Ooey Gooey Blueberry "French Toast"

This is one of the best things I have ever tasted!  I just tried it out this morning and it was a hit!  This recipe is from Emeril Lagasse's "There's a Chef in My Family".

On the Menu: Ooey Gooey Blueberry "French Toast"

Ingredients:

Serves 10-12

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

14 slices or white or wheat bread

2 (8ounce) cream cheese

1 cup frozen blueberries

10 large eggs

2 cups half-and-half

1/3 cup maple syrup

1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Ingredients for blueberry sauce:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1/2 cup fresh orange juice

3 tablespoon cornstarch

2 teaspoons orange zest

1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries

1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

Butter a baking dish with the tablespoon of butter.  Cut the bread into cubes.  Arrange half of the bread cubes on the bottom of the baking dish.  Cut the cream cheese into cubes and top the bread with them, sprinkle the blueberries over the bread crumbs and top with the blueberries.

In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, syrup, and orange juice.  Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread mixture.



Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight.  Remove baking from the fridge and allow to come to room temperature at least twenty minutes.  preheat the oven to 350 F.  Bake the "French Toast" with the foil for thirty minutes. Then take the foil off and cook another thirty minutes.  Let cool 15 minutes.  put in bowls and pour blueberry sauce over it.



Blueberry sauce:

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stir together the sugar, water, orange juice, cornstarch, and orange zest.  Cook stirring occasionally, until thickened, about five minutes.  Stir in blueberries and simmer for five minutes.  Add the butter until melted.  Remove from heat and ladle over ooey gooey blueberry french toast. This sauce can be ladled over a number of things.

And the ending result is: