A week ago Sunday we had this masterpiece for Sunday brunch – Slow Cooker Blueberry French Toast. It not only made the house smell amazing but it was a very delicious breakfast. This would be best made when you have company over – because it makes 12 servings and it is very, very rich, so a little bit goes a long way.
INGREDIENTS
8 eggs
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/3 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup 2% milk
1/3 cup maple syrup
1 loaf (1 pound) French bread, cubed
1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
12 ounces cream cheese, cubed
HOW TO PREPARE
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, yogurt, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon together. Gradually whisk in milk and maple syrup until blended.
- Place half the bread in a greased 5- or 6-quart slow cooker (we used coconut oil to grease pan), layer with half of the blueberries, cream cheese and egg mixture. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove from fridge about 30 minutes before cooking. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until a knife is inserted into French toast and it comes out clean.
- Enjoy. We didn’t even put syrup on ours.
BLUEBERRY SYRUP RECIPE AND INSTRUCTIONS
We didn’t personally make this part of the recipe, but it sounds delicious!
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup cold water
3/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed, divided
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter
For the syrup – in a small saucepan combine sugar and constarch; stir in water until smooth. Add 1/4 cup blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until the berries pop, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat; stire in lemon juice, butter and remaining berries. Serve with french toast!
This recipe was sent in by Robyn as part of our Crock-tober series – so she’ll get a $10 Amazon gift card! Send in your recipe and if I feature your recipe on the blog you’ll get a $10 Amazon gift card!
Here are other Slow Cooker Crockpot recipes we’ve recently posted:
- Slow Cooker Strawberry Applesauce recipe
- Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples recipe
- Slow Cooker Turkey Chili with Pumpkin recipe (you can’t taste the pumpkin!)
- Slow Cooker Chicken Santa Fe recipe
- Slow Cooker Breakfast – Overnight Pumpkin Pie Steel-Cut Oats
- Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumpling Soup recipe
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What’s your favorite kind of french toast? Have you ever made french toast in the slow cooker before?
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What happens if you skip the overnight in the fridge part…. oops!
I always have trouble printing your recipes from this site. I always have to cut and paste. When i try to pinterest them they only just say the picture with no recipe. Any suggestions?
This recipie is delicious!!! I was a little nervous after reading the two people’s reviews that had “mush”, so I baked it in a 9×13″ pan at 350 for an hour. It turned out beautifully! The sauce was wonderful as well. I can’t wait to make it again…next time I may use raspberries instead of blueberries…mmm!!!
I just wondered did you bake this in the oven covered with foil or just uncovered? Thanks 🙂
I just made this, and it turned out all mushy. Smelled good but it is a pile of mush. Disappointed 🙁
Could I make this without the cream cheese?
Hey Heather! It’s in the fridge as we speak! I only had 1 percent milk so I hope it will be ok! I was curious if it’s okay to put it on high for half the time? Or do you think it needs to be on low?
Hi Brianne – I’m not sure about the high – I would probably say no? Did you try it? How was it?
I just made this for our annual Valentine’s Day Brunch. The crock pot was an excellent idea for a dish like this because my oven was already full with 2 egg bakes and some ham. The blueberry syrup is excellent – don’t skip it! I used just an 8 oz. pkg of cream cheese, which was plenty, and substituted Chobani vanilla greek yogurt for plain. The recipe makes a lot, but I poured the syrup over the top and refrigerated the leftovers. Still great reheated in the microwave the next day. My hubby turned the crock pot on a little too early, so it cooked for about 4.5 hours. It got a little dark and crusty on the outer edge, but still tasty. Thanks for an excellent recipe – I will be making this again!
I’ve made a similar casserole, but never in the slow cooker. What a convenient method! Your Blueberry French Toast Breakfast sounds delicious – with or without the yummy syrup!
YUM! I have never tried making french toast in a crockpot. What a great idea! Definitely gonna try this, and love that you added blueberries to it!
This looks delicious! Pinned! I popped over from The Shabby Creek Cottage–thanks for sharing!
~Abby =)
OMG I know some people around here that would be seriously happy if I made this for them…just got a crockpot and this is the best recipe I’ve seen yet!
love the blog 🙂
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Is it weird that it turned out almost soggy?? I even had to fry it up in a pan, which minorly helped. I found it inedible! Yet my other recipes turn out great in my CP! Majorly bummed 🙁
I made this today and there were things I liked and disliked about it. I thought there was too much cream cheese. I didn’t ‘get’ the taste of the clumped pieces of cream cheese on top. Next time I make it I’m going to try to whisk the cream cheese into the egg mixture some how.
I definitely think using the french bread is a must, and the blueberries were a yummy addition. We enjoyed ours with regular bottled maple syrup. Overall, it was good.
Thank you for this recipe! We will adapt it to our tastes a little more.
Heather, this recipe is fabulous! I made it this morning for my MOPS group using one cinnamon swirl bread I had in the freezer. It was to-die-for delicious and so easy to make! Thank you for making me a hero at church today…this recipe is a keeper! (Oh, and I made the syrup…heavenly!)
Yay! So excited that it was a hit Brooke!
Seriously Heather, my mouth is watering! I love your pictures, they are beautiful. I can’t wait to try this recipe, thanks for sharing! And thanks Robyn too.
This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try this!