This banana french toast bake is a delicious and easy way to use up your ripe bananas. It's low in sugar and fat, does not require overnight soaking and takes just minutes to put together.

Banana french toast bake in white oval dish with ripe banana at top and white cloth with red stripe to right.

This banana french toast bake is super moist and fluffy on the inside and crispy on top. It's primarily sweetened with bananas so it's bursting with banana flavour!

The reason this banana french toast recipe works well as a casserole is that the naturally sweet banana won't burn as it might do if you fried individual slices. You'll have a perfectly cooked dish that's easy to make and requires very little effort.

Banana french toast bake ingredients and substitutions

Bananas: ripe or overripe.
Bread: see below for more details.
Eggs.
Milk: use any.
Sugar: I used demerara but any coarse sugar will work.
Butter: regular or dairy-free spread.

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Why type of bread works best

It's best to use soft, fluffy yeast-based bread, either white or whole wheat/wholemeal. You could use buns, as I have done, or chunks/slices of bread (3-4 slices of thick bread).

Top tip

There is no need to remove the crust from the bread or buns unless it's quite thick and tough.

Step-by-step recipe instructions

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

Roll pieces in white oval dish on top pf oven tray.

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

Mashed banana with fork inside blue bowl.

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

Egg mixture with spoon in blue dish with egg shell in top left and ripe banana in top right on oven tray.

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

Top down view of torn bread with egg mixture and fork inside oval white dish.

5. Give another stir, sprinkle over the sugar, drizzle the butter over the whole thing and bake in the centre of the oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

Top down view of torn bread pieces with egg mixture and melted butter inside white oval dish.

6. Remove your mashed banana french toast bake from the oven and tuck in!

Serving suggestions

Delicious on its own, with a drizzle of maple syrup, a handful of fresh berries, homemade fruit compote or chocolate raspberry sauce.

Optional extras

This recipe is quite versatile and you can give it a different twist every time you make it. The following ingredients will work:

Cinnamon (stir approx. ½ tsp into the egg mixture)
Chocolate chips - scatter 2 tbsp over the top or add into the egg mixture
Flaked almonds, flaxseeds or crushed nuts - scatter over the top before drizzling with the melted butter.

Is this recipe healthy

This baked banana French toast 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.

This dish is naturally sweetened with nutritious bananas and you'll only need a bit of sugar to sprinkle over the top (for added crunch).

Top down view of banana french toast bake in white oval dish with ripe bananain top left corner and white cloth with red stripe to right.

Top tips

You do not need to soak the mixture overnight.
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 with bananas is best served hot straight from the oven. Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave.

Freezing

To freeze this dish prepare as per Instructions, then cover thoroughly, uncooked, and freeze for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen.

Check out also these other delicious breakfast recipe ideas which include vegetable breakfast recipes.

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Recipe

Banana French Toast Bake (Low Sugar)

This banana french toast bake is a delicious and easy way to use up your ripe bananas.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine: Low fat, low sugar, vegetarian

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 30

Total Time: 40

Servings: servings

Calories: 262kcal

Author: Monika Dabrowski

Equipment

▢
Medium casserole dish (approx. 6 cm deep)

Ingredients

▢ 3 medium buns or 3-4 slices or bread, white or whole wheat, soft
▢ 3 very ripe medium bananas
▢ 3 large eggs
▢ ⅓ cup (80 ml) milk any
▢ 1 tablespoon demerara sugar
▢ 1½-2 tablespoons butter melted

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 bread/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 sugar, drizzle the melted butter over the whole thing and bake in the centre of the oven for 30-35 minutes.
Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

Notes

There is no need to soak the mixture overnight.
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 with bananas is best served hot straight from the oven. Leftovers can be reheated in the microwave.
Delicious on its own, with a drizzle of maple syrup, a handful of fresh berries, fruit compote or chocolate sauce.
Regular milk can be replaced with any plant-based milk.
Substitute light brown or cane sugar for the demerara if preferred.
Extras: Add half a teaspoon of cinnamon or chocolate chips into the egg mixture if desired. You can also scatter flaked almonds or flaxseed over the top for extra crunch before drizzling with the melted butter.
Baking times may vary depending on the depth of your casserole dish.

Nutrition

*Nutritional information is automatically generated and should be considered as an estimate.

**A note about baking: If using a fan-assisted oven refer to your appliance's instructions and adjust the temperature accordingly.

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