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Caramelized Banana French Toast

Let’s start with the obvious. French toast is a fancy way to have dessert for breakfast. You take sweet bread (Challah or brioche, typically), you…

Caramelized Banana French Toast

Ingredients

  • For the French toast…

    1 loaf brioche bread
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 c heavy whipping cream
  • 1 t cinnamon (optional)
  • For the banana topping…

    2 T butter
  • ½ c brown sugar
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 2 bananas (sliced)

Directions

  1. 1.

    Heat a skillet over medium heat, melt 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp vegetable oil

  2. 2.

    Combine the eggs, heavy whipping cream and cinnamon (if using) in a shallow dish.

  3. 3.

    Dip the bread slices into the custard on each side.

  4. 4.

    Cook in the skillet until golden brown.

  5. 5.

    Add additional butter and vegetable oil as needed.

  6. 6.

    Heat butter and brown sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.

  7. 7.

    Add sliced bananas and stir to coat the bananas in the sugar mixture.

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