Best Macadamia Banana French Toast Recipes

MACADAMIA-BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• Butter well 2 large baking sheets.
• In blender or food processor add one banana, milk, half the chopped nuts, vanilla and cinnamon, blend until well mixed.
• Pour into large, shallow dish.
• Dip bread slices into mixture until well absorbed on both sides.
• Arrange on well-buttered baking sheets. Bake until golden. About 5 minutes.
• To serve, slice diagonally and dust with powdered sugar. Top with remaining sliced banana and chopped nuts.

BAKED BANANA MACADAMIA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Grease six (6 ounce) ramekins with butter. Place in baking dish (I used two round cake pans).
• Place half the bread in the ramekins.
• Top the bread with banana, macadamia nuts, and cream cheese, dividing evenly between each dish.
• Cover with remaining bread.
• In separate bowl, whisk eggs, half and half, vanilla and maple syrup until well combined. Slowly pour over each ramekin, dividing the liquid mixture evenly between each dish. You might have a small amount of liquid left over, but try to get as much as possible into the ramekins.
• Cover baking dish(es) tightly with plastic wrap, weigh down with a heavy plate to smash the bread into the liquid, and refrigerate over night. Note: some of the liquid will spill out into the baking dish the ramekins are placed in.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• If any of the liquid mixture spilled over, remove the ramekins from the baking dish and carefully pour anything that spilled back into the ramekins. Return ramekins to baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
• To serve, top with additional maple syrup or dust with powdered sugar.

MACADAMIA NUT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients, stirring well.
• Fit bread slices in a single layer into a lightly greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
• Pour egg mixture over bread slices.
• Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning bread once.
• The next morning, pour butter into a 15x10x1 jellyroll pan.
• Place bread slices in a single layer in pan.
• Bake at 400 for 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle with nuts and bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Garnish with powdered sugar and/or nutmeg.
• Serve with maple syrup if desired.

COCONUT MACADAMIA NUT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Combine coconut, cornflake crumbs and macadamia nuts in shallow dish; set aside.
• Mix eggs and milk in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended.
• Heat griddle over medium heat.
• Grease with oil or cooking spray.
• Dip (do not soak) bread slices in egg mixture, one or two at a time, coating both sides evenly.
• Press one side of dipped bread into coconut mixture.
• Cook coconut side of bread first until golden brown, taking care not to scorch coconut.
• Turn; cook other side until golden brown and egg is set.
• Repeat with remaining bread slices.
• Serve with warm maple syrup or whipped cream, if desired.

MACADAMIA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Arrange bread slices in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, orange juice, milk, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg until blended; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Pour butter into a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Transfer bread slices to prepared pan; sprinkle with nuts. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until bread is golden brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with syrup if desired.

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.