Overnight Blueberry Waffle Casserole

Overnight Blueberry Waffle Casserole — 🫐😋 Chopped blueberry frozen waffles are layered with a brown sugar and cream cheese mixture before adding MORE blueberries! A creamy CUSTARD mixture is poured over top, followed by a buttery brown sugar streusel topping. There’s so much TEXTURE and FLAVOR in every bite of this MAKE-AHEAD breakfast casserole!

There’s nothing better than prepping a breakfast or brunch recipe the night before, going to bed, and waking up and all you need to do is bake it. That’s called a delicious, easy-breezy morning.

The waffle breakfast casserole start with frozen blueberry waffles. I love scratch waffles but for ease, frozen wins.

Chopped waffles are layered with a brown sugar and cream cheese mixture before adding blueberries, more waffles, and pouring a milky, buttery egg mixture over the top.

On the morning you bake it add a buttery, cinnamon and brown sugar streusel topping.

There’s so much texture and flavor in every bite. Juicy blueberries, soft yet chewy waffles, a crumbly streusel for subtle crunch, and a sweet glaze to boot. I can’t wait to make this for my next brunch because I know it will be a major hit!

Ingredients in Blueberry Waffle Casserole

For this easy frozen waffle casserole recipe, you’ll need the following:

• Frozen blueberry waffles
• Brick-style cream cheese – I used lite
• Light brown sugar
• Fresh blueberries
• Unsalted butter
• Eggs
• Milk – or half and half
• Granulated sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Ground cinnamon
• All-purpose flour
• Confectioners’ sugar
• Light corn syrup

Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.

How to Make Blueberry Waffle Casserole

This quick and easy casserole can be assembled the night before and baked the next morning. Here are the basic steps:

1. Roughly chop up 5 waffles and add to a greased 8×8-inch baking dish.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and brown sugar until fluffy. Drop onto the waffles by the spoonful.
3. Sprinkle the fresh blueberries over top. Add remaining waffles to the pan.
4. In the same bowl as before, whisk together the melted butter, eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Pour egg mixture over the waffle mixture.
5. Cover the pan tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight.
6. When you’re ready to bake the casserole, top with streusel topping and bake until golden. Drizzle with glaze before serving.

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4.46 from 11 votes

Overnight Blueberry Waffle Breakfast Casserole

By Averie Sunshine

🫐😋 Chopped blueberry frozen waffles are layered with a brown sugar and cream cheese mixture before adding MORE blueberries! A creamy CUSTARD mixture is poured over top, followed by a buttery brown sugar streusel topping. There’s so much TEXTURE and FLAVOR in every bite of this MAKE-AHEAD breakfast casserole!

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 8×8-inch pan

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Ingredients  

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Casserole Base 

• ▢ 8 frozen blueberry waffles, thawed, and cut into 1-inch pieces, divided (plain waffles may be substituted)
• ▢ 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (I used lite)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
• ▢ 1 cup fresh blueberries
• ▢ ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ▢ 4 large eggs
• ▢ ½ cup milk, (or half and half; a non-dairy alternative may be substituted)
• ▢ 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Streusel Topping

• ▢ ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
• ▢ 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Glaze

• ▢ 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon light corn syrup, (helps keep the glaze softer)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon water

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Instructions 

Make-Ahead Assembly

• Line an 8×8-inch pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
• Chop the waffles and add about 60% (5 waffles) to the prepared pan. Reserve remainder; set aside.
• To a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, brown sugar, and beat with a handheld electric mixer on medium-high speed until combined and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Drop cream cheese mixture by rounded tablespoons evenly distributed over the waffles.
• Evenly scatter the blueberries.
• Evenly top with the reserved waffles; set aside.
• To a medium, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute. Wait momentarily so you don’t scramble the eggs.
• Add the eggs, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and whisk to combine. Evenly pour mixture over the waffles. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• On the morning of baking, preheat oven to 350F, remove pan from fridge, and uncover it.

When Ready to Bake

• Streusel Topping: To a medium bowl, add the brown sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, and cut the butter into the dry ingredients using two forks until crumbs form. There will be a mixture of pea-sized crumbs and sandy bits. Evenly turn streusel out over the waffles.
• Bake uncovered for about 40 minutes, or until top is set and lightly golden brown. Allow waffles to cool in pan on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. While cooling, make the glaze.
• Glaze: To a medium bowl, add the confectioners’ sugar, corn syrup (milk or water may be substituted noting glaze will set up harder and crustier), water, and whisk until smooth and combined. Evenly drizzle glaze over waffles.

Notes

Blueberries:  I have only tried the recipe with fresh rather than frozen berries and can’t speak to the results with frozen.

Storage: Recipe is best warm and fresh but extra will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat gently as desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1, Calories: 422kcal, Carbohydrates: 59g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 117mg, Sodium: 484mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 31g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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