Healthy Banana French Toast Bake

This easy healthy banana french toast bake is a delicious way to use up your ripe bananas creating a fantastic breakfast or brunch dish everyone will love! Low in sugar and fat, this french toast casserole takes minutes to throw together.

This banana french toast bake is super moist and fluffy, bursting with banana flavour and contains only 1 tablespoon of added sugar!  So it’s not only delicious but also pretty healthy.

French toast bake is a super tasty way to enjoy your morning eggs!  I came to this conclusion after making my easy blueberry french toast casserole not long ago.  No matter how many  ingredients you add to your French toast casserole it won’t burn as it no doubt would if you made it in a frying pan.  It’ll stay fluffy on the inside and nicely crisped up on the top.

Especially if you use soft rolls (soft buns) rather than bread.  Rolls are light and absorb the egg mixture very quickly so you won’t need to prepare anything the night before.  You can use white or whole wheat buns or a bit of both. Scroll down to the bottom of the post for more french toast casserole recipes.

This banana French toast casserole is pretty uncomplicated and I’ve included a few photos to guide you through the steps.

How to make healthy banana French toast bake: step-by-step

1.Tear up the buns and place in your casserole dish.

2. In a bowl mash the bananas using a fork.

3. In another bowl lightly beat the eggs with the milk to combine.  Add the banana mixture and stir.

4. Pour the mixture over the bread, stir thoroughly and leave aside for 5 minutes.

5. Give another stir, sprinkle with the wheatgerm (omit if using wholewheat buns), and sugar, drizzle over the butter and bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

6. Remove from the oven and tuck in!

Why is this banana French toast casserole healthy?

This baked French toast casserole recipe is pretty low in both fat and sugar so it’s quite healthy.  I only used a bit of melted butter for drizzling so the top would crisp up.  Plus I used low in fat, semi-skimmed milk.  As for the sugar, apart from the bananas, which are naturally sweet, you’ll only need a bit of sugar to sprinkle over the top.  Last but definitely not least is the addition of the wheatgerm in this banana French toast recipe.  Wheatgerm is packed full of goodness and sprinkled over the top will also add colour and a subtle nutty flavour.

Add the wheatgerm for extra fibre only if you are using white buns.  If you choose wholewheat buns there is no need to add the wheatgerm.

Top tips for making banana french toast

• Use either white of brown soft buns or a combination of both.  If you use white buns I recommend sprinkling a little wheat germ over the top to add more fibre to your dish.
• I recommend using very ripe/overripe bananas because they are sweeter than firm, not quite ripe ones. As most of the sweetness comes from the bananas they need to be as sweet as possible.  So overripe are best!
• I also recommend mashing the bananas using a fork, not pureeing.  You’ll be able to better appreciate the sweet baked banana pieces tucked in between the bread chunks.
• This french toast casserole is best served hot straight from the oven.

More healthy french toast casseroles

I’ve used soft rolls in all my French toast casseroles and the results have always been great!  They include blueberry french toast casserole recipe and raspberry french toast skillet.  You may also like these strawberry french toast muffins.

Check out also this collection of 18 healthy, easy vegetable breakfast recipes.

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Healthy Banana French Toast Bake

This easy Healthy Banana French Toast Bake is a delicious way to use up your ripe bananas creating a fantastic  brunch dish everyone will love!

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: Low fat, low sugar

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 333kcal

Author: Monika Dabrowski

Ingredients

• 3 medium rolls/buns white or whole wheat
• 3 very ripe medium bananas
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup semi-skimmed milk/low fat milk
• 1 tbsp demerara sugar
• 1 tbsp wheatgerm if using white buns
• 2 tbsp melted butter

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 375 F/ 190 C/gas mark 5.  You will need a medium size casserole dish approx. 6 cm deep.
• Tear up the buns and place in your casserole dish (they should be nice and snug).
• Mash the bananas using a fork. In another bowl whisk together the eggs and milk, combine with the bananas and stir well.
• Pour the mixture over the bread, stir thoroughly and set aside for 5 minutes. Give another stir, sprinkle the wheatgerm (omit if you are using wholewheat buns), sugar, drizzle with the melted butter and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Notes

• Use either white of brown soft buns or a combination of both.  If you use white buns I recommend sprinkling a little wheat germ over the top to add more fibre to your dish.
• I recommend using very ripe/overripe bananas because they are sweeter than firm, not quite ripe ones. As most of the sweetness comes from the bananas they need to be as sweet as possible.  So overripe are best!
• I also recommend mashing the bananas using a fork, not pureeing.  You'll be able to better appreciate the sweet baked banana pieces tucked in between the bread chunks.
• This french toast casserole is best served hot straight from the oven.
• Depending on the depth of your casserole dish baking times may vary.  

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 327mg | Potassium: 402mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 9mg

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