Mornings always find me running hither and yon. With two of the kids staying here for the holidays and my new exercise regimen that has me heading to the gym early before I get to work, I want to have breakfast ready for those who want it.
While I usually stick to muesli, oatmeal or a hard boiled egg and toast myself, the rest of the family prefers something sweet...cereal, pancakes or waffles.
The other night, I was cleaning up after dinner when I smelled something sickeningly sweet. What the heck? On the counter, there were three bananas that had passed their prime. Perfect for banana bread...or something different, I thought. I remembered a recipe for a breakfast casserole that was like a cross between French Toast and Banana Bread. I think it might have used Banana Bread as its crust.
Unless I used the bananas to make this sweet bread, I had to use the multi-grain bread in the pantry and sweeten the dish with the bananas.
The resulting breakfast treat was tasty with just a little good-for-you fiber that no one really could taste...
Banana French Toast Casserole
5 cups of cubed multi-grain bread
1 cup of milk
1 cup of heavy cream
5 eggs
1/2 cup of sugar
3 ripe bananas, sliced
Preheat the oven to 400º.
Grease an 8x8 glass casserole dish with butter.
Add the 5 cups of cubed bread and sliced bananas. Make sure the the bananas are incorporated into the spaces in between the bread and are throughout the casserole.
Layer at least one sliced banana on top.
In a mixing bowl add the heavy cream, milk, eggs and sugar and whisk together. Pour over the bread and bananas.
Bake for 40 minutes.
Vegetarian
Mornings always find me running hither and yon. With two of the kids staying here for the holidays and my new exercise regimen that has me heading to the gym early before I get to work, I want to have breakfast ready for those who want it.While I usually stick to muesli, oatmeal or a hard boiled egg and toast myself, the rest of the family prefers something sweet...cereal, pancakes or waffles.The other night, I was cleaning up after dinner when I smelled something sickeningly sweet. What the heck? On the counter, there were three bananas that had passed their prime. Perfect for banana bread...or something different, I thought. I remembered a recipe for a breakfast casserole that was like a cross between French Toast and Banana Bread. I think it might have used Banana Bread as its crust.Unless I used the bananas to make this sweet bread, I had to use the multi-grain bread in the pantry and sweeten the dish with the bananas.The resulting breakfast treat was tasty with just a little good-for-you fiber that no one really could taste...Banana French Toast Casserole5 cups of cubed multi-grain bread1 cup of milk1 cup of heavy cream5 eggs1/2 cup of sugar3 ripe bananas, slicedPreheat the oven to 400º.Grease an 8x8 glass casserole dish with butter.Add the 5 cups of cubed bread and sliced bananas. Make sure the the bananas are incorporated into the spaces in between the bread and are throughout the casserole.Layer at least one sliced banana on top.In a mixing bowl add the heavy cream, milk, eggs and sugar and whisk together. Pour over the bread and bananas.Bake for 40 minutes.Vegetarian
