For a pretty presentation, use a spoon to bring a few of the orange slices up to the top of the casserole, then sprinkle the remaining date
pieces over the top of the casserole then lightly sprinkle the casserole with a touch more cinnamon.
Top with the remaining bread squares and follow with more cream cheese and blueberries, then whisk your batter liquid one last time and pour it
evenly over the top of the casserole, taking care to soak every piece of bread you can.
In a bowl, combine the topping ingredients and sprinkle
it over the top of the casserole.
I ended up pouring about half of
it over top of the casserole and then put the remaining half in a dish on the side so we could add it in as we wanted.
Sprinkle
over the top of the casserole.
You're right, sorry — they get spread out
over the top of the casserole, before the cheese — I'll update the recipe.
In a separate bowl toss stir together the melted butter, panko bread crumbs and fried onions *, sprinkle
over top of casserole.