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Stuffed Cinnamon French Toast Bake

You will never believe this french toast bake is GRAIN FREE! This recipe featuring Chebe Cinnamon Roll Mix is rich and delicious and full of cream cheese and cinnamon flavor. What else could be better than that in the morning?!
Prep Time1 hour
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time3 hours
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Ingredients

For The Bread Loaf

  • 1 Package Chebe Cinnamon Roll Mix
  • 2 Large Eggs - Room temperature
  • 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 3 Tablespoons Melted Butter - Or dairy-free alternative
  • 4 Tablespoons Milk - Or dairy-free alternative

For The French Toast Bake

  • 4 Ounces Cream Cheese (Or Dairy-Free Alternative) - Cut into ½ inch cubes
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Half & Half - Or dairy-free alternative
  • 1/8 Cup Maple Syrup
  • 3 Tablespoons Melted Butter - Or dairy-free alternative

Instructions

For The Bread Loaf

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Blend Chebe Cinnamon Roll Mix with melted butter and baking powder (this is optional, I like to add it). Slowly add in milk/milk substitute.
  • Knead dough until well-combined. Using your hands, form dough into a loaf shape and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
  • Bake loaf for 25 minutes until the outside feels hard when you tap on it and the bottom is golden brown.
  • Let cool completely. Once cooled, slice bread loaf into 1-inch cubes.

For The French Toast Bake

  • Layer half of bread cubes on bottom of a 1-quart casserole dish (or 8x8 inch baking dish or loaf pan). Scatter cream cheese cubes evenly over 1st layer of bread cubes. Cover with remaining bread cubes.
  • Mix eggs, half & half, maple syrup and melted butter. Drizzle over bread/cream cheese mixture and make sure all the bread is coated. Cover and refrigerate overnight. You can do this for as little as one hour or even overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Bake uncovered for 45-50 minutes until top cubes are golden brown and the egg mixture is bubbling.
  • Slice, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve with maple syrup.

Notes

  • By doing most of the preparation the night before, it makes for an easy and quick-bake off in the morning.
  • As mentioned in the recipe, you can absolutely make this dairy-free, I've tried it. The best cream cheese replacement that I've found is from Kite Hill. The egg mixture calls for heavy cream but you can definitely replace it with coconut milk/cream or another milk alternative. Same goes for all the Chebe dry mixes that call for milk. You can even replace the butter with something like Earth Balance, Miyokos, or you could try melted ghee.