Banana Stuffed French Toast

Thick slices of bread are stuffed with bananas and soaked in a rich batter in this excitingly different French toast recipe!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 366 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon water
• confectioners' sugar for dusting
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon orange liqueur
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 2 bananas, peeled and sliced
• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch slices
• 0.25 cup butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Create a pocket about 2/3 of the way into each slice of bread by cutting along an edge. Fill pockets with 2 or 3 banana slices each.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, water, milk, vanilla extract, orange liqueur and orange zest. Dip the bread slices in the mixture, allowing slices to become saturated.

Step 3

Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Place a few slices at a time in the skillet, and cook, turning once, until both sides are golden brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar to serve.