Description
A warm and comforting dish combining crisp edges with fluffy bread and bursts of juicy berries for a delightful breakfast experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 120 grams golden brown sugar, packed (approximately ½ cup)
- 400 grams French bread, cut into 4 cm cubes
- 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 180 millilitres milk (2% or whole, approximately ¾ cup)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 340 grams frozen triple berry mix, defrosted
- 125 grams all-purpose flour (approximately 1 cup)
- 67 grams brown sugar (approximately ⅓ cup)
- 38 grams granulated sugar (approximately 3 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 85 grams unsalted butter, melted (approximately 6 tablespoons)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Cut the French bread into 4 cm cubes and toss into a large mixing bowl.
- Allow the frozen triple berry mix to defrost at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix 4 tablespoons of melted butter with 120 grams of brown sugar and spread evenly across the bottom of a 5-7 litre cast iron pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and ground cinnamon until blended.
- Pour the custard over the bread cubes and gently toss to coat.
- Spread the coated bread evenly over the brown sugar mixture. Scatter the defrosted triple berry mix on top.
- Bake uncovered for 25 minutes, covering with foil if browning too quickly.
- Prepare the streusel topping by mixing flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, and melted butter until crumbly.
- After 25 minutes, sprinkle the streusel topping over the casserole and bake for an additional 30 minutes until crispy and set.
- Allow to cool slightly before slicing and serve warm.
Notes
Use day-old bread for best results. The dish can be prepared the night before and baked in the morning.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 150mg
Keywords: french toast, berry bake, breakfast, brunch, comfort food