Baked banana French toast with cinnamon

Name: Baked banana French toast with cinnamon
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 thick slices of white bread; 3 bananas, sliced; 4 eggs; 400ml milk; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 25g butter, for the dish

A make ahead bake of custardy bread, sliced banana and warm cinnamon.

Time55 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.63 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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8thick slices of white bread
3bananassliced
4eggs
400 mlmilk
2 tbspcaster sugar
1 tspground cinnamon
1 tspvanilla extract
25 gbutterfor the dish

Method

1
Butter a 23cm square dish. Tear the bread into chunks and layer with the banana in the dish.
2
Whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla together.
3
Pour over the bread and press down gently. Leave to soak for 15 minutes, or overnight in the fridge.
15 min
4
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
5
Bake for 35 minutes until puffed, golden and just set in the middle.
35 min
6
Serve warm, with extra sliced banana or a drizzle of syrup if you like.

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