Banana and chocolate tsoureki french toast
Banana and chocolate tsoureki French toast: breakfast stuffed with chocolate hazelnut spread and banana
Whenever we go out for breakfast or brunch with our family, one thing is certain; if there is a menu option which combines bananas and chocolate, someone will be ordering it. Everyone else will try to sneak a taste between bites of their own fruit cup and egg white omelet.
This winning combination of flavours can be enjoyed in so many ways. In this post-Pascha period, when we are lucky enough to have some tsoureki left over, it only seemed natural to use a favourite sweet bread in a recipe that also combines the wonderful pairing of chocolate and banana. And so, the banana and chocolate tsoureki French toast was born!
Here we have taken the best of many worlds; sweet tsoureki, chocolate hazelnut spread and bananas, grilled together as a stuffed French toast. We’re kind of thinking that this is the epitome of delicious. The stuff dreams are made of. The kind of breakfast or brunch that sets you up to have a pretty remarkable day, regardless of what happens next.
Helpful hints
Although this recipe was created with the Greek sweet Easter bread tsoureki in mind, if you don’t have tsoureki you can always try it with another sweet bread, like challah. Or, you can be very committed and bake a few loaves of tsourekia using our pretty fail-proof recipe which you can find here.
When we make this recipe at home we sometimes swap the bananas out for fresh sliced strawberries; this too is a great way to celebrate leftover tsoureki, and stuffed French toast!
Looking for other ways to re-purpose your tsoureki? Check out these recipes:
Tsoureki and feta grilled cheese
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Banana and chocolate tsoureki french toast
Ingredients
- 2 slices tsoureki
- 1/2 banana, sliced into rounds
- 1 - 2 tbsp chocolate hazelnut spread
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl beat together the egg, milk and cinnamon.
- Prepare your tsoureki by spreading the chocolate hazelnut spread on one of the pieces. Top with banana slices. Top with the second piece of tsoureki.
- Once you have assembled your sandwich, melt the butter in a non-stick pan.
- Dip both sides of your sandwich into the egg/milk mixture and cook in your pan over medium heat for a few minutes per side. Your stuffed french toast is ready when golden brown on both sides.
- Serve immediately. You can top with a drizzle of maple syrup, some powdered sugar, or serve it plain.
- Enjoy!
Delicious, my niece and nephew would love it!
We hope that they get to try it one day 🙂