Overnight Banana French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) French bread or (16 ounce) challah, cubed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
2 cups sliced bananas (about 3)
6 large eggs
4 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Arrange half of bread cubes in a lightly greased 13x9\" pan.
Sprinkle evenly with cream cheese and bananas; top with remaining bread cubes.
Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, butter and maple syrup; pour over bread mixture, pressing bread cubes to absorb egg mixture.
Cover and chill 8 hours.
Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake, covered, at 350 for 30 minutes.
Uncover and bake 30 more minutes or until lightly browned and set.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.