Ricotta Stuffed French Toast with Caramelized Bananas

By henwiller

You don't have to go to an International House of Pancakes to get stuffed French toast! Try this recipe with ricotta and caramelized bananas.

Ingredients

• Italian or French bread
• Ricotta cheese
• Sugar (enough for ricotta mixture and batter)
• Whipped cream
• Eggs
• Butter
• Heavy Cream
• Cinnamon
• Vanilla extract
• Fresh bananas

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Slice fresh Italian or French bread into 1 1/2-inch slices and then slice that in half without splitting it all the way in order to make a pocket for the ricotta stuffing

In a bowl mix together ricotta cheese, sugar and some whipped cream to thin out mixture and set aside.

Prepare batter in another bowl - combine eggs, heavy cream, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla extract. Mix well and pour into a shallow bowl for dipping bread.

Gently open the split slice of bread and spoon ricotta mixture into pocket and spread evenly.

Place the stuffed bread into the batter mixture and allow to sit for several minutes to soak batter well and then turn over on the other side and again sit for several minutes.

While the bread is soaking in batter, heat a non-stick griddle and melt a small pat of butter in it

While the toast is cooking, slice up fresh bananas and toss in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar and keep aside

Once the french toast is cooked, place on a plate.

On the same griddle, add a bit more butter and drop the cinnamon-sugar coated banana slices in and allow it to caramelize on each side. If the bananas are cooked too long, they will become soggy fyi!

Spoon the sweet bananas onto french toast, garnish with whipped cream, powdered sugar and serve! No syrup necessary!