Overnight Banana French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (16 ounce) french bread or 1 (16 ounce) challah, cubed
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cubed
• 2 cups sliced bananas (about 3)
• 6 large eggs
• 4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 arrange half of bread cubes in a lightly greased 13x9" pan.
• 2 sprinkle evenly with cream cheese and bananas; top with remaining bread cubes.
• 3 whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, butter and maple syrup; pour over bread mixture, pressing bread cubes to absorb egg mixture.
• 4 cover and chill 8 hours.
• 5 sprinkle with cinnamon and bake, covered, at 350 for 30 minutes.
• 6 uncover and bake 30 more minutes or until lightly browned and set.
• 7 let stand 5 minutes before serving.