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Banana bread French toast casserole.
Banana Bread French Toast Casserole
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 
Course: Breakfast
Servings: 4
Author: Jeanie and Lulu's Kitchen
Ingredients
FOR THE BANANA FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE
  • 3/4 loaf homemade banana bread cubed *see post from 1/23/15
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate almond milk
  • 1/2 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon banana extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • chopped walnuts as needed for topping
FOR THE BANANA RUM SAUCE
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 2 whole bananas peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon rum
Instructions
  1. Take an 11 x 7 baking dish and grease it well with vegetable shortening or butter. Add the cubed banana bread into the dish and set it aside. In a bowl, thoroughly whisk together the chocolate almond milk, vanilla almond milk, eggs, banana extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour it all over the cubed bread in the dish, then gently press the bread into it to make sure everything gets well soaked in the custard. Cover the dish with foil and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight.
  2. In the morning, pre-heat the oven to 350. Take the baking dish out of the refrigerator and uncover it. Sprinkle the top with lots of chopped walnuts to your taste, then get the casserole in to the oven to bake for 40 minutes. The edges should get lovely and crispy with a soft, custardy interior.
  3. While the casserole bakes, prepare the banana rum sauce. It's easy and so very yummy! In a small pot, combine the water and brown sugar and heat it over medium high heat. While it heats up add the sliced bananas, cinnamon and rum. Let the sauce cook on medium high for 10-15 minutes, until it becomes a thick syrup. Take it off of the heat and set it aside.
  4. When the casserole is done, take it out and let it set for about 5 minutes, then cut it into 4 equal pieces. Plate each piece and top them all with the yummy banana rum sauce and serve immediately!