Triple Berry Strata
by Trish Slussar
*I doubled this recipe for the Neighborhood Recipe Exchange
For Strata:
1 one pound loaf of bread, cut in 1 inch cubes (I used the $1 loaf of french bread from Walmart)
6 eggs
2 cups half and half
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup frozen blackberries
4 ounces cream cheese
For whipped cream topping:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For fruit syrup:
Commercially prepared or warmed fruit jam.
(I used a combination of strawberry and raspberry jam for the recipe exchange)
Butter a casserole pan that is at least 8X8 inches. A little bigger would be better.
Line the bottom of the pan with half the cubes of bread. Crowd them in as necessary.
Scatter the frozen berries on the bread layer.
With your fingers, pinch off pieces of cream cheese to scatter on top of the berries.
Arrange the remaining bread cubes on top, crowding together as necessary.
Whisk together the eggs, half and half, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and melted butter.
Carefully pour egg mixture over the bread in the casserole pan.
Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the casserole and gently press to submerge the bread in the egg mixture. Wrap the plastic tightly around the dish and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour. Until lightly browned and eggs are set in center.
Prepare the whipping cream by combining all ingredients and whisking with mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
Serve the warm strata with whipped cream and fruit syrup toppings.
I've made this strata with all kinds of different fruits (berries of all kinds, peaches, apple slices) and I've even added chopped nuts as well. It's pretty flexible and foolproof.
You can even use different types of breads. Cinnamon bread, fruit and nut breads, etc.
by Trish Slussar
*I doubled this recipe for the Neighborhood Recipe Exchange
For Strata:
1 one pound loaf of bread, cut in 1 inch cubes (I used the $1 loaf of french bread from Walmart)
6 eggs
2 cups half and half
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup frozen raspberries
1 cup frozen blackberries
4 ounces cream cheese
For whipped cream topping:
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
For fruit syrup:
Commercially prepared or warmed fruit jam.
(I used a combination of strawberry and raspberry jam for the recipe exchange)
Butter a casserole pan that is at least 8X8 inches. A little bigger would be better.
Line the bottom of the pan with half the cubes of bread. Crowd them in as necessary.
Scatter the frozen berries on the bread layer.
With your fingers, pinch off pieces of cream cheese to scatter on top of the berries.
Arrange the remaining bread cubes on top, crowding together as necessary.
Whisk together the eggs, half and half, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and melted butter.
Carefully pour egg mixture over the bread in the casserole pan.
Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the casserole and gently press to submerge the bread in the egg mixture. Wrap the plastic tightly around the dish and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour. Until lightly browned and eggs are set in center.
Prepare the whipping cream by combining all ingredients and whisking with mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form.
Serve the warm strata with whipped cream and fruit syrup toppings.
I've made this strata with all kinds of different fruits (berries of all kinds, peaches, apple slices) and I've even added chopped nuts as well. It's pretty flexible and foolproof.
You can even use different types of breads. Cinnamon bread, fruit and nut breads, etc.
