Overnight Banana Struesel French Toast Bake Recipes

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 OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cube or tear bread into 1-2 in chunks. I like to use great harvest bread Apple cinch bread but any French, Italian, etc works. Put them in a sprayed or greased 13x9 in baking dish.
• mash 2 very ripe bananas with 1/4 c brown sugar.
• Whisk in 6 eggs.
• add 3 cups of milk, hazelnut and vanilla extract (double vanilla if you don't have hazelnut) and whisk until combined.
• Pour over the bread and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• mix the remaining 1/2 c brown sugar with the cinnamon and walnuts and sprinkle evenly over the top of the bread in the morning.
• Slice the 1/2 stick of butter very thin and dot the top of the casserole with them.
• bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
• Serve alone or with maple syrup. This reheats very well!

BANANAS FOSTER BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, covered, until melted, 30-45 seconds. Stir in brown sugar, cream, cinnamon, allspice and, if desired, pecans. Add bananas; toss gently to coat., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange bread over top, trimming to fit as necessary., Place remaining ingredients in a blender; process just until blended. Pour over bread. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes. Invert to serve.

BAKED BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss bananas with lemon juice. Place half of bread in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; layer with cream cheese, bananas and remaining bread., In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, butter, syrup and cinnamon; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 55-65 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.