Lazy Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Recipe
This crockpot French toast casserole is a "Must-Try" recipe. Fresh sweet strawberries and dolops of creamy cheesecake slow cooked together with the classic flavors of French toast. Brunch will never be the same!
Servings: 8
Calories: 457kcal
Equipment
- 3.5 oz slow cooker or larger (works well with a casserole crockpot
- knives and spoons
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf stale french bread
- 8 eggs
- 1¾ cup milk of choice I use skim milk
- ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 heaping cup fresh cleaned and cut strawberries
- 6 oz whipped cream cheese
- ¼+ cup powdered sugar
- non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- cut french loaf into large cubes (about 2" each)
- beat eggs together with milk, cream and vanilla
- add bread into egg mixture and stir. set aside and allow the bread to absorb all of the egg mixture
- While bread is absorbing, clean and cut strawberries into bite sized pieces.
- in a separate bowl, mix together whipped cream cheese and ¼ cup powdered sugar
- when all egg mixture has been absorbed by the bread, gently stir in strawberries
- spray slow cooker or slow cooker liner with non-stick spray
- add half of bread/strawberry mixture into slow cooker
- use a teaspoon to drop dollops of the cream cheese mixture on top of the bread/strawberry mixture
- add remainder of bread/strawberry mixture to slow cooker
- use teaspoon to distribute dollops of remaining cream cheese mixture on top
- cover and cook on high for approximately two hours. You can confirm cooking is complete by checking the temperature of center most point of the dish (middle) with a food thermometer. Cooked egg dishes are considered safe to eat at 165°F
- sprinkle top with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Notes
** calories estimates do not include any toppings
Nutrition
Calories: 457kcal