Vegan Blueberry Maple French Toast Casserole

One in all my favourite issues to do with a bunch of leftover bread is french toast casserole!  I’ll typically instances put bread within the freezer if we do not eat all of it in a pair days as a result of I do not need it to get stale.  However typically I overlook it’s in there.  I had a bunch of sourdough bread in my freezer I had purchased from a pair instances once we had soup, and I made a decision it might make an exquisite Vegan Blueberry French Toast Casserole!  At first I used to be simply going to make a plain french toast casserole, however I remembered I had some blueberry jam readily available so I assumed I’d make it blueberry!

That is really very easy to make!  For normal french toast you’d toss the bread with an egg and milk combination, however for mine, I take advantage of flax eggs (floor flax seed blended with filtered water), and plant based mostly milk which occurred to be oat milk this time as a result of it was what I had readily available. When you needed it somewhat extra wealthy you possibly can use coconut milk as a substitute, I’ve used that earlier than additionally. I sweetened the milk combination with maple syrup and vanilla and it was good!  I additionally added in a contact of maple extract since I needed it to be extra maple flavored however if you cannot discover this ingredient, it’s optionally available.

You simply toss the bread with the combination briefly, and it is able to go.  I additionally added in some blueberries as a result of I needed double blueberry goodness! I dropped the jam randomly into the casserole so there could be loads of blueberries all through.  This jam was some that Eric’s Dad made and it’s simply the correct amount of candy.  If you can’t discover blueberry jam you possibly can use one other taste of jam or simply go away it out and use just a few further blueberries.  It’ll nonetheless be scrumptious!  A be aware on the blueberries, I used frozen and thawed (drained properly) as a result of it’s winter the place I dwell and the contemporary are outrageously costly this time of 12 months however you should use both.

I sprinkled the casserole with somewhat extra sugar earlier than throwing it into the oven to create a crispy high and in it went!  It smelled heavenly whereas baking, like french toast and blueberry muffins!  This turned out so scrumptious!  It has type of a comfortable and fluffy texture on the within, is crispy on high and the pockets of candy blueberries and scent of vanilla and maple make it completely crave worthy!  You’ll be able to high it off with maple syrup in case you like, which is what my husband did as a result of he likes issues fairly candy, however I loved mine with somewhat coconut whipped cream and it was fabulous!  If you’re in search of one thing scrumptious to make for brunch, give this Vegan Blueberry Maple French Toast Casserole a attempt!

Vegan Blueberry Maple French Toast Casserole

Serves 4-6

Elements:

Bread Pudding:

• 2 Tbsp floor flax seed, blended with 6 Tbsp filtered water
• 1 3/4 cups oat milk (or your favourite plant based mostly milk)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp maple extract (optionally available)
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 6 cups calmly packed cubed sourdough bread
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 1 cup blueberry jam
• 2 Tbsp maple sugar (or coconut sugar)

For serving:

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F levels, and oil a two quart baking dish or 8×8 inch sq. pan.
2. In a bowl, whisk collectively the flax seeds and water combination, oat milk, maple syrup, sea salt, and maple extract, and vanilla till properly mixed, then add the bread crumbs and blueberries toss to coat within the combination.  Combine in chocolate.
3. Switch half the combination to the ready baking dish, then spoon half the blueberry jam over it by the teaspoon.  Pour the remaining combination over that (together with the liquid, pour it over them), then drop the remainder of the jam over it as you probably did the primary time. Sprinkle with the maple sugar.
4. Place within the oven on a tray, and bake for about half-hour or till the highest is beginning to brown and the liquid has absorbed on the backside.
5. Take away from oven.
6. Serve with maple syrup if desired!