Description
Banana French Toast Casserole delivers pure morning comfort straight from your oven, guaranteed to make breakfast feel like a warm hug. Layers of bread, ripe bananas, and sweet custard bake into a crowd-pleasing dish that disappears faster than you can pour coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 lb sourdough or French bread, cut into chunks
- 8 large eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 7 medium bananas, chopped
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Topping Ingredients:
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup salted butter, cut into pieces
Instructions
- Crack 8 large eggs into a spacious mixing bowl. Whisk them thoroughly with 2 cups milk, ½ cup heavy whipping cream, ½ cup white sugar, ¼ cup brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon until completely smooth.
- Add 1 pound of sourdough or French bread chunks and 6-7 chopped medium bananas to the egg mixture. Gently fold everything together, ensuring each bread piece gets evenly coated.
- Transfer the saturated bread mixture into a generously greased 9×13 inch baking dish, spreading it evenly across the surface.
- Create the streusel by combining ¾ cup flour, ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a separate bowl. Cut ½ cup cold salted butter into small pieces and work it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Sprinkle the streusel topping uniformly over the bread and banana mixture, covering the entire surface.
- Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to meld and bread to absorb the liquid.
- Remove the casserole from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking to reduce temperature shock.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Bake the casserole uncovered for 45-55 minutes until the center is set and the top turns golden brown with crispy edges.
Notes
- Use day-old bread for the best texture and absorption of the custard mixture.
- Slice bananas thick so they hold their shape during baking and don’t turn mushy.
- If your bread is fresh, lightly toast it first to help it soak up the egg mixture more effectively.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular bread with gluten-free bread and use a cup-for-cup gluten-free flour in the streusel topping.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-55 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 to 10
- Calories: 425 kcal
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 170 mg