Upside Down Banana Walnut French Toast Food

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA-WALNUT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and walnuts until smooth. Gently stir in bananas. Spoon mixture into baking dish.
• Reserve ends of bread for another use because they don't soak up the egg mixture very well. Arrange 2 layers of bread on banana mixture, tearing bread to fit if needed.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs, milk and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over bread. Cover tightly; refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Uncover; bake 45 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve portions upside down, spooning sauce from bottom of dish over each serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CARAMELIZED BANANA AND WALNUT-TOPPED BOURBON FRENCH TOAST RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a medium nonstick pan over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the bourbon and all of the brown sugar and stir to dissolve. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until bubbly. Add walnuts and cook for an additional 2 minutes; add the bananas and heat through. Stir in 1⁄4 cup milk and keep warm. Whisk together the remaining 3⁄4 cup milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, and the remaining 2 tablespoons bourbon. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is warm, spray with a light coating of nonstick cooking spray. Working 2 pieces at a time, dip the bread into the bourbon-egg mixture. Let soak for 30 seconds. Flip each piece over and soak the other side for 30 seconds. Add the bread to the hot skillet. Cook until golden brown on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until both sides are golden brown and slightly crispy. Serve with the warm banana topping.

UPSIDE DOWN BANANA WALNUT FRENCH TOAST RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir brown sugar, butter, corn syrup and walnuts until smooth. Gently stir in bananas. Spoon mixture into baking dish. Reserve ends of bread for another use because they don't soak up the egg mixture very well. Arrange 2 layers of bread on banana mixture, tearing bread to fit if needed. In a medium bowl, beat eggs, milk, and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended. Pour over bread. Cover tightly; refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours. Heat oven to 325°F. Uncover; bake 45 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve portions upside down, spooning sauce from bottom of dish over each serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

FRENCH TOAST ROAST WITH BANANAS AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the custard: Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk together. Add the sugar, cream, milk, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
• Trim the crust from the brioche, then cut it into a 4-by-6-inch cylinder. Place the brioche in a baking dish and cover with the custard. Let stand until the custard has soaked through all of the bread, at least 15 minutes; turn the bread occasionally with tongs to make sure it soaks evenly.
• For the bananas: While the bread is soaking, peel and slice the bananas 1/2-inch thick. In a bowl, toss the bananas with the melted butter, pecans, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and 1/2 cup water and pour into a roasting pan.
• For the French toast roast: When the bread has finished soaking, melt the 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the soaked brioche with sugar and carefully place it, sugar side down, in the melted butter. Sprinkle the top with more sugar and sear the bread on all sides until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Carefully place the bread over the bananas and transfer to the oven for 15 minutes, or until the bread is caramelized. Remove from the oven, dust with powdered sugar, cut into 1-inch slices and serve with the banana mixture.

PEANUT BUTTER BANANA FRENCH TOAST SKILLET RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• On a cutting board, cut the baguette in half lengthwise, then slice into 1-inch (2 ½ cm) pieces.
• In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, ½ cup heavy cream, the vanilla, and cinnamon.
• Add the bread to the egg mixture and stir until evenly coated.
• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over low heat. Add the butter, brown sugar, and remaining ½ cup of heavy cream. Whisk to combine and cook until bubbling, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk in the peanut butter until fully incorporated and bubbling, about 3 minutes. Add the sliced bananas and stir to coat.
• Pour the bread mixture over sauce into skillet and spread evenly.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until golden and crispy.
• Let the skillet cool for about 5 minutes, then cover with large plate. Holding one hand over the plate, gently flip the skillet upside-down, allowing the French toast to release from the pan with the banana layer on top. Slice and serve.
• Enjoy!

BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except bread in a blender and mix well.
• Pour batter into a shallow dish.
• Dip each bread slice into batter for several seconds, coating both sides.
• Place bread in a buttered non stick skillet and cook over medium heat until golden on both sides.

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA-WALNUT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spray bottom and sides of a 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray or grease with shortening. In a large bowl, stir together first four (4) ingredients then gently stir in the bananas. Spoon this mixture into the baking dish.
• Reserving heels of bread for another use (feed the birds, they love cinnamon bread) arrange 2 layers of bread on banana mixture, tearing bread to fit if needed.
• In a medium-size bowl, beat eggs, milk and vanilla until well mixed. Pour over bread. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 325°. Uncover casserole and bake 45-50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve portions upside-down, spooning sauce from bottom of dish over each serving.

PASSIONATE FRENCH TOAST WITH BANANA TOPPING

Steps:

• In a bowl combine cinnamon and sugar. Add sliced fruit, butter and juice. Microwave until butter melts and mixture is hot. Stir until fruit slices are covered with the sauce. Pour fruit mixture over French toast. Add maple syrup or sprinkle with more cinnamon sugar on top, if you like.

KILLER UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease a 9-inch round cake pan (make certain to spray the bottom of the pan generously with non-stick cooking spray).
• For the topping: in a heavy-bottom saucepan combine sugar and butter; stir over low heat until butter melts and the mixture is well blended.
• Pour into cake pan, and spread to coat the bottom of the pan.
• Drizzle the maple syrup over the butter/sugar mixture, then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
• Place the long banana slices in concentric circles on top of the nuts, overlapping slightly but covering the bottom.
• For the cake: stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat in sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy (about 3-4 minutes).
• Add in egg and vanilla; beat until smooth, light and fluffy.
• beat in flour mixture alternately with milk.
• Spoon the batter over the bananas in the pan.
• Bake for about 50-55 minutes, or until cakes tests done.
• Transfer cake to a rack and run a knife around the sides of the pan.
• Cool cake for 30 minutes.
• Place a plate over pan and invert onto plate.
• Let stand 3 minutes upside-down with plate on top, then gently lift off pan.
• Serve with whipped cream.

OVERNIGHT BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Arrange half of bread cubes in a lightly greased 13x9" pan.
• Sprinkle evenly with cream cheese and bananas; top with remaining bread cubes.
• Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, butter and maple syrup; pour over bread mixture, pressing bread cubes to absorb egg mixture.
• Cover and chill 8 hours.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake, covered, at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and bake 30 more minutes or until lightly browned and set.
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

BANANA WALNUT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Grease a 3 quart rectangular baking dish; set aside.In small bowl gently toss bananas with lemon juice.Arrange half the bread slices in the bottom of the baking dish. Top bread with a layer of bananas.Add remaining bread slices.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs, milk, honey, vanilla and cinnamon. Slowly pour egg mixture over french bread to coat evenly . Press bread down lightly with the back of a spoon to moisten all the bread. Cover and refrigerate 8 to 24 hours.
• Before baking sprinkle with walnuts and sugar. Bake uncovered for 30 to 35 minutes at 325°F . done when a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Top of bread should be light brown.Serve with maple syrup.

UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA TART RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• Using an 8-inch (20-cm) round cake pan, cut a circle out from the puff pastry. Using a fork, poke holes all over the pastry to provide ventilation. Set aside.
• Cut the tops and bottoms off of the bananas, then halve 2 of the bananas crosswise and set aside.
• In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter, then add the brown sugar and cook until fully incorporated and the sauce appears amber in color, about 5 minutes.
• Add the vanilla and cinnamon. Stir until combined.
• Add the bananas to the pan and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Turn the bananas to fully coat them with the caramel, then remove from the pan. Reserve the caramel.
• Grease the cake pan. Arrange the bananas on the bottom of the pan. Pour over the caramel sauce.
• Cover the bananas with the circle of puff pastry and ensure the edges are tucked into the pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the pastry is puffed and golden.
• Let cool at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.
• Slice and serve with vanilla ice cream.
• Enjoy!