Not very long ago, I received a delicious Blueberry Bramble Bake Recipe from a friend. While it pairs wonderfully with a big home-cooked breakfast or brunch, it would truly work for any time of day! As we like having breakfast for lunch and supper sometimes too. It’s so refreshing and delicious. And since it has fresh blueberries, I like to consider it a little healthy too!
While I do enjoy baking and cooking for my family, I’m a HUGE fan of simple recipes that end up tasting like I spent a lot of time on it. So I LOVE that I can put this recipe together fast and use very few dishes in the process. The food processor attachment on my Ninja IntelliSense Kitchen System is once again my best friend, although not required for this recipe.
Blueberry Bramble Bake Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 Large Croissants
- 1 Pint Fresh Blueberries
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1 1/3 Cups Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 3 Teaspoons Vanilla
- 1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
- Powdered Sugar (optional)
1. Prepare Pan And Cut Croissants
Take a 9×13 pan and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Then cut up six large croissants into bite-sized pieces and layer in the pan.
2. Time For The Blueberries
Simply sprinkle evenly over the top of the cut up croissants.
3. Combine Remaining Ingredients (In Food Processor If You Have One)
This is the fun part where you place pretty much everything (except the blueberries and croissants) into your food processor and simply push a button. Whip or beat for about 5 minutes until nice and creamy. Of course, if you don’t have a food processor, you could beat with a hand mixer or stir (really well) by hand.
4. Pour
Once combined well, pour evenly over your blueberries and croissants.
5. Time To Marinate
Let your Blueberry Bramble Bake stand for 20 to 30 minutes so the cream mixture can soak in.
6. Bake
While every oven is different, baking time is about 45 minutes. I usually set my timer for 35 minutes and just keep watching for it to be golden brown and set. If you find that the edges are getting overdone but the center doesn’t look set yet, you can cover it with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
7. Sprinkle And Enjoy!
Once out of the oven, let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve!
Print Your Blueberry Bramble Bake Recipe
- 6 Large Croissants
- 1 Pint Fresh Blueberries
- 8 Ounces Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1⅓ Cups Sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 3 Teaspoons Vanilla
- 1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
- Powdered Sugar (optional)
- Grease a 9x13 pan.
- Cut up the croissants into bite size pieces and layer evenly in your pan. Set aside.
- In a food processor if you have one, add cream cheese, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and whipping cream. Combine on low for 5 minutes. (You can also use hand beaters or a stand mixer if you don't have a food processor.)
- Pour mixture over blueberries and croissants.
- Set aside and let soak for 20-30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for about 45 minutes or till lightly browned and the center is set.
- Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Serve.
You can actually serve this warm or cold as my family seems to enjoy it both ways.
If you’re looking for some more yummy breakfast recipes, I love whipping up my Baked French Toast, scrambled eggs, and bacon to go along with our Blueberry Bramble Bake.
Another great option that kids love would be Swiss Miss Pancakes!
An easy side to add to your breakfast or brunch are these moist and delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins.
And finally, an easy but crowd-pleasing Yogurt Fruit Salad is the perfect way to round off our big meal.
Does your family enjoy having a big breakfast? What are the go-to dishes that you make for it?
That sounds absolutely delicious!!! I love delish breakfast recipes!! Pinned and saved! 🙂
This sounds absolutely delicious! I love blueberries, especially when they are in season! They are the perfect snacking food all on their own, but so good in recipes too! I can’t wait to try this, thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
This looks like a really yummy breakfast that my whole family would enjoy!
These look delicious, especially the blueberry bramble cake! Perfect for a weekend brunch too!
I love using fresh berries in breakfast and dessert recipes and this one looks so delicious and would be perfect to use the berries from my garden.
This looks so good! I love when things are topped with powdered sugar!
This looks so yummy and I will have to try out the recipe 🙂
This looks really yummy! I saved it to try out later. 🙂
Thank you for sharing. Our family loves blueberries and so I know that they would love this delicious looking dessert.
This is such a mouth watering delicacy.. can’t wait to make this blueberry seoson. All ingredients are vary simple yet I can say is a rich preparation. Just waiting for a girls night party to show off this recipe to my girlfriends.
WOW I thought this was going to be a lot of work…………… BUT based on everthing this is a quick and easy make.
I love this- it’s like I get to eat dessert for breakfast! It is a good one for when company comes to stay too!
I have made twice now. Second time I used a blender for the custard portion. Worked just as well as a food processor.
Could you make this the day before?
Hi Kristin,
Yes, you should be able to!
Oh my this looks sinfully delicious. I like the way you think that the blueberries make it more healthy. I can’t wait to try this.
This looks so good. Can’t wait to try when blueberries come in season which is soon!
Oh my this looks so yummy. I can’t wait to try it.
I just love blueberries. This looks absolutely delicious. Yummy.
This looks amazing! Do you think I could mix it up the night before and refrigerate overnight before baking?
