This Bananas Foster French Toast is the perfect quick and easy french toast recipe that will have your breakfast guests begging for seconds.
Today I have a special recipe for you.
It's so incredibly delicious and sweet it will blow your mind.
You all know I'm all about blowing your mind.
And your taste buds.
This is sure to do both.
I would have never considered myself a French Toast lover. I make it all the time for the boys in the household, yet I never really cared for French Toast. Then, last year I went to a conference and had Bananas Foster French Toast.
My life has never been the same.
I mean look at this stuff.
Warm, ooey, gooey, sticky bananas over top off sweet, cinnamon-y bread.
It's like heaven...
on a plate...
I cannot get enough of this stuff.
So, if you're looking for a recipe to impress your mama on Mother's Day this is the one for you.
And your mama!
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Bananas Foster French Toast
Ingredients
For the Toast Portion:
- 6 slices baguette or brioche bread
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 3 tablespoons butter
For the Banana Portion:
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 banana cut into slices
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar
- ¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon rum extract (or rum if you prefer)
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
For the Toast Portion:
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F.
- Take a cookie sheet and lay parchment on it, then place a wire rack over that. Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl combine eggs, milk, cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour half the mixture into a shallow pan.
- Take your bread and soak it for a minute or two in the mixture, then turn over and soak the other side. Place the bread into a spare casserole dish over rimmed sheet. Repeat until you soak all 6 pieces. Then pour the remaining half the mixture over top. Let it soak in.
- In a pan over medium heat melt 1 tablespoon of butter, then add 2 slices of bread. Cook on each side till lightly browned.It should take about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Place the slices on the rack on the cookie sheet. Repeat until all 6 slices of bread are cooked. Then slide the cookie sheet with the toasts inside the oven to keep them warm until the bananas are cooked.
For the Bananas:
- In a medium to large skillet over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add the bananas and cook them until they brown, which takes about 2 or 3 minutes.
- Add the orange juice, brown sugar, water, extract and walnuts.
- Cook on medium high for about a minute then reduce to a simmer and allow the sauce to thicken. This should take about 2 to 3 minutes.
Putting it all together:
- Take the cookie sheet with french toast out of the oven.
- Place slices on plates.
- Top with bananas foster mixture.
- Serve with a big old sweet smile!
Notes
Nutrition
katie
Yum! This french toast sounds amazing my friend!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Katie.
Ellen Christian
Oh my gosh that does sound so good!
Kim Beaulieu
Thank you so much.
mjskit
French toast with caramelized bananas is one of our favorite weekend brunches! Mine are somewhat similar but I do love some of the special love ingredients you included. I've never heard of Roasted Saigon Cinnamon. Where on earth do you get that? And I LOVE the addition of orange and rum in the bananas. Next time I'm making these!
Kim Beaulieu
I found it in the states, it's impossible to find in Canada, at least where I live. It's made by McCormick. It's in their gourmet line- http://www.mccormickgourmet.com/Products/Spices/Cinnamon-Roasted-Saigon.aspx. I also love their smoked paprika, obviously not on bananas though. lol
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats
I LOVE Bananas Foster! It's life changing!
Kim Beaulieu
I know right. I can still remember the first time I had it.
Abbe@This is How I Cook
Sounds positively fabulous Kim. I love French toast and I love Bananas Foster! What a way to start the day!
Kim Beaulieu
It was indeed.
Christine (Cook the Story)
"Warm, ooey, gooey, sticky bananas over top off sweet, cinnamon-y bread." I am SOLD! Yum!
Kim Beaulieu
Right, so good. I love this recipe.
john@kitchenriffs
Great twist on two classic dishes! I'll never say no to French Toast or Bananas Foster. Combined? Totally irresistible! Fun post - thanks so much.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much John. Makes a great breakfast. Or dinner. Or snack.
Jane's Adventures in Dinner
Lovely! Bananas Foster are a favourite in our house.
Kim Beaulieu
Here too. So good.
Katerina
Very classic and very taste! Definitely something I would love to have on my brunch table!
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine)
So tasty! I've never had bananas foster in general but this does look amazing!
Allison (Spontaneous Tomato)
Yum! This is my kind of French toast, too! Lots of fruit on top, but no shortage of cinnamon, sugar, and a spike of alcohol. It looks sooo good.
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos
OK - Kim - not fair! Now I'm miffed I got stuck eating a (delish) breakfast burrito when I should be having this french toast for breakfast 🙂 *stomps stiletto* Looks amazing!
Suzanne Perazzini
These days I eat basic breakfasts of oats, kiwifruit and milk so this is a little agonising to look at. It looks all gooey and delicious. But I prefer to be comfortable and so I make sacrifices like this. LOL.
Suzanne
This looks sooo good! Would you recommend adding rum (and cooking off the alcohol) to make the bananas more "foster-y"? And I'm totally jealous your sabre spoons.
Kim Beaulieu
I can't have alcohol so I subbed in orange juice. IBS and alcohol do not mix well. But if you can use alcohol by all means add away. I never trust the burn off so I rarely use alcohol in my recipes. I love these spoons, I got them at Gracious Home and luckily they ship to Canada. Score1
Kate | Food Babbles
Ooo! I'm SO excited about brunch week AND this French toast!! I host a Mother's Day brunch every year and just today I was thinking about the menu. This will definitely be on it!! I can't wait to make this.
Dianna
I have something similar scheduled for later in the week, and seeing this has definitely whet my appetite to get in the kitchen & make it! 🙂 Looks like breakfast dessert... my favorite kind of dish. 😉
Liz
Whoa, your French toast looks just terrific, Kim! I could easily eat a bowl of just the banana topping alone! And what a terrific line up for your giveaway...off to enter 🙂
The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time
I'm not a huge French toast fan, but that's mostly because I don't like the syrup with the toast. The bananas foster topping, however? I'd be all over that. It looks and sounds amazing. I'll take your alcohol portion since you can't have it, ok? 🙂
Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love.
Consider my mind blown!! I love bananas foster so freaking much!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I had my first bananas foster at the original in New Orleans and have loved it ever since. I want to be able to do it tableside like they do. 🙂