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Nutella French Toast Casserole with Caramelized Bananas

Start your day off right with a tasty, filling breakfast dish. Kids will love this crockpot french toast & it will become your new favorite morning meal as well!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf challah bread cut into cubes, about 1 pound
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups vanilla almond milk or normal milk
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons Nutella plus more for topping
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 4 bananas sliced
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Instructions

  • Cube your bread and place it in the slow cooker.
  • Add the eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla extract, Nutella, and salt to a bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Pour over the challah bread in the slow cooker.
  • Mix so that all of the bread is saturated with the mixture.
  • Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours. (NOTE: depending on the size and heat of your slow cooker, this time may have to be adjusted. Check every hour hour, mixing for even cooking)
  • When there are about 15 minutes left on the slow cooker, slice your bananas and add to a bowl.
  • Add the brown sugar and mix to combine.
  • Add the butter to a saute pan over medium high heat. Add the banana slices to the pan (you may have to work in batches) and cook for about 2 minutes on each side or until the bananas have browned slightly.
  • Scoop out the French Toast mixture and top with a scoop of the bananas. Add a dollop of Nutella if desired.