Banana Bread French Toast
This decadent Banana Bread French Toast levels up the delicious brunch treat by using day old banana bread instead of stale bread to bring you a crispy, sweet, and banana-y breakfast.
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- ¼ cup milk or half and half, or heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 slices banana bread day old or stale is best
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter for frying
- ¼ cup maple syrup for serving optional
Instructions
- Crack your eggs into a shallow bowl and add milk, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Whisk until combined to form your egg wash.3 large eggs, ¼ cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Add about 2 tablespoons of butter to a large frying pan over medium heat and allow butter to melt, tilting the pan to coat the bottom with butter.4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Once your pan is hot and butter is melted, dip the banana bread into the egg wash, one slice at a time, coating both sides and transferring immediately to the hot pan.6 slices banana bread
- Allow your French Toast to fry for 2-5 minutes before flipping and cooking on the other side. Both sides should be golden brown.
- Repeat for all 6 slices of bread, adding more butter to the pan as needed.¼ cup maple syrup for serving
- Serve hot with maple syrup!
Notes
- It's best just to dip the bread in the egg wash, rather than letting it soak. This will help you avoid soggy French toast.
- Keep the French Toast warm in the oven at 200°F until ready to serve.
- Don't overcrowd the pan—it will make your French toast harder to flip.
- Depending on the size of your eggs, there will be enough egg wash for 4-6 slices of French toast.
- Check out this list of all my best banana bread recipes.