One of my favorite ways to entertain during the holiday season is to have friends over for breakfast or brunch! A couple of years ago, we hosted a Christmas Eve breakfast that really stands out in my mind. Our house was full of friends, laughter, and children bursting with excitement! After some yummy food, we headed to a nearby farm for a horse drawn sleigh ride. The snow was lightly falling and the children were trying to catch snowflakes on their tongue. We even sang Christmas carols as the bells on the horses bridles jingled as they plowed through deep snow. It could have been a scene taken directly off the front of a Christmas card. It was a perfect way to start the day.
This recipe for Stuffed French Toast was created for that Christmas Eve breakfast as I didn’t want to be up at 4 AM cooking. I wanted to have as much as possible done the night before. This recipe fits that bill perfectly. It’s easy and quick. You make it the night before, store it in the fridge, and cook it in the morning. I make it with eggnog but you can also replace the eggnog with milk and the outcome is just as delicious.
- 1 large loaf of firm white bread cut into cubes
- 6 oz of cream cheese cut into small cubes
- 8 large eggs ( I increase the eggs to 10 eggs if using milk and not eggnog)
- 2 cups Eggnog
- 1/4 cup real maple syrup
- Spray a 8×13 pan with Pam (or butter) then spread half the bread cubes on the bottom. Sprinkle half the cubes of cream cheese on top of the bread cubes. Repeat, layering the rest of the bread then the cream cheese.
- Whisk the eggs, eggnog, and maple syrup together until smooth. Pour egg mixture and press down slightly to ensure all bread is soaking in the egg mixture. Cover and place in the fridge overnight.
- In the morning, preheat oven to 350. Bake uncovered 30-40 minutes until center is just firm. Let the french toast stand 20 minutes then cut into squares and serve with warm maple syrup.
Ann says
December 22, 2012 at 4:31 pmThe picture looks fabulous, but easy and quick, too? It’ll take 45 minutes to wake my son on Christmas morning. It should be ready to eat by the time he is ready to open presents. It’s perfectly timed for a delicious meal to enjoy during our gift exchange. I can’t wait!
Ann says
December 22, 2012 at 4:35 pmI am sharing Patty’s advice to me from Twitter here since it seems important. I am one who would just use the whole block (too lazy to rewrap the extra 2 oz.) if I weren’t warned. Thanks, Patty!
Patty Pie @SuperPattyPie
@Ann_IW Just don’t be tempted to put in the whole brick of cream cheese..it makes for too much cream cheese stick with 3/4 of a brick 😉
Michelle G says
December 22, 2012 at 8:16 pmOh this looks really good!
Lesa says
December 22, 2012 at 11:10 pmMy first time at ImperfectWomen, I saw this on twitter. This looks great and the perfect thing for Christmas morning breakfast I wonder if I could put some blueberries or cranberries in it?
Dede says
December 23, 2012 at 6:00 amOkay, that looks YUMMO! And I have everything I need here at the house, except for the eggnog.
Mary Walker says
December 23, 2012 at 7:04 amThat looks really yummy. I think I will make that too.
Kelly R says
December 23, 2012 at 10:45 amThis looks so yummy, Thank you for the recipe..
becca says
December 23, 2012 at 2:11 pmOMg this sounds so good
Pam@IW says
December 23, 2012 at 4:35 pmThis looks and sounds fantastic. I love French Toast. One of my favorites!
Elizabeth says
December 23, 2012 at 8:46 pmI cannot remember the last time I had eggnog. Definitely worth a try! Looks very good.
Anya@IW says
December 27, 2012 at 7:46 pmSounds so delish! I missed the opportunity to try this over Christmas, but I’m going to do my best to make it over the New Year’s break. Perfect for the cold weather. Thanks, Patty!
BlogHawg says
December 31, 2012 at 8:55 amI love French Toast. This looks easy and delicious!
Amanda Greene-Lebeck says
March 1, 2013 at 12:34 amWOW this sounds so absolutely delicious!! Thanks for the recipe, whatta great idea 🙂
Myra R says
March 9, 2013 at 4:06 pmomg! this looks soooooo good! i have been on a big french toast kick lately and i love this and will be trying this out this weekend! i am sooo happy i found this post! i am thinking why didnt i ever think of doing something like this? it looks soo delicious it has my mouth watering! thanks for this amazing post!
Holly Craft says
August 4, 2013 at 10:26 pmyum, looks good!
Gregg says
December 6, 2013 at 5:51 amThis looks yummy! I plan on making a gluten-free organic version.
Jenn Oldaker says
December 14, 2013 at 11:05 pmOMG!!!!!! This sounds amazing! Saving this to my pin board 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Marin Mandrick says
December 21, 2013 at 6:58 pmThis looks so good!! I may have to try it for breakfast on Chriatmas!
amanda lebeck says
December 24, 2013 at 12:53 amThis is an amazing recipe, I actually commented a long time ago about how good it looked, so I made it and we all loved it!!
Sandra Beeman says
January 7, 2014 at 11:23 amYou have some extremely lucky people on your invite list for breakfast. This is special treat I can’t wait to make.
Wanda Barefoot says
January 9, 2014 at 8:40 pmI had to Pin this. It looks really good!
Lisa Ehrman says
March 31, 2014 at 3:40 pmYum, and night-before breakfast recipes are my favorite. I love this recipe and it looks scrumptious served with fresh fruit!!!