this is an unbelievable breakfast and dessert in one! So decadent and rich, one of the best things Ive ever had--seriously! I highly recommend however, forgetting about the confectioner's sugar, its already SO sweet, and topping it with a fresh, homemade warm strawberry sauce and whipped cream. Maple syrup was just too sweet for this delish dish!

I am giving it 4 stars because it is a very nice basic recipe. However, I have made some changes because I felt it needed "something". After trying it exactly as the recipe suggested, I made it again with a few changes. I used an italian bread (I have tried it with challah too- yummy!) I took frozen berries and sprinkled them with a little sugar (to taste really). I put the berries in a small saucepan and let them reduce into a yummy sauce. I then drizzled that sauce on the souffle after it came out of the oven. You may wish to add fresh berries after you drizzle the sauce. I used this instead of using maple syrup. I served it to a friend who said it was divine.

Awesome!!!! Every time that I make this dish I get rave reviews and people requesting the recipe. It is wonderful for brunches because you can put it in the refrigerator the night before and it's ready to go in the morning.

My husband and son, bread eaters through and through, loved this. I thought it was better than most baked french toast dishes, but lacked the richness I'd expect with the cream cheese and half and half. I did make one change - no real maple syrup on hand so I used honey. It was sweet, but not too sweet. Topped it with fresh made blueberry syrup and it was a very filling and very pretty dish.

This recipes is actually from cooking light, and my grandmother gave it to me. I was so glad to find it online here at allrecipes since I have a tendency to lose papers. BUT THIS IS SOOOOO good! super easy to make and can be made the night before, so its great for easy brunch entertaining. You can add some grand manier and orange zest, and it adds great flavor to the souffle. I made both one with orange and one without, and everyone who tried it loved both, but the orange was the first to be finished! but everyone wanted to take the rest home... great recipe, and love the fact that its not too sweet because people can decide whether or not they want to put maple syrup on it. BUT AWESOME!

I found it dry

I made this for my mom on Mother's Day. It was very simple and very good. I didn't change a thing. It baked up beautiful. I served it warm with fresh sliced strawberries and a dollop of whipped cream. I would recommend this for any (or no) occasion.

Definitely recommend this, yummy with cool whip!

I served this as part of my Mother's Day brunch, and had nothing but rave reviews. The only change that I made was that I substituted a cinnamon raisin bread (and sometimes apple bread when I can find it) for the white bread. That made a big difference - for those who feel that it was not sweet enough. I served it with maple and regular syrup, but no one used it. I had four requests for the recipe after I served this - so it had to be good.

Best French toast souffle recipe around!

This was just o.k. I would agree with other reviewers in that I felt it needed something...just not sure what. I will probably try again with another reviewer's changes; adding butter and cinnamon. That may have been what it needed. Thanks.

This was more like bread pudding than french toast. I used half the cream cheese and added a couple tbsp of melted butter. I also used cubed french bread instead of white. It was very tasty and my brunch guests really seemed to enjoy it.

This was not my favorite. It definitely needs something like cinnamon, which I couldn't find at the time. It also came out more like a bread pudding than a souffle. The taste was good albeit a little boring.

On a recent trip to California, we had a breakfast dish at a B&B that was awesome. I went hunting for a recipe, and this one is very close. I made 1/2 the recipe which was more than enough for 4 people. I served it topped with mixed berries (frozen, then thawed) including some of the juice. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe Betty.

I have made this numerous times for groups (teenagers, college students, showers, brunches) and it gets rave reviews every time. Someone always asks foe the recipe. It is delicious and a definite crowd pleaser.

This was like a dessert! I baked blueberries into the french toast and used challah bread in place of regular bread.

WOW! Thats really all I can say about this. It was amazing! I made it for Christmas morning and it was HUGE HUGE hit. Even the kids loved it. The only changes I made where a little x-tra maple syrup and used 6 eggs instead of 8. Turn out perfect, served it with blueberrys and strawberries!