This Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast tastes even better than it looks! Full of chocolate and bananas and coated in caramel! So easy, so tasty and perfect for any occasion!
I use any excuse to eat things with both bananas and chocolate in them! I just love that flavor combination! Am I the only one? This easy breakfast or brunch bake satisfies my sweet and chocolate banana cravings, every time!
Ingredients for Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast
- unsliced loaf of bread
- eggs
- heavy or whipping cream (35 %)
- milk
- vanilla
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- brown sugar
- bananas
- chocolate chips
- caramel sauce
- whipped cream for serving, if desired
How to make Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Slice your loaf of bread into slices that are about ¾ of an inch thick.
Place approximately ½ of your bread slices across the bottom of your prepared pan.
Top with sliced bananas and chocolate chips.
Add remaining bread slices on top of the chocolate chips and bananas.
Pour your egg mixture all over the top of your bread, making sure that each piece of bread is coated.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or ideally, overnight.
When you are getting ready to eat your french toast remove it from the fridge and set it out on the counter for about 30 minutes.
Remove cover and add additional banana slices and chocolate chips if desired. I always do!
Bake until bread is firm and no liquid remains.
Remove from oven and top immediately drizzle all over with caramel sauce.
Allow to rest before slicing and serving. Check out our list of our favorite sides to serve with french toast for any ideas you might need.
We use any kind of bread to make this Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast Bake and so can you! I prefer the square sandwich bread only because it is easier to cut up pieces and cover the bottom of the pan! They all will definitely work beautifully!
Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast Video
Other French Toast Recipes to Try
As I have mentioned before, we are huge french toast fans in this house and I have included links below to some of our other favorites. Hopefully you have a moment to take a peek at those recipes as well! Especially the The Best Overnight Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast! Actually, they all are so good and definitely worth a try!
Banana Chocolate Chip French Toast Bake
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Banana Chocolate Chip French Toast Bake
Equipment
- Aluminum foil or Plastic Wrap
Ingredients
- 1 loaf bread (sandwich loaf, Italian, challah, egg bread, French bread)
- 10 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream (35%)
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 tblsp vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- ⅓ cup brown sugar packed or white sugar
- 4-6 bananas, sliced
- 1 cup chocolate chips more or less to taste
- caramel sauce more or less to taste
- cooking spray
- whipped cream for serving, if desired
Instructions
- Prepare a 9x13 pan lightly coated in cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Set aside.
- Slice your loaf of bread into slices that are about ¾ of an inch thick. Set aside.
- Place approximately ½ of your bread slices across the bottom of your prepared pan. Your pan should look like a jigsaw puzzle. Cut slices as you need to to cover the bottom of your pan, as best you can!
- Top with sliced bananas and chocolate chips.
- Add remaining bread slices on top of the chocolate chips and bananas. Spread them out as evenly as possible.
- Pour your egg mixture all over the top of your bread, making sure that each piece of bread is coated. Slightly adjust slices to make sure the egg mixture goes everywhere and coats everything as best you can.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or ideally overnight.
- When you are getting ready to eat your french toast remove it from the fridge and set it out on the counter for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove cover and add additional banana slices and chocolate chips if desired. I always do!
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until bread is firm and no liquid remains. I usually shove a toothpick inside the middle of it and make sure it comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and top immediately drizzle all over with caramel sauce. Allow to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Have a look at all of the sides you can serve with french toast. Enjoy!
Notes
- The best overnight French toast is made with bread that is slightly stale so it can soak up the batter perfectly.
- Lightly press the bread down into the batter to make sure it absorbs evenly.
- Take out of the fridge and let the pan sit on the counter for about 30 minutes before baking. This will help the casserole bake up more evenly.
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