French Toast With Banana Stuffing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 ripe bananas, each cut into 4 pieces
• 8 slices whole wheat bread
• 1/2 cup nonfat milk (i use lowfat)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon (i use more)
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• powdered sugar
• 12 large strawberries, sliced
• pure maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly oil or spray with nonstick spray, two large nonstick skillets.
• 3 top 4 slices of bread with 4 pieces of banana each. carefully mash the banana onto the bread.
• 4 top with the remaining 4 slices of bread.
• 5 in a glass pie pan, whisk the milk, eggs, vanilla extract and cinnamon together.
• 6 dip each "sandwich," one at a time, into the egg mixture and let it sit 45 seconds. turn over and let it sit another 45 seconds.
• 7 heat skillets over medium heat.
• 8 add french toast to skillets in batches, and cook until golden on the bottom, about 2 minutes. turn over until golden on the other side, about 2 more minutes.
• 9 place french toast on a baking sheet and bake 8 minutes.
• 10 place on serving plates and sift powdered sugar over the top, then top with strawberries.
• 11 serve with maple syrup.