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By Heather Sneed
A few weeks ago, my boys asked me an EXCELLENT question, “Mom, if we can make chocolate chip pancakes, can we make chocolate chip French toast?” I thought about it for a couple of minutes and replied with, “Sure, I don’t see why not!”
My initial thought was to bake my own loaf of chocolate chip bread, but then Betty Crocker saved the day with her Chocolate Chip Muffin & Quick Bread mix. I baked this the night before so it would have time to completely cool prior to making the French toast.
This was a crowd favorite and the caramelized bananas added a little bit of a different touch to what we are used to on our French toast – the boys did require a little maple syrup of course!
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Chocolate Chip French Toast with Caramelized Bananas Serves 4 (8 slices)
1 loaf of chocolate chip bread, cooled (if freshly baked)
4 eggs
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla Ground cinnamon Butter spray
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
Beat the eggs, milk, and vanilla together. Cut the bread into thick slices. Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat and use butter spray to coat the pan. One by one, dip the bread into the egg/milk mixture until coated, place in heated pan, and sprinkle with the cinnamon. Depending on the size of your pan, you should be able to cook 3-4 at a time.
Once golden brown, flip and cook the other side. Place in pre-heated oven on an oven-safe plate to keep warm. Continue this process until all of the bread has been used. Note: I always re-spray the pan with each new set of French toast.
Caramelized Bananas Serves 4
2 ripe bananas, sliced into thick “coins”
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons brown sugar
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.
Add the bananas and brown sugar. Stir frequently until the mixture thickens. Serve immediately over the French toast.
Heather loves to cook, entertain, plan parties, and of course - drink champagne. She is excited to share her planning tips, party ideas, and favorite recipes. Growing up, she watched her mom cook, bake, and throw great parties, so she’s sure her interest in cooking and entertaining came from her mom. Being a wife and a mommy, her party style ranges from birthday parties for little ones to elegant cocktail parties for the grown ups. Her plans include a combination of her own ideas coupled with those from others. You'll find that her recipes leave some room for experimentation - she doesn’t usually make the same dish exactly the same way twice - She loves to try different things!
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