Caramelised Banana French Toast

Serves: 6

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Created by: Marika Cucuzza

Ingredients for the caramelised fruits:

• 2 bananas
• 100g blueberries
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• 50 ml water

Ingredients for pain au chocolat French toast:

• 6 La Boulangère Selection Pains au Chocolat
• 65g milk
• 65g double cream
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 2 tsp sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 25g of butter
• 20g of pecans

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven at 160 °C (fan);
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, double cream, vanilla extract, cinnamon powder, 2 tsp sugar, and a pinch of salt;
3. Pre-heat a large skillet over medium heat. Grease with butter. Dip each pain au chocolat into the beaten egg mixture and let it soak slightly. Then, flip and dip the other side;
4. Place the pain au chocolat inside the skillet. Cook for a few minutes until golden brown. Then, flip and cook the other side. Usually, it takes about 2 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining pain au chocolat;
5. Pop the pains au chocolat in the oven to keep them warm;
6. Cut the bananas in three parts crosswise, and slice some of the blueberries in half;
7. Place a pan over medium heat, add the banana slices, sprinkle over 1 tbsp of sugar, then pour the maple syrup and water on top of the bananas. Let the sauce and bananas bubble away gently for a few minutes;
8. Then carefully turn over the bananas with a spatula to cook on the other side until they are nice, soft and golden. Pour in all of the blueberries and continue to cook until the pink juice is visible;
9. Serve the banana and blueberry sauce on top of the pain au chocolat and garnish each of them with some pecans.

Bon appétit!