Oven-Baked French Toast with Cranberries & Maple Syrup

By ltrodrigu

Ingredients

• 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1-pound loaf French bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 cup Ocean Spray Craisins
• 1 cup maple syrup, or more as needed

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Beat cream cheese, sugar, butter, vanilla and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in milk.

Pour cream cheese mixture over combined bread and cranberries in large bowl; toss lightly. Let stand 15 minutes, rearranging bread in bowl occasionally to moisten evenly.

Arrange bread in rows in greased 13x9-inch baking pan. Pour remaining cream cheese mixture over bread.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve with maple syrup.