Bananas Foster French Toast

A perfectly dipped french toast is taken to the next level with caramelized Bananas Foster spooned over top. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream for a deliciously special breakfast.

Breakfast or Dessert?

Bananas Foster was designed by chef Paul Blangé at Brennan’s restaurant in New Orleans. It simmers bananas in a rich caramel rum banana sauce.

In this recipe, the Bananas Foster is cooked and then added as a topping to a rich French Toast made with brioche bread.

Ingredients

BREAD Buttery brioche bread is the perfect bread for French Toast. It is made with eggs, milk, and lots of butter and so it’s thick and fluffy. Can’t find brioche? Then any thickly sliced bread will do – white, Texas Toast, or French.

SAUCE This recipe calls for dark brown sugar, but light brown sugar can be used in its place.

We used Meyer’s rum in this recipe, but again, any dark rum of choice will do. If rum is omitted from the recipe, then it doesn’t need to be ignited or burned off. The sauce will still taste delicious.

VARIATIONS Try making our French Toast Casserole, baked in the oven. Top this casserole with the Bananas Foster sauce.

No Rum? No problem! Rum extract (or even maple or brandy extract) can be used in place. You’ll only need a tiny bit as extracts can be quite strong.

How to Make Bananas Foster French Toast

This impressive dish is super fun to make, and it’s actually simpler than it looks!

Prepare French Toast:
Dip bread into the egg mixture per recipe below.
Cook in a skillet or on a griddle.
Prepare Bananas
Cook sugar, butter, cinnamon & salt until it boils.
Add bananas & cook.
Add rum & vanilla, then light it on fire until alcohol burns off.
Serve and Enjoy!
Spoon banana mixture over French toast.
Serve & enjoy!
Dip bread into the egg mixture per recipe below.
Cook in a skillet or on a griddle.
Cook sugar, butter, cinnamon & salt until it boils.
Add bananas & cook.
Add rum & vanilla, then light it on fire until alcohol burns off.
Spoon banana mixture over French toast.
Serve & enjoy!

French Toast Tips

Bread that is a little bit stale (slightly crusty) is the secret to a crispier French toast as it soaks in more of the custard. To do this cut the loaf (if it isn’t already sliced), and let it sit out overnight. The bread should be a little bit dry and ready for cooking by morning.
Be sure to dip the bread long enough to let the custard mixture soak in so it’s moist in the middle.
Use medium-low heat to cook the bread so it doesn’t burn before the center is cooked. If you don’t have a griddle, a skillet works too.
Keep cooked French toast warm in the oven at 200°F if preparing batches.

More Ways to French Toast

French Toast Sticks – kid friendly
French Toast Roll Ups – filled with jam or Nutella
Blueberry French Toast Bake – great for a crowd
Grand Marnier French Toast – an adult favorite
Air Fryer French Toast – light & fluffy
Quick and Easy French Toast – perfectly golden & crispy
Nutella Stuffed French Toast – deliciously decadent

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