A blueberry almond breakfast casserole is a warm, baked, slightly custardy dish with juicy blueberries, nutty almonds, and soft bread or oats—kind of like a cross between French toast and bread pudding, but made for breakfast.
Here’s a simple, reliable version:
🫐🌰 Blueberry Almond Breakfast Casserole
🧂 Ingredients
Base:
- 6–7 cups bread cubes (stale bread, brioche, or sandwich bread)
- 1½ cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- ½ cup sliced almonds
Custard mix:
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups milk (or half milk + half cream for richer taste)
- ½ cup sugar (adjust to taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Topping (optional but great):
- 2 tbsp butter (cut into small pieces)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- Extra almonds
👨🍳 Instructions
1. Prep the dish
- Grease a baking dish (8×8 or similar)
- Add bread cubes evenly
- Sprinkle blueberries and almonds throughout
2. Make custard
- Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt
- Mix until smooth and well combined
3. Assemble
- Pour custard evenly over bread mixture
- Press lightly so bread absorbs liquid
- Let it sit 10–15 minutes (or overnight in fridge for best texture)
4. Add topping
- Sprinkle brown sugar and dot with butter
- Add extra sliced almonds on top
5. Bake
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Bake for 35–45 minutes
- Top should be golden and slightly crisp, center set
6. Rest & serve
- Let it cool 10 minutes before cutting
- Serve warm
🍽️ Serving ideas
- 🍯 Drizzle with honey or maple syrup
- 🥛 Serve with milk or coffee
- 🍦 Add vanilla yogurt or whipped cream for dessert-style breakfast
🌟 Tips
- Stale bread works best (absorbs custard without turning mushy)
- Frozen blueberries are fine—don’t thaw first
- For richer texture, use half cream instead of all milk
- Letting it soak overnight gives deeper flavor
🔥 Variations
- 🥥 Coconut blueberry version (add shredded coconut)
- 🍎 Mixed fruit version (add apples or raspberries)
- 🧀 Cream cheese layer version for cheesecake-like texture
- 🌾 Oat version instead of bread for a healthier bake
If you want, I can also make:
- 🫐 A high-protein fitness breakfast casserole version
- 🍯 A no-sugar, healthy blueberry bake
- 🧁 Or a blueberry almond muffin-style bake version
