Maple Pecan French Toast Souffle |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This is a decadent souffle mixture of croissants, cream cheese, butter, maple syrup, pecans. The taste is heavenly. A simply divine dish to be served as breakfast or brunch. Ingredients:
4-5 medium croissants |
2 3-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature |
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature |
1/4 plus 1/2 cup maple syrup (1/2 cup to be mixed with eggs and half and half to pour over croissants right before baking) |
10 eggs |
3 cups half and half |
cinnamon |
sauce |
1 stick butter |
1/2 cup maple syrup |
garnish |
powdered sugar |
chopped pecans |
fresh strawberry or other berry |
Directions:
1. Grease 13x9 casserole dish
2. In food processor, COARSELY chop the croissants
3. Distribute the coarse crumbs evenly in dish
4. In processor again, combine cream cheese, butter and the 1/4 cup maple syrup
5. Dollop 8 spoonfuls evenly spaced in the casserole dish
6. In large bowl, beat together the eggs, half and half and the remaining 1/2 cup maple syrup
7. Pour over the ingredients in the dish
8. Sprinkle with the cinnamon
9. Cover and refrigerate 8-10 hours
10. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
11. Bake uncovered, 45-50 minutes until set, puffed, and golden
12. THIS IS MORE THAN DELICIOUS!
13. SAUCE:
14. To make the sauce, heat the butter and syrup together
15. Pour OVER the warm souffle, sprinkle with powdered sugar and pecans
16. Garnish with strawberries or other berries
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