Chocolate Banana French Toast

A Yummy French Toast Recipe Made with Nutella

© Stephanie Gallagher

Sep 5, 2007

Nutella french toast, Gallagher

Nutella is sandwiched with bananas between two sices of french bread, then dipped in in an egg mixture and grilled.

Nutella recipes don't get much tastier than this one. The combination of Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) and bananas on french bread is delicious by itself. But dip the whole sandwich in an egg batter and grill it, and you have french toast heaven!

This french toast recipe can be a bit messy, but it is well worth it. It's easiest to turn the french toast sandwiches with tongs.

Serve this french toast with fresh strawberries or raspberries, a sprinkle of powdered sugar and a little drizzle of maple syrup for the ultimate breakfast treat. You can use jarred Nutella if you like for this french toast recipe, but homemade Nutella (chocolate hazelnut spread) is divine and has no hydrogenated fats. Or look for all-natural chocolate hazelnut spread at your local Whole Foods Market or health food store.

Although this recipe appears to have a lot of fat, it is mostly the heart-healthy kind of monounsaturated fat. And remember, dark chocolate is full of antioxidants, and eggs offer protein. If you want to lower the cholesterol content of this recipe, use 3/4 of a cup of refrigerated egg substitute in place of the eggs. The recipe will still taste great.

Chocolate Banana French Toast Recipe

Directions:

  1. Whisk together the eggs, milk, yogurt and cinnamon until smooth. Set aside. Heat the butter in a large non-stick skillet or griddle over medium heat.
  2. Spread one-half tablespoon of nutella on each slice of french bread. Top half of the bread slices with several banana slices. Place the remaining bread slices on top of the bananas. You will have eight chocolate banana sandwiches. Dip each sandwich carefully in the egg mixture and turn to coat, making sure to keep the sandwich intact. Place the sandwiches on the hot skillet and cook until golden brown. Turn gently, using tongs, and cook on the other side until golden brown and set.
  3. Serve the Nutella french toast immediately with fresh raspberries or strawberries and a drizzle of pure maple syrup.

Makes 8 french toast sandwiches.

Per sandwich: 336 calories, 11 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 83 mg cholesterol, 50 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 12 g protein, 5% vitamin A, 6% vitamin C, 9% calcium, 18% iron

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