CRANBERRY-MAPLE BAKED FRENCH TOAST RECIPE

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Wow the family with our Cranberry-Maple Baked French Toast Recipe. This baked French toast recipe is topped with a maple sauce infused with cranberries.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Bread

Time 1h15m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 egg s
2-1/2 cups milk
1 French bread baguette (24 inch), ends trimmed, cut into 24 slices
2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries, divided
1 cup maple-flavored or pancake syrup
2 Tbsp. sugar

Steps:

Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Gradually beat in milk.
Arrange bread on bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprinkled with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 cup cranberries. Pour cream cheese mixture over cranberries. Let stand 15 min.
Heat oven to 350°F. Bake French toast 40 to 45 min. or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, bring syrup just to boil in medium saucepan on medium heat. Add remaining cranberries and 2 Tbsp. sugar. Simmer on low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
Serve French toast topped with cranberry sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Fat 10 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 90 mg, Sodium 340 mg, Carbohydrate 49 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 27 g, Protein 8 g