Blueberry Muffin French Toast

Have you ever watched Diners, Drive Ins and Dives and then thought to yourself, "wow, that looks really good, I want to make that?" Well, after watching this one particular episode, I did.

Here's my version of Blueberry Muffin French Toast.
So SUPER DUPER Yummy!
Just take a look at this blueberry goodness.

Makes your mouth water right? lol.

It's a lot of work, but it's the best breakfast ever... and leftovers... even better!

I actually made 2 separate loaves so we could have left overs. 1 loaf was for breakfast and cooked like french toast, the other was served cold and just a delicious - was more of a dessert this way. And don't emit the crumb toppings, that was my kids favorite part!

Blueberry Muffin French Toast:

BREAD
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries

CRUMB TOPPINGS
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease loaf pan (or muffins if you are just making muffins).
2. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cups sugar, salt and baking powder.
3. Add 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 1 egg and 1/3 cup milk. Fold in blueberries and pour into loaf pan and then top with crumb toppings.
4. To make crumb toppings: Mix together 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter cubed, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork and sprinkle over bread/muffins before baking.
5. If making loaf pan, bake for 45-50 minutes or until done. If making muffins bake for 20-25 minutes or until done.

Note: If you want to do Blueberry Muffin French Toast - bake the bread the night before and take out of pan and leave on counter over night. This way it's not super moist and easier to make french toast with.

FRENCH TOAST
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

DIRECTIONS
1. Mix the above ingredients together with a fork.
2. Cut bread loaf into THICK slices.
3. Dip the slices into the batter (do not dip the top with the crumbs, sides or bottom, just the insides from what you cut of the bread.)
4. Cook on sprayed pan until crispy like french toast on both sides.
5. Enjoy while hot with blueberry syrup or blueberry cream cheese mixture.

Now, since I had extra blueberries, I went the 'extra' mile.

BLUEBERRY SYRUP
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1/3 cup water
2 cups fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS
Combine above ingredients in a sauce pan and cook until thick. Depending on your preference, just add more cornstarch. I wanted mine thick to put on top of the cream cheese mixture so I made it thick like pie topping.

BLUEBERRY CREAM CHEESE
8 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS: Beat all ingredients until all mixed up and berries are mixed in. Take a taste, if it isn't sweet enough just add more sugar and blueberries.

Once your Blueberry Muffin French Toast is cooked and crispy, top with a helping spoonful of Blueberry Cream Cheese and then another spoonful of Blueberry Syrup. Enjoy!