Ingredients
syrup:
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries or blackberries or raspberries
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup cream of coconut
1/2 stick butter
3 tbl maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
Bread:
1 and 1/2 to two challah breads, ripped into pieces
6 eggs or egg substitute
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups milk (or half and half or cream or evaporated milk or a combination etc)
1/2 pound cream cheese, softened
Preparation
Bring syrup ingredients to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat. Continue boiling, stirring often until syrupy, abt 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool
Bread: combine eggs, vanilla and milk, stirring well with a whisk. Pour mixture over bread pieces in a bowl. toss well to coat. Spray larger than 1 13X9 pan with spray. Arrange bread pieces in pan. Scatter softened cream cheese cubed over bread. Pour 1 cup or so of blueberry sauce over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from fridge in Am and let sit 30 minutes Back at 350 for 30-40 minutes covered, or until done. Serve with additinal blueberry sauce.
