Cherry Cheesecake Frenchtoast Bake

The perfect breakfast dish for a crowd! Easy, delicious, and is best made the day before!

This recipe is an ode to my mom, who LOVES Cherry Cheesecake. Now she can even have it for breakfast!

1 large loaf French Bread, Cubed

6 Eggs

1 1/2 C Half and Half

1/4 C Pure Maple Syrup

1 tsp Vanilla

1/2 tsp Cinnamon

1/4 tsp Nutmeg

1/8 tsp Salt

1 8oz package Cream Cheese, cut into 18 cubes

2 21oz can Cherry Filling

Assembly

Lightly grease 13×9 casserole dish

Add half the bread cubes to casserole dish

In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs and half and half

Add syrup and spices and whisk until throughly combined

Add 9 cubes of cream cheese on top of bread

Spoon 1 can of cherry filling on top of bread and cream cheese

Add remaining bread cubes

Evenly pour egg mixture over bread and gently push down to ensure everything is covered in the egg mixture

Top with remaining 9 cubes of cream cheese

Cover with tinfoil and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or preferably overnight to allow bread to soak up the egg mixture

Baking

Preheat oven to 350

Remove dish from refrigerator, leaving tinfoil on, and let sit for 20 minutes before baking

Place covered dish in center rack of oven

Bake for 45 minutes

Remove tinfoil and bake additional 20 minutes

Carefully remove dish and set aside

Add 1 can of cherry filling in small saucepan

Heat on low until warm

Carefully top cherry filling on top

Serve immediately

You will be hostess with the mostest after serving this!