Banana Bread French Toast with Caramelized Bananas (2024)

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Brunch is served with this recipe for Banana Bread French Toast! Made with thick slices of banana nut bread and doused in decadent caramelized bananas, this easy recipe seems too good to be true.

Banana Bread French Toast

I have been dreaming about making a banana bread French toast for ages. You can make this French toast with my recipe for banana nut bread, regular banana bread, or you can use store bought banana bread, of course. The piece de resistance in this recipe really is the caramelized bananas. If you’ve never had caramelized bananas you have to try them. They are to die for!

I do have to say though that in my humble opinion I do make the best banana bread. So I really recommend you make it yourself, and if you do make and are lucky enough to have some leftover slices, well then you must make this banana bread french toast because it’s the bomb!

• Banana bread – You can use homemade or store bought.
• Eggs –I used large eggs.
• Heavy cream – You can use regular milk or any percentage of cream than you have handy.
• Honey –You can use regular sugar, but I find honey much easier to dissolve into the mixture.
• Salt –Just a bit of salt will help bring out all the flavors.
• Butter –I prefer to use unsalted butter. Margarine will also work.
• Icing sugar –This is totally optional, but I love to dust some powdered sugar over my French toast once it’s all done.
• Bananas –Since these will be caramelized, even unripened bananas will work.
• Brown sugar –This will give you a nice and fast caramel versus regular sugar.

How to Make Banana Bread French Toast

1. Make the egg mixture: Whisk the eggs, cream, honey, and salt in a shallow dish. Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat.
2. Make the French toast: Soak a slice, or two if they’ll fit in your skillet, of the banana bread in the egg mixture for 20 seconds per side. Add the slice(s) to the skillet and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Repeat with remaining slices.

How to Make Caramelized Bananas

1. Melt the butter and sugar:Add the butter to the same skillet used for the French toast. Sprinkle the sugar over the butter once it has melted.
2. Caramelize the bananas:Lay the banana slices over the sugar and let them cook until browned, about 2-3 minutes. Flip the banana slices and cook for another 2-3 minutes. Spoon the caramelized bananas and sauce over your French Toast and enjoy!

What Else Can I Serve on Banana Bread French Toast?

Looking to switch up the topping for your French toast? It’ll go amazing with something simple and classic like whipped cream or maple syrup. You can also try out a berry sauce, Nutella, peanut butter, cream cheese icing, fresh fruit. You name it!

Give some of these great ideas a try:

• Sausage French Toast Roll Ups
• French Toasted Egg In a Hole
• Classic French Toast
• Strawberry Cream Cheese Roll Ups

How to Store Leftovers

Store leftovers either in an airtight container, a freezer bag, or wrapped in plastic in the fridge up to 2 days. They can be reheated in the microwave, a skillet, or in a toaster.

If you’d like to freeze the leftovers, stack the French toast with a piece of parchment paper between each slice. Store them either in an airtight container or a large freezer bag. They will last up to 2 months. Microwave or a toaster will work best for reheating.

More Must Try Breakfast Recipes!

• How To Make Crepes
• Maple Ricotta Stuffed Crepes
• Banana Fritters
• French Toast
• Cream Cheese Filled Banana Cake
• Berry Brioche Bread Pudding
• Belgian Waffles
• Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
• Blueberry Muffins