Fresh fruit adds a pop of color and flavor to this Cherry Blueberry French Toast Bake. Make sure you buy a few extra boxes or bags of fruit the next time you go shopping, so you can try this delicious breakfast bake.
Lately we have been all about the fruit. Every time we go grocery shopping, we come home with boxes of blueberries, raspberries, or strawberries.
The other day I saw fresh cherries at the store, so a bag of those ended up in the cart too.
Most of the time I cannot keep the fruit monsters out of the fruit before I can bake with it. Not that I think that’s a problem. With all the sugary sweets that come out of our kitchen, I am thankful our kids like to grab fruit instead of cake.
Having fresh fruit available is also great for making fruit parfaits or smoothies when we need a quick breakfast or snack.
I bought a big box of blueberries last week to make a batch of these Easy Blueberry Pancakes. Thank goodness when I had an idea to make a berry French toast casserole, there were still blueberries and cherries in our refrigerator.
I think the berry thieves must be slacking this week because fresh fruit never lasts that long around here.
A few years ago I made this Cherry Chocolate French Toast with leftover bagels, and since there were a few blueberry bagels hiding in the back of the fridge, I decided it was time to make another french toast bake.
The extra blueberry in the bagels added a little more flavor and color to this breakfast bake making it a perfect morning treat for summer.
How to make Cherry Blueberry French Toast Bake:
- Cut the bagels into bite-sized pieces, then toast them in the oven for a few minutes. This gets the bread ready to soak up the egg mixture easier.
- Drizzle the toasted bagel bites with melted butter and set aside.
- Whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Pour the milk mixture over the bagel pieces and let sit for at least 20 minutes.
- Cover and bake for 25 minutes; remove foil and continue baking.
PRO TIP: Serve this delicious breakfast casserole with maple syrup and fresh fruit on top.
Other breakfast recipes you may like:
- Peach Blackberry Coffee Cake
- Cherry Chocolate Chip Scones
- Caramel Mocha Chip Banana Muffins
- Cherry Lemonade Donuts
- Strawberry Chocolate Cinnamon Roll Bake
Recipe
Cherry Blueberry French Toast Bake
Fresh fruit adds a pop of color and flavor to this Cherry Blueberry French Toast Bake. Make sure you buy a few extra boxes or bags of fruit the next time you go shopping, so you can try this delicious breakfast bake.
Ingredients
- 4 large blueberry bagels
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted and quartered
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut the bagels into bite-sized pieces. Place on a baking sheet and toast for 8-10 minutes.
- Place the bagels in a large bowl and drizzle with the melted butter.
- Whisk together the milk, eggs, extract, and sugar. Pour over the bagels and toss until everything is coated. Let the mixture sit for 20 minutes.
- Stir the fruit into the mixture, then pour it into a greased 8x8 baking dish. Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
- Remove the foil and continue baking for another 35 minutes.
- Serve warm with syrup or fresh fruit.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 9 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 266Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 287mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 2gSugar: 14gProtein: 9g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
Janel Dube
I have read the directions multiple times though. When & where do you add the fresh berries & cherries?
Jocelyn
Oh, my goodness! I am so sorry about that. You stir that in to the mixture right before baking. The recipe card was fixed to show that. Thank you so much for letting me know this error.
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
This is the perfect weekend breakfast! My kids are such fruit monsters and would love all the fresh blueberries and cherries in here! Using blueberry bagels is such a delicious idea too! It looks amazing, Jocelyn!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much Kelly!!!
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext
Love this French toast bake! It looks delicious! This would make a fab family weekend breakfast! Pinning to try soon! 😀
Jocelyn
Thank you so much for the pin love. I hope your family enjoys the breakfast bake!
Michelle | A Latte Food
A bagel French toast bake?! Genius. It looks absolutely amazing!
Amanda
My family will love this!
Jocelyn
I hope they do!! If not, more for you 🙂
Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg
French toast bakes are life! This one has some of my favorite fruit mixed in. Thank you for sharing. I definitely will be recreating this in my kitchen very soon.
Jocelyn
I love a good french toast bake...I'm not sure why I don't make them more often. I hope you enjoy this one!
Mir
Oooh, I've never done a French toast bake with bagels! I gotta try that.
We're fruit fiends right now, too. It's so hard not to buy fruit and even harder not to eat it all up!
Jocelyn
It's such a fun change up to the normal bread. I hope you have fun trying it!
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
What a delicious breakfast idea! I love the idea of french toast in a bake, because it's less prep work for me but just as delicious 🙂
Jocelyn
I'm all about less work first thing in the morning! Gotta love breakfast that can be done the day before!