When it comes to creating delicious breakfast treats, your waffle iron can be used for more than waffles! My Banana Stuffed French Toast is a prime example.
What Ingredients do I need to make Banana Stuffed French Toast?
Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make Banana Stuffed French Toast. In Chef Speak this is called the “Mise en Place” which translates to “Everything in its Place”.
Not only does setting your ingredients up ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.
*If you want to adjust the batter flavor a bit, you can use almond extract instead of vanilla extract.
*Overripe bananas are great for the batter but like to use firmer bananas for the stuffing of the french toast.
How do I make Banana Stuffed French Toast?
Place the banana slices on top of one slice of bread leaving room around the edges. Cover with the other slice of bread and you’re ready for the next step.
*You can use any type of bread you like for this recipe.
Gently dip the sandwich into the egg mixture, completely covering the entire sandwich.
*If you’d like the batter a little sweeter, add some brown sugar to the mixture.
Can I use non dairy milk to make the french toast?
You sure can. Use almond milk, oat milk or your favorite non-dairy milk to make the batter for the french toast.
Gently remove the dipped French toast out of the batter using a spatula. Allow to drain for a few seconds before placing it on the waffle iron.
Place the egg-dipped sandwiches on the waffle iron and close the iron gently. Allow sandwiches to cook on the waffle iron for approximately 4-6 minutes on a high setting or until they become a beautiful golden brown.
Do I have to make the french toast on a waffle iron?
No, you don’t. If you’d rather make the french toast on the stovetop, use a non-stick pan over medium heat to cook the banana french toast.
Add a little melted butter to the pan and place the dipped bread onto the pan.
At this point the banana-stuffed french toast is a blank canvas, waiting for your culinary inspiration. I opted for my favorite hazelnut spread but feel free to use pure maple syrup or any of your favorite toppings.
Being a chef I had to take my breakfast a step further adding fresh strawberries and pecans, making this delicious breakfast dish, magazine-worthy.
Wouldn’t your family love to wake up to this dish or breakfast? It would also make a great brunch item for your next get-together.
Recipe FAQ’s:
Adding too much milk and sugar to the egg mixture will result in soggy french toast. That will cause the egg in the mixture not to cook properly, meaning wet, soggy, bread. You want the French toast to be dry on the surface with slightly crisp edges.
No, it shouldn’t. It shouldn’t be dry or soggy. French toast should have a rich, custard flavor.
The rule of thumb is to use about a quarter cup of milk and one egg per two-slice serving. To avoid a scrambled egg flavor, use only the yolks for some or all of the eggs that are required for the recipe. The sulfur compounds in the whites is what give eggs that unique egg flavor.
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Waffle Iron Banana Stuffed French Toast Recipe
Ingredients
French Toast
- 8 slices sourdough bread
- 2 bananas sliced
- 1 cup milk
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 banana mashed to puree
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
Toppings
- 2 tablespoons Nutella hazelnut spread
- 1 cup strawberries sliced
- ½ cup pecans toasted
Instructions
- Mash banana into a puree. Add milk, eggs, vanilla and salt and whisk until fully blended.
- Place 4 slices of bread on a cookie sheet and add bananas to each slice of bread keeping them about ½ an inch from the crust.
- Add top slice of bread
- Dip each prepared sandwich into the egg mixture for 3-4 seconds or enough time to get the bread fully immersed in the egg batter. Do these one at a time.
- Place each sandwich on your waffle iron. If your waffle iron is large enough you can get two on at the same time. Place the sandwich on a diagonal if possible to create an interesting grate pattern.
- Gently remove each french toast sandwich from the waffle iron and place on serving dish and begin to assemble them as you continue cooking the remainder of the French toast.
Assembly
- Place French toast on a plate, spread Nutella on top of French toast not completely covering the entire top so you can see the waffling.
- Top with pecans, and sliced strawberries. Serve immediately
Sara
We recently purchased a waffle iron and I’ve been looking for fun recipes to try. I’ve found quite a few we hope to try, but this one is going straight to the top of my list! YUM! It looks absolutely perfect! Thanks for sharing. ^_^
Gracious Store
Woo! I have learned a new way to make French toast. I’m sure my husband will like it very much
Chef Dennis Littley
You’re welcome and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Stephanie
I love having waffles and nutella in the mornings but Ive never tried incorporating the bananas inside the waffles… Gonna whip this up tomorrow for sure!
Chef Dennis Littley
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did Stephanie
April
My mouth is watering as I read this! Everything looks so yummy, I love Nutella on everything and anything!
April
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks April!
Angela Tolsma
I love waffles and making new kinds but I never would have thought to stuff bread and then waffle it. Definitely doing this for breakfast this weekend!
Chef Dennis Littley
They were really delicious Angela, I hope you get to try them
Marcela
I have just eat a lunch but, after seeing this delicious waffles I’m hungry again. I never try make the waffles on the way you have done with banana waffle. But, my fav is with Nutella you can’t get wrong with Nutella
Chef Dennis Littley
I agree with you Marcela, you can’t go wrong with Nutella! thanks for leaving such a great review!
Holly Lasha
Oh, this looks super yummy. I will definitely have to try this. I love trying new recipes!!
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks for stopping by Holly, I hope you get to try my recipe soon!
jillian
Mmm Nutella is soooo good. This looks very yummy.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you, Jillian.
Jessica Hughes
I am totally drooling over this recipe and now I want to go out and get a waffle iron! I’ve never really used Nutella other than as a dip for fruit.
Chef Dennis Littley
I don’t use my waffle iron enough, but this recipe certainly gives me a reason to use it more often!
Candace
This looks so yummy! Sounds easy to make too! Perfect for Sunday breakfast! Or a breakfast for dinner night!
Chef Dennis Littley
It was so very flavorful Candace! Thanks for stopping by.
Whitney Roberts Kutch
This looks so good!!! This could be for any meal or even a dessert!!! I think I am running to the store to make this later with some netflix!!!
Chef Dennis Littley
that sounds like a good plan to me Whitney! Thanks for the great review!
Marjie Mare
That looks amazing and will be our Easter breakfast, I can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you and have a wonderful Easter!
Megan
This looks absolutely delicious and DANGEROUS! I’m a sucker for anything with Nutella.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thank you, Megan, it’s definitely drool worthy!
Kari @Esavingsblog.com
Wow, I would have never thought of that as a recipe! Looks yummy! Thanks so much for sharing I will give the recipe a try.
Chef Dennis Littley
Thanks Kari, I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Stephanie
Oh my gosh, this looks delicious!! I love everything about it, except I don’t care for Nutella too much, but would switch that out for chocolate and be one happy momma in the morning!!
Chef Dennis Littley
It really was a delicious breakfast, Stephanie. Thanks for such a great review!