This Overnight Strawberry Raisin French Toast Bake recipe is perfect for feeding a crowd on special occasions!
My family loves French Toast, we usually have it the regular way, but just subbing in raisin bread is not much of challenge, we’ve had that in the past. Instead, I decided to come up with a fabulous morning french toast bake, incorporating all of our favourite morning bites, fruit, cream cheese and maple syrup!
Strawberry Raisin French Toast Bake
Okay to start, grease a 9×13 dish well. Now it’s time to get your little helpers in on the action! Get your pint sized chefs in the kitchen and let them tear up 12 slices of Sun-Maid Raisin Cinnamon Swirl bread. Put half of the bread pieces on the bottom of the dish and set the rest to the side. Evenly distribute cubes of cream cheese over the bread. Next sprinkle 2 cups of sliced strawberries on top of cream cheese – little hands love to help with all of this! Lastly, put the bread pieces you set aside on top, as the final layer.
Now it’s time for the liquid! I use a large bowl and a hand mixer for this part, but you could just as easily use a blender. Pour the half-and-half into a bowl or blender, whatever you chose to use. Pulse for a few seconds. Now it’s time to get crackin’! Blend eggs into half-and-half until mixed. Add maple syrup and cinnamon and blend again until smooth. Pour the whole thing over bread mixture, cover and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning the first one out of bed can pop this dish out of the fridge. It needs to sit for about 45 min on the counter.
Preheat oven to 350 F and bake the dish, covered with aluminum foil for 30 min. Remove the foil and bake 30 min more or until the french toast is puffed up and golden brown.
I’ll warn you, warm strawberries smell amazing!!! Let sit for about 10 min and then dig in! Serve with maple syrup or if you are feeling really fancy, a sprinkle of icing sugar!
Strawberry-Raisin French Toast Bake
Ingredients
- 12 slices Sun-Maid Cinnamon Swirl Bread, cut into 1 inch cubes, divided
- 1 package cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 12 large eggs
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 tbs cinnamon
Instructions
Generously grease a 9x13 baking dish
Arrange half of the bread cubes on the bottom of the dish. Evenly distribute cream cheese cubes over the bread layer; add strawberry slices, and the remaining bread cubes as the final layer.
Pour half-and-half into blender; pulse for a few seconds. Blend in eggs until fully mixed. Add maple syrup and cinnamon until smooth. Pour liquid mixture evenly over bread mixture.Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate over night or 8 hours.
Remove baking dish from fridge 45 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C)
Bake covered for 30 min. Remove foil and bake for another 30 min or until french toast is puffed up and golden brown.
Serve with maple syrup and/or icing sugar
Having your kids with you in the kitchen is a great way to get them involved in the meal!
This Strawberry Raisin French Toast Bake makes a great Mother’s Day or Father’s Day brunch or even a festive Christmas morning breakfast! If you give it a try, let me know what you think!
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If you are looking for a savoury overnight dish, try our Ham and Cheese Strata or Overnight Egg Cups.
Mmmm! That looks absolutely delcious! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Hope you had a great Mother’s day 🙂
That looks YUMMY!!!
This looks super yummy! I will have to try it!
This looks so good. I never thought of making it this way before. Pinned it too
looks divine
Could you cut this recipe in half if you were only making it for 2?
Thanks!
I don’t see why not!
Looking forward to making this, Christmas morning 🙂
hope you love it!
I must try this. It looks so good and my house is the sleep over house so hey can just heat it up if I’m busy. Thank You.
perfect for sleepovers!
Oh this looks so delicious!!! I have to try it
This recipe is very unique and I believe my family would love it!
Thanks for the recipe
You had me at cream cheese! That is such a great idea!
What a unique combo of strawberry and raisins – looks easy to make. I am going to give it a try for my next brunch party.
Would love to have this served to me on Mothers day.
oohh yummy!!! I so want to make this. I will however only put the raisins in one half – my husband loves them, but I only like them uncooked.
so good!
This is really a very interesting recipe! The cream cheese makes it so appealing to me. All these flavors look like one super delicious combination!
Great recipe, I’m passing this on to my friend who runs a B & B
This looks so good. I hope my boys will like it. 🙂
Oh my, this looks soooo good. With Ontario strawberries being in season; now is the perfect time to make this
Ho ly this recipe looks awesome! Looking forward to making this soon. Thanks for the recipe.
I really want to try this one. It sounds so very good. Saved the recipe.
Oh my this looks delish, my kids will love it! Ty for sharing :o)
Um, wow. This looks so delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
Oh, yum! Definitely need to try this!
This looks sooooo good! Never even seen anything like it. I would love to try this out!!
Sounds delicious! I’m adding this one to my recipe collection. Thank you!
WHAT??? This looks so good! I need need to try it!
It’s my birthday tomorrow. I really want this for breakfast. 🙂
These sound and look so yummy! Will have to try these! thanks!
Sounds really yummy to me, will have to give it a try! Thanks for sharing!
I love french toast and this is a twist on the original. Can’t wait to try this!
Thanks this is so tasty
Oh my gosh I must try this one at Christmas yummy minus the raisins icky lol
I don’t normally like raisins either, but the raisin bread is pretty good in this recipe
you have more time& energy in the AM if you can do thseskinds of dreakfasts
This recipe sounds really delicious, looking forward to making it for my grandson, he’ll love it for sure!
I,m always looking for Breakfast/brunch ideas,this looks yummy
Wow, I never thought of making French toast in a pan! Thanks for the recipe!
Aww that looks so good….wanna come over and make me some!
This would be grear for our easter brunch
We grew up on french toast..everyone loved them..but it was just egg battered fried and icing sugar..I have never tried a recipe as unique as this but i sure will..thank you
This delicious recipe is what I’m now craving for brunch!
A little slice of heaven, seriously!
This is an interesting little recipe.looks heavenly.
Oh Yes. This would be great for when my daughter has friends for sleep overs. They love my breakfasts. I love making them for them. They grow so fast it is nice when they remember the parents for something nice. Thank You for this recipe.
oh that looks so yummy!
This recipe looks very delightful. I copied the recipe down in order to make this on the coming weekend. I thank you for sharing this today.
This looks delicious, will be definitely trying.
Looks ooy, gooy, good
my family would love this meal
Looks great, simple and delicious.
This looks so good.
oh yummy looks and sounds delish a must try thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
My grandson LOVES French Toast and this recipe looks & sounds really yummy, thanks for sharing!
Oh my my daughter would so love for me to make this. I know she would love it I am saving this recipe. Thank you
-A great looking breakfast that I will have to try out tomorrow for sure.
Yeah, this would be so nice right now!
I really like this recipe and its delicious with peaches
This looks so Yummy! I really think my kids would love it too!
Need to try this,looks delicious.Your boy’s have the cutest smiles
Perfect for a family brunch!! Thanks for the recipe!
My grandson loves french toast and your recipe looks scrumptious, I’m sure he’d LOVE it!
My granddaughter loves this recipe and asks for it when she visits
wonderful to hear!
This looks so amazing! I love strawberries and would love to wake up to this beautiful breakfast.
This looks so good! I will have to try this one
Would love this without raisin though
I’m going to make this next time I have company!
This would be a great breakfast treat for overnight guests.
I think that french toast – especially with fresh berries – is one of the most spectacular breakfast ideas ever!!!!
This is my kind of breakfast. Note to self let husband know so he can make this for me some time 😀
All the ingredients for a great breakfast together, thanks.
I live far from family so when they come to visit it is at least for a night. I like to have some thing ready the day before so I am not spending the morning cooking the whole time. This would be perfect. Thank You
French toast in a pan,genius!! Love this dish!
I love French toast.
French toast os one of my favorite breakfasts. Thanks for this.
This looks so good!
Wow, I never thought of baking french toast before…It looks so good I will have to try it.
Totally needed some inspiration for changing up our status quo boring breakfasts!! Thanks for this recipe 🙂
I know that I would love this recipe and so would my family. Probably would be great with other berries as well!
this is a amazing recipe for when you have quests. served it many times