Make-Ahead Maple-Banana French Toast

French toast is known by different names in various countries. In France, it is called ‘pain perdu’, which means ‘lost bread’, as it was a way to use stale bread and avoid wasting it.

This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 70 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 9.

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Make-Ahead Maple-Banana French Toast

Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American, Canadian Courses: Breakfast, Brunch Recipe Keys: Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 25 min Rest Time 30 min Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 1400

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 8 slice Bread slices
• 2 banana Ripe bananas
• 4 egg Eggs
• 1 cup Milk
• 4 tablespoon Maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Cinnamon
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Salt
• 2 tablespoon Butter

Instructions

1. Grease a baking dish with butter.
2. Cut the bread slices into halves diagonally.
3. Arrange the bread slices in the baking dish.
4. In a bowl, mash the bananas.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt.
6. Pour the egg mixture over the bread slices, making sure all the slices are coated.
7. Spread the mashed bananas over the bread.
8. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
9. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
10. Remove the plastic wrap from the baking dish.
11. Dot the top with butter.
12. Bake for 25 minutes or until the French toast is golden and set.
13. Serve warm with additional maple syrup, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 350kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 12g19%

Total Carbohydrate 52g18%

Sugars 26g

Protein 9g18%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.