Chocolate Hazelnut Babka French Toast with Caramelized Bananas
Chocolate-Hazelnut Babka French Toast with Caramelized Bananas is a decadent breakfast featuring rich babka slices soaked in egg batter, grilled to golden perfection, and topped with gooey chocolate-hazelnut spread and sweet, caramelized bananas. A luxurious, indulgent treat.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf day-old chocolate-hazelnut babka, such as breads bakery, sliced 1-inch thick
- 5 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch ground cinnamon
- pinch fine sea salt
- 2 1/2 cups half-and-half
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 ripe (not overly) bananas, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- 1/2 cup maple syrup