Great flavor!!!! But a little too sweet. I cut the recipe in half and used 3 whole eggs, and real maple syrup instead of corn syrup ... and regular sliced whole wheat bread. Foolish me didn't read the reviews first, but it looked like too much brown sugar, so I reduced it, but not enough. I'll use half next time and I'm sure it'll be perfect.

It's a keeper! Made it for Mother's day breakfast. All generations of our family LOVED it! (I did turn down the sweet ingredients by almost half though) Thank you for a delicious keeper.

This recipe was outstanding. We served it for our Mother's Day Brunch and everyone loved it. It is sweet but can be tonned down by omiting the pecan/brown sugar topping in the baking process and sprinkling the pecans over top the French Toast prior to serving. Either way it is awesome and my new all time favorite.

Amazing!!! Everyone loved it. After reading the reviews I cut back the sugar and corn syrup by a little bit and added a little most zest. Everyone at the brunch really liked it.

Made this for Mother's Day Breakfas and it was a hit! I made it the night before after coming home late so I forgot the orange zest in the car but it still tasted fabulous:)...I will absolutely make this again!

It sounds great - but I'm confused; do the nuts & butter etc. go in BEFORE the bread, & if so - do you reverse it all to serve it? Looking at the photo, the nuts etc. are on top. Please - someone tell me. Thank you. D7

It was OK. There was definitely a problem with getting the caramel out of the bottom of the pan once it cooled a little. My kids really liked it, but my husband hated it.

This was way too sweet, but the texture was right on. I used day old Italian bread and followed the recipe exactly. I'll make it again, but I'll leave out the white sugar and the powdered sugar and I'll cut the brown sugar and corn syrup by half. The orange flavor is great.

What a great breakfast. I was afraid it would be too soggy, but it wasn't. The edges were nice and crisp, and the center was soft, but had a great texture. I made the morning I served it, refrigerating for an hour. Next time I'll add more Orange zest (or maybe use fresh OJ) and double the pecans. ---Update: It even re-heats well in the microwave! Obviously loses a bit of it's great texture, but still very good. Had leftovers for breakfast two days in a row.

I really liked this, and I'm not a fan of french toast. That being said, it was rather sweet and I didn't use the corn syrup or confectioners sugar. So with the added sugar I think I would have been too sweet for me. My bread was soft but crunchy on the ends, which I really liked. I couldn't find my pecans when I was making this last night (that's what happens when I'm tired) but this morning I found them and toasted them in a pan, then just sprinkled over the top and served. I'll put them in the pan next time. Thanks for the recipe; I'll make it again!

We had this for breakfast this morning and it was very good. After reading other reviews about how sweet it was I didn't add the corn syrup, the white sugar or powdered sugar on top. I think I had the brown sugar mixture a bit uneven because some places it seemed to be a bit much and other places was just right. I toasted the pecans for the richer flavor. I had both challah and french bread I needed to use up, not enough of one for the pan so I used both, cut into 1 inch slices. In the places where the bread didn't fit together tight I put in some pieces of bread to take up the space. I had 4 eggg whites in the fridge so I used all 4 and the 2 whole eggs. I forgot to add the orange zest but the orange flavor was still noticable, I will add it next time for some extra flavor. I baked it for 40 minutes because I wanted it a bit more brown that what it was at 35. We let it sit for about 10 minutes before cutting it and had no soggy bread problems, nice and moist and tasty. Next time I make this I was thinking about mixing some cinnamon with the brown sugar, melting the butter in the bottom of the pan and sprinkling the brown sugar over it.

Just made this for a brunch with my friends and we all agreed this was really good. I was so worried the bread would get soggy..but it turned out really good. I used Challah bread like someone else suggested. I like it was so easy since you put it together the night before. I am definitely going to try it out on my inlaws when they come and spend the night with us this summer. Thanks!

Great flavor....but way too soggy. We ate the soggy toast, but the rest I flipped over in the pan and cooked for another 20 minutes. After I took it out, (it was still soggy) I let it sit for 15 minutes. It's a lot better. Next time, I might be tempted to put it in the skillet instead of baking it for so long---but wouldn't that defeat the purpose of baked french toast?

Because I don't have a griddle, making French toast for a big group would be time consuming if I did it on the stove top. This is so tasty and time-efficient!

This was absolutely delicious! The only changes I made were to substitute the milk and orange juice with egg nog. I also used a mixture of leftover hamburger buns and white cottage bread. Everyone loved it.