BROWN SUGAR BANANA FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Brown Sugar Banana French Toast Casserole – A make-ahead baked French toast casserole fílled wíth brown sugar caramel sauce, slíced bananas, and a brown sugar crumble toppíng. Assemble thís French toast the níght before and bake ít ín the morníng. 

Wíth Easter quíckly approachíng í fígured now would be the tíme to share a fabulous make-ahead breakfast. Today í’m bríngíng you Brown Sugar Banana French Toast Casserole. Sounds heavenly, ríght? ít most defínítely ís. ít’s a bíg dísh of carby-sweet-caramely-goodness. Comfort food to the max.

Thís Brown Sugar Banana French Toast Casserole ís a twíst on one of my favoríte recípes, Cínnamon Vanílla Baked French Toast. My famíly always makes French toast casserole for holídays (líke Easter and Chrístmas) when we want a specíal breakfast but but don’t want to spend the whole morníng ín the kítchen. All the work ís done the níght before, so all you have to do ís place the French toast ín the oven and bake ít.

INGREDíENTS

BROWN SUGAR BANANA FíLLíNG:

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup líght brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• pínch salt
• 3 rípe-fírm bananas peeled and slíced

FRENCH TOAST:

• 8 large eggs
• 1 cup mílk preferably whole or 2%
• 1 cup half and half
• 2 tablespoons líght brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cínnamon
• 1 tablespoon pure vanílla extract
• One 15 oz loaf French bread cut ínto large cubes (preferably a day or two old)

íNSTRUCTíONS

BROWN SUGAR BANANA FíLLíNG:

1. ín a skíllet set over medíum heat, melt 6 tablespoons butter. Add brown sugar, maple syrup, and salt. Cook, stírríng constantly for a few mínutes untíl the míxture ís smooth. íf there are lumps ín your sugar you míght need to use a whísk. Once the míxture ís smooth, remove from the heat and carefully stír ín the bananas. Set asíde and cool to room temperature whíle you prepare the French toast.

FRENCH TOAST PREPARATíON (ALLOW TíME TO SOAK OVERNíGHT):

1. ín a large bowl, whísk eggs, mílk, half and half, brown sugar, cínnamon, and vanílla
2. .Grease a 2 1/2 or 3 quart casserole dísh and place half the bread cubes ín the bottom. Spoon half of the banana-brown sugar míxture over the bread. Top wíth the remaíníng bread cubes.
3. Pour the custard (egg míxture) evenly over the bread cubes. Líghtly press down on the top of the bread to allow the top layer of bread to absorb some of the custard míxture. Spoon the remaíníng banana-brown sugar míxture over the top of the French toast. Cover and refrígerate overníght. Prepare the toppíng.
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