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Baked Croissant French Toast with Lemon Cream Cheese

Baked Croissant French Toast with Lemon Cream Cheese. Super easy to make the night before and then pop in the oven for a special breakfast!

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Standing Time 10 minutes
Total Time 9 hours 10 minutes
Servings 3 to 4
Author Janssen Bradshaw

Ingredients

French Toast:

  • 4 large croissants if they are a little stale, all the better
  • 4 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar divided
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk

Strawberry Sauce for serving:

  • 1 1/2 cup strawberries roughly chopped
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup sugar or more to taste

Instructions

  1. Cut the croissants in half and then split open (like you're making a sandwich). Set aside.
  2. In the bowl of stand mixer, beat together the cream cheese, zest of one lemon, strained juice of one lemon, and 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
  3. Spread the cream cheese mixture over each half of the croissants and then put the tops and bottoms back together. Arrange the pieces evenly in a baking dish (mine is about a 5x9).
  4. In the same bowl that had the cream cheese mixture (no need to wash it out first), whisk together the eggs, milk, juice and zest from the second lemon, and remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. Pour over the croissants and cover with foil.
  5. Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, preheat the oven to 350. Bake covered for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes or until the croissants are golden brown.
  6. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving, and top with strawberry sauce.
  7. To make strawberry sauce, combine the strawberries, water, and sugar in saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and let cook 10-15 minutes until the strawberries are falling apart and the liquid is thickening. Add more sugar to taste if desired.

Recipe Notes

(adapted from Our Best Bites)