Bananas Foster French Toast Bake

Bananas, brown sugar, and cinnamon give this French toast the flavors of the classic dessert known as bananas Foster.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 511 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• cooking spray
• 1 loaf French bread, cut diagonally into 1-inch slices
• 6 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3 large bananas, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch slices
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1.5 cups half-and-half

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Arrange bread slices in baking pan in a single layer. Whisk half-and-half, eggs, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl; pour over bread slices. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

Step 3

Remove plastic wrap and top bread slices with bananas. Combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup in a bowl; drizzle over bread slices.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and set in the center, about 40 minutes.