Overnight Bananas Foster French Toast

Smgross1947

We were inspired to create this dairy-free Overnight Bananas Foster French Toast by a Hallmark Channel recipe! This is such a luscious ooey-gooey take on French toast. It’s a little messy with the final product, but it takes me back to our trips to New Orleans!

Recipe Notes:

  • You could also use coconut cream as a replacement for heavy cream if you can’t find the Country Crock Plant-Cream in your area. We did test the recipe originally with coconut cream and it paired really well with the banana flavor!

Created by on January 5, 2020

  • Prep Time: 20m
  • Cook Time: 37m
  • Total Time: 57m
  • Serves: 16 people
  • Yield: ~8-16 one slice portions
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pkg Cinnamon raisin bread
  • 6 Bananas, sliced
  • 1/2 c Chopped pecans (optional)

Bananas Foster Sauce Ingredients:

  • 1 c Butter, cubed (we love Country Crock's plant based butter sticks)
  • 1 1/3 c Packed light brown sugar
  • 1 c Country Crock's Plant-cream heavy whipping cream alternative
  • 1 tsp. Ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. Ground allspice

Custard Ingredients:

  • 2 c Unsweetened soy milk or almond milk
  • 6 Large eggs
  • 2 tbsp. Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. Almond extract

Instructions

  1. To make the sauce, start by placing butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, covered, until melted, about 30-45 seconds.
  2. Firmly pack 1 1/3 cups of light brown sugar and add into butter with coconut cream, allspice, cinnamon, and pecans (optional). Add sliced bananas, stirring gently to coat.
  3. Transfer sauce and bananas to a greased 13×9″ baking dish (we used butter to coat the pan, you could use Pam too). Arrange bread over top, laying each piece on top of each other almost like stacked playing cards, trimming to fit as necessary.
  4. Create the egg/custard mixture for the top of the French toast by whisking together the second set of ingredients above, just until blended or combined. Pour over the bread.
  5. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight.
  6. In the morning, preheat oven to 375°F.
  7. Remove the french toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and hot, about 35-40 minutes.
  8. Let stand 5-10 minutes before gently (but quickly) flipping over onto a tray larger than the pan you baked it in.

Smgross1947

Hi, my name is Sarah! I love recipe testing, food photography, longs walks (more like sprints) on the beach on vacation with my American Staffy, Cinnamon Bun, and discovering new cuisines and local restaurants to share with you! Thanks so much for the love and support of our foodie adventures :)

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