Hi Beverly,
While I haven’t yet tried that, I think it would be just fine doing it the night before and just refrigerating.
Hi just was wondering if you did it overnight or heard back if it was ok
Can you use crescent rolls if you don’t have croissant rolls?
As long as they are already baked, I don’t see why not. You should be able to use any bread you’d like.
I have made this twice in the past 2 weeks. It is now on my list of favorites! It is so rich and creamy….absolutely delicious! The fact that it only takes 5 mins to put together is an added bonus!
If I make this up the night before and even bake it, does it taste okay the next morning reheated?
I’m trying to think if we’ve ever had leftovers….? I would think it should reheat fine but I don’t remember ever trying it as we typically eat it all gone right away. I’m sorry. Maybe another reader has given this a try and can chime in?
Would it work to sub berries or do mixed berries? My husband isn’t a huge fan of blueberries. He would probably be fine w mix of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries tho.
Hi Katherine,
Yes, you absolutely can substitute out the blueberries for another berry. 🙂
At what temperature is the oven supposed to be set? I’m all ready, read through a few times, but can’t find the temperature.
Hi Melinda,
It’s 350 degrees. (Noted in the recipe card instructions.) Thanks for checking! Be sure to let us know what you think!
Is the bread supposed to be soggy? I followed directions but it’s watery.
Hi Mindy,
I’ve never had it turn out soggy. Maybe your oven doesn’t bake as hot as mine. Did you try to bake a little longer?
I too had mine turn out soggy and cooked it for about an hour. I feel if I cooked it any longer the top would be burnt even with the foil on top. We still ate it, just reminded me more of bread pudding then anything
why does your assembled pre-baked casserole have no liquid on the blueberries? they look bone dry. did you intentionally pour around them? not trying to be smart, but making this today and am stymied. looks like a great recipe, ty!.
The liquid was poured over the top so they all got coated. But it does drain down to the bottom of the pan. Even so, I’ve never had them turn out dry. This recipe has turned out great for me every time.
Ty again Miranda! I poured liquid all over everything:) Baked this up last night (almost 4 cups berries), left on counter overnight to cool, had w/coffee Sunday mornin. Was delish, got rave reviews, no leftovers. Def a keeper, 5 stars:)
Thanks so much for coming back to let us know it was awesome! So glad your family enjoyed!
I wondered if you could leave it out on the counter or had to put it in the fridge. There’s only two of us so it’ll be breakfast for a few days.
Hi Clare,
I have left on the counter for 24 hours with no problem. If too much longer, I’d suggest the fridge though. (My daughter warms hers back up when she eats leftovers so that is always an option.)
Is there a non dairy substitute that would work
The only reason I give it a 4 out of 5 is because the recipe calls for whipped cream. I made it using whipped cream before I realized it was supposed to be heavy whipping cream. Maybe this could be specified for future users?
I usually go with my gut, but I wasnt paying too much mind because I was in a rush to get it done. Next time, I will pay attention.
Hi Margaret,
The recipe said ‘whipping cream’ but I’ve added the word heavy in front to be sure it’s extremely clear for the future. Thank you for your suggestion.
This looks so good! What a great brunch idea! Could I use other berries too?
Absolutely! You should be able to substitute out for any berry or combination of berries.
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Honestly, ours never lasts longer than 24 hours because someone eats it for supper if there’s leftovers from breakfast….. Maybe someone else can chime in if they’ve had leftovers.
This looks perfect to make a special sunday breakfast
Blueberry are so yummy and we love them in our home. The idea of using canned crescent rolls is a really good short cut.
I still haven’t tried this yet, but we have so many blueberries right now… it would be a great time to make it! My hubby’s family is coming into town this coming weekend, so I might try this when they are here. I know my kids would love it!
Omg! I just found and tried this recipe tonight. Absolutely a keeper! Super simple and tastes AMAZING! I had to kick myself out of the kitchen because I just couldn’t help myself but sit at the stove eating this with a fork by myself lol Totally using this recipe for family get togethers!
Thanks for sharing Cerra! Glad you enjoyed 🙂
I love this recipe it was delicious, but I tried it with a brioche loaf instead of croissants.
This was DELICIOUS! For everyone wondering if they can make it the night before – you can! I made it the night before, baked for about 45 minutes and left it out covered in foil overnight. I reheated in the oven the next morning for about 10 minutes and served! It was so good, I will be making it again.
Thanks for testing this Jessica! Great feedback and glad your family enjoyed!
Wondering if the recipe will not be affected in anyway if whole milk is substituted for the heavy cream. With eggs in the mixture it should still set? We have a cream intolerance in the family so would like to try without. Wondering why you chose cream over milk? Looks delicious and versatile to switch with any mixture of berries.
If you give it a try, please come back and let everyone know if it worked well for you!
Delicious! Made for Mother’s Day brunch and will definitely be making again.