Overnight Maple French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 cups small cubed French bread, bottom crusts removed
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
5 tablespoons sugar
1 (8 ounce) carton whipping cream
2/3 cup maple syrup
6 eggs, slightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
additional maple syrup, if needed

Preparation

Place cubed bread in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish, and gently press down. Sprinkle with pecans.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, and sugar until fluffy and gradually mix in whipping cream, and syrup.
In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt, and fold into the cream cheese-whipping cream mixture.
Very slowly, pour mixture, evenly over the bread.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
Bake covered at 350 degrees, for 30 minutes, or until center is set, and top is golden brown.
Cut into squares, and serve with maple syrup.