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Banana Nut Overnight French Toast Bake with Hawiian Rolls

Don't let those Hawaiian rolls go to waste! This is a mix between banana nut bread and banana fosters!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 day 1 hour
Servings: 8 People
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, French

Ingredients
  

Brown Sugar Mixture
  • 1 Stick Butter, Unsalted
  • 1 Cup Dark Brown Sugar Can use light as well
Egg Mixture
  • 6 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Milk, Whole
  • 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
  • 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
French Toast Mixture
  • 1/2 Cup Pecans Roughly Chopped
  • 4 Bananas Sliced
  • 12 Hawiