Everyone’s favorite breakfast!

This post is sponsored by Hood but all thoughts are my own.

This recipe is so yummy and is a great one to prepare ahead and pop in the oven before you are ready to serve it since it can stay in the refrigerator over night! It makes the perfect dish for breakfast, brunch or breakfast for dinner! Such a special treat the whole family will enjoy! 

French Toast Bake with Hood Country Style Cottage Cheese

Base

3/4 loaf of bread of choice

1 1/4 Hood Country Style Cottage Cheese

1/4 cup granulated sugar

2 tsp vanilla

5 eggs

2 1/4 cup whole milk

1/2 tsp cinnamon

3/4 cup brown sugar

Topping

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup flour

1 stick butter

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1) grease an 8×8 pan and set aside

2) cut half of your bread up into chunks and put in greased pan

3) mix cottage cheese and sugar and drop around onto bread in pan 

4) add the rest of the bread to the pan

5) mix remaining ingredients in a bowl until well combined and pour over bread in pan

6) cover and place in refrigerator and let soak for at least 3 hours or over night 

Preheat over to 350 degrees while preparing topping

for the topping:

1) mix flour, brown sugar and cinnamon in a bowl

2) cut cold or slightly softened butter into chunks and blend it into flour mixture to make crumbs, you can use a pastry cutter or your hands

3) sprinkle over bread mixture and bake at 350 for roughly 30-40 minutes or until crumbs start turning a golden brown

Serve right out of the oven, cover and refrigerate leftovers and reheat in oven or microwave to enjoy again and again!

Perfect for the whole family!

Hood Cottage Cheese not only adds delicious flavor to this dish, but it also adds extra protein without tons of sugar and calories! It’s really the perfect ingredient combo!