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Bananas Foster French Toast Recipe

The perfect french toast recipe smothered in a rich caramelized banana sauce.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana, bananas foster, breakfast, Dessert, duck and bunny, french toast, nuts
Servings: 4

Equipment

  • 2 non-stick pans
  • Rubber spatula
  • Whisk
  • mixing bowl
  • shallow dish
  • knife and cutting board

Ingredients

French Toast

  • 8 ¾ in slices of stale challah bread
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ c heavy whipping cream (optional, substitute whole milk if no heavy cream)
  • ½ c whole milk
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • butter for cooking as needed

Banana Foster Sauce

  • 3 bananas sliced
  • ¼ c butter half stick
  • ⅓ c light brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp heavy cream
  • ¼ c pecans and walnuts optional
  • 1 tsp powdered sugar optional

Instructions

French Toast

  • Start by slicing challah bread into ¾ in thick slices. Leave out overnight uncovered to make it more stale so that it can absorb the maximum amount of french toast custard. Optional, but highly recommended.
  • The next day, we'll make the custard! In a large mixing bowl, mix together eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and heavy cream and milk. Whisk well -- you don't want any pieces of scrambled egg on your french toast!
  • Pour the custard mixture into a shallow dish for easy dunking. I used a pie pan :) Dunk bread into the custard in the dish and let sit for 45 seconds on each side.
  • Heat up a non-stick pan on medium and rub a stick of cold butter on the bottom of the pan, coating it evenly. Place custardy bread into the pan and let cook for 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown.
  • Optional: If you are making french toast for a large group, place french toast in an oven preheated to 250°F to keep warm while you make the sauce. If you are a multitasker like me, you can make the sauce while making the french toast.

Banana Foster Sauce

  • Place refrigerated butter on a cold non-stick pan and turn the heat to medium low. Once the butter is melted, turn up the heat to medium to medium high and cook until you see foam.
  • Add in the brown sugar and walnuts and pecans into the pan and continue cooking for 1 minute at medium-high.
  • Add in the heavy cream into the hot pan and watch it bubble and sizzle.
  • Once the bubbling has calmed down, add in the sliced bananas and immediately turn the heat down low. Toss the bananas in the sauce until every banana slice is coated. Serve sauce on top of warmed french toast. Add in a healthy sprinkling of powdered sugar for the ~aesthetic~. Inhale immediately.

Notes

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