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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

    Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast

    Published: Jul 27, 2019 · Modified: Jul 10, 2025 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    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

    Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast Bake

    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

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    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!

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    Banana Chocolate Chip French Toast Bake

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    Banana Chocolate Caramel French Toast Bake

    Banana Chocolate Chip French Toast Bake

    Karin and Ken
    Soft slices of bread with bananas, chocolate, and a caramel drizzle. It is the breakfast you were dreaming about. This Banana Chocolate Chip French Toast Bake tastes even better than it looks! There's a lot to love about this decadent overnight French toast casserole.
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Inactive 8 hours hrs
    Total Time 9 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
    Course Breakfast, brunch
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8
    Calories 670 kcal

    Equipment

    • 13 x 9 inch cake pan
    • Measuring cups and spoons
    • mixing bowl
    • whisk
    • cutting board
    • Sharp knife
    • toothpick
    • 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
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    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

    Tips:
    • 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.
     
    The perfect French toast bake deserves only the best topping to make it out of this world good. Serve it up with a choice or two and you'll leave others with their tongues wagging...they're just that happy!
    If you want to switch things up and make your French toast experience a little healthier, try one of these options found on our healthy recipes list. All the flavor will still be there folks...I can assure you of that!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 670kcalCarbohydrates: 77gProtein: 20gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 293mgSodium: 529mgPotassium: 546mgFiber: 5gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 1109IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 243mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword banana, caramel, chocolate, easy breakfast recipe, easy brunch recipe, french toast, french toast bake, french toast casserole, overnight, overnight french toast
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
     


     

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