Decadent French Toast Souffle
From jaeleepoms 16 years ago
- 70 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This recipe is from a friend. She usually makes this for special mornings, such as holidays. It is quite decadent - don't count the calories on this one!
Ingredients
- 1/2 pounds croissants (usually 3) shopping list
- 1/2 cup of butter or margarine at room temp shopping list
- 6 oz of cream cheese at room temp shopping list
- 1-1/4 cups maple syrup shopping list
- 10 large eggs shopping list
- 3 cups half-n-half shopping list
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon shopping list
- 2 tbsp chopped pecans shopping list
- powdered sugar shopping list
How to make it
- Tear croissants into 1/2 inch chunks. Then whirl in a food processor until coarsely chopped.
- Butter a shallow 3 quart baking dish (approx 9x13).
- Put the croissant pieces into the baking dish.
- In a food processor, combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter & 1/4 cup maple syrup. Whirl until blended. Drop big spoonfuls into the baking dish on top of the croissant pieces.
- In a bowl, beat eggs to blend with 1/2 cup maple syrup and the half-n-half. Pour into the baking dish.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon.
- Cover & chill at last 8 hours or up to 1 day.
- Bake uncovered in a 350 degree oven until richly browned & center barely jiggles (about 1 hour & 10 minutes).
- About 5 minutes for souffle is done, warm the remaining syrup.
- When the souffle is done, sprinkle with pecans, dust with powdered sugger & garnish with berries (if desired). Add hot syrup to taste.
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