this multiple times with only letting it sit 5 minutes and it will still turn out!