Banana French Toast
Prep
25 mins
Cook
15 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Medium
Let me tell you, this Banana French Toast never disappoints. The beauty of this recipe is that you can have it on the table in just 40 minutes total, making it perfect for weekend entertaining without spending all day in the kitchen. I love using bananas as the star ingredient because they're packed with potassium, which supports heart health and keeps you energised. The cream cheese filling adds richness while the caramelised banana foster sauce with a splash of rum creates pure decadence. Even though it sounds fancy and restaurant worthy, it's honestly simpler to pull together than you'd think. Once you master this one, it becomes your secret weapon for impressing guests.
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Ingredients
- 13 bananas
- 237 mldark brown sugar
- 18 ounces cream cheese(softened)
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 12 -3 eggs
- 2 tablespoonssugar
- 237 mlhalf-and-half
- ½ kgbutter
- 13 ounces dark brown sugar
- 237 mlrum
- 12 ounces heavy cream
- 1oil
- 11 loaf french bread(cut in 4 pieces)
- 1powdered sugar(for garnish)
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Instructions
- 1
Bananas foster mix: Add all ingredients except 1 banana and thoroughly mix with the hand held blender until it is well combined and uniform.
- 2
Batter: Whip eggs and sugar with a whisk. Add vanilla and whisk until sugar has completely dissolved. Continue to whisk while adding the half-and-half.
- 3
Sauce: In a hot pot over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar with the vanilla. Wait until butter is completely melted. Remove pan from the heat, add the rum and ignite with a long kitchen match. When the flames die down, add the cream immediately and whisk vigorously until sauce is completely smooth.
- 4
Assembly: Heat some oil in a large saute pan. Stuff 4 quarters of hinged French bread, with the reserved sliced banana, and top with the cream cheese stuffing. Slice the 4 portions of filled bread into 4 diagonal pieces, dip into the batter and pan-fry on all sides until golden brown. Pour the warm rum sauce on a plate. Place the golden pieces of toast on top and garnish with powered sugar.
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