Easy Bananas Foster French Toast
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Easy Bananas Foster French Toast
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This Easy Bananas Foster French Toast is one of our favorite breakfast recipes! Crispy slices of buttery brioche are topped with a delicious homemade bananas foster sauce made from dark rum, butter, brown sugar, heavy cream, and crunchy pecans. Delicious on it's on, but devilishly good with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream!
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Ingredients
For the French Toast:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 4 egg large, plus 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 granulated sugar 1/2 tablespoon (44 grams
- 1 Tablespoon dark brown sugar 14 grams, packed
- 1/3 cup milk 76 grams
- 1/3 cup heavy cream 78 grams
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon dark rum 14 grams
- 8 lices brioche cut about 3/4 inch thick
For the Bananas Foster Topping:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar 142 grams, packed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup heavy cream 113 grams
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecans 110 grams, roughly chopped or whole
- 2 banana large firm, peeled and sliced
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 dark rum 1/2 tablespoon (35 grams
Instructions
For the French Toast:
- Melt a few Tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-heat.
- In a large shallow bowl or pie plate, whisk the eggs and egg yolks until well combined.
- Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, and both sugars, and whisk until well combined. Finally, whisk in the milk, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and rum.
- Dip each slice of brioche into the egg mixture, making sure both sides are well coated.
- Place brioche slices into skillet and cook until the undersides are golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Flip, and continue cooking on the other side until equally golden brown, about another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Continue with all french toast, adding more butter to the pan as needed.
For the Bananas Foster Topping:
- In a large skillet over medium-low heat, melt the butter. Add in the brown sugar and cook, stirring with a whisk, until the sugar has melted and mixture is bubbling, about 2 minutes.
- Add in the cinnamon, heavy cream, and salt and whisk to combine. Add in the pecans and bananas and, using a rubber spatula, fold them into the liquid mixture until they're completely coated. Cook for 1 minute. Then remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and rum.
- Pour on top of the french toast and serve at once!
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