Lemon Cheesecake French Toast Casserole
Beautiful French Toast Casserole made with lemon flavors throughout, a creamy cheesecake layer, and sweet lemon crumble on top.
Servings 9 x13 casserole dish
Ingredients
- French toast:
- About 17 oz Brioche loaf
- 8 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Cheesecake layer:
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- Zest from 1 lemon
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup of white granulated sugar
- Crumble:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup flour
- 4 1/2 Tbsp butter melted
- Zest from 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a casserole dish. (You can use a 9x13 casserole dish or a deep 9x9 casserole dish.)
- Cut Brioche loaf into 1/2 inch cubes. Spread out 2/3 of them in the casserole dish. Set 1/3 aside for a little bit.
- Beat cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and heavy whipping cream in a mixer until smooth and fluffy.
- Transfer cheesecake mixture into a piping bag (or a zip-lock bag), cut off a the tip to make a small opening and drizzle cheesecake mixture over the bread crumbs. Try to get all the areas.
- Spread remaining 1/3 of bread crumbs over the cheesecake drizzle.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, heavy whipping cream, sugar, lemon extract, and vanilla extract. Whisk well and pour it all over the bread.
- Crumble:
- In a medium bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar, lemon zest and flour. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated evenly.
- Pour in melted butter and carefully fold it in with a large fork. You will want to be careful so you don’t over-mix. Streusel should look like large crumbs and not paste.
- Spread the topping all over the bread mixture.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes.
Notes
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