Banana Foster Brioche French Toast
Here's my banana foster brioche french toast recipe. The key ingredient in french toast is the bread that you use - and there's no better bread to use than brioche. French toast can be dry but when you make it with a moist brioche, it will change your life (I know it sounds over the top but trust me). And then you add the banana foster topping and have yourself one delicious french toast breakfast that everyone will love.
Ingredients
Brioche French Toast
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 loaf Brioche Bread Euro Classic Brioche Braided Loaf
- sprinkle Ground Cinnamon Sprinkle enough to cover each side of the bread
Banana Foster
- 2-3 Bananas
- 2 tbsp Bourbon Makers Mark
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 pinch Salt
Toppings
- Maple Syrup
- Powdered Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Pecans
Instructions
Brioche French Toast
- Slice the brioche loaf into thick slices. Thicker than sandwich bread slices.
- Combine eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Mix the mixture together with a whisk.
- Pour mixture into a low shallow pie dish.
- Melt 1 tbsp of butter in a pan over medium heat.
- Turn a slice of brioche bread into the mixture so that both sides are coated.
- After the butter has melted and foamed, add the coated brioche bread.
- Cook until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Once the brioche has been flipped, cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
- Place the cooked brioche french toast in a serving dish.
- Repeat the cooking process.
- Top with Banana Foster and pecans.
Banana Foster Topping
- Heat a pot over medium heat.
- Heat the butter until it is melted.
- Mix in brown sugar.
- Cook mixture for 2 minutes.
- Slice the bananas and add them in the pot with the salt.
- Cook the for 2 mins until the bananas are carmelized.
- Add vanilla extract and bourbon.
- Mix together and pour on top of brioche french toast.
- Top with crushed pecans and serve.