Apple Pie Overnight French Toast with Strawberry & Banana
Submitted by sherrykeekay
French toast meets fruit cobbler in this overnight breakfast bake with warm apple pie spices, juicy strawberries, and sweet banana slices bubbling beneath golden bread.
YIELD
12 servingsPREP
8 hrsCOOK
25 minREADY
8 hrsImagine apple pie filling for breakfast, but better.
This genius mash-up layers frozen strawberries and ripe banana slices with brown sugar and apple pie spice, then tops everything with custard-soaked french bread that bakes up crispy and golden. The fruit turns jammy and syrupy underneath while the bread gets those coveted crunchy edges.
Prep it the night before and pop it in a hot oven come morning. Your kitchen will smell like a bakery crossed with a pie shop, and you’ll serve something that looks impressively fancy but required almost zero morning effort.
Kitchen Tips
- Frozen strawberries work better than fresh here since they release more juice to create that syrupy base
- Use very ripe bananas for maximum sweetness and soft texture
- The high oven temp (450°F) is intentional for quick caramelization and crispy tops
- Lift bread slices carefully with a spatula and spoon that jammy fruit mixture right over the top
Ingredients
Directions
Combine eggs, milk, baking powder and vanilla and pour over bread. Refrigerate overnight.
In the morning combine the last 4 ingredients.
Put fruit mixture in a large greased baking dish and top with prepared bread.
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake in 450 oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
To serve lift out bread slices and place on plates.
Spoon fruit on top and serve.
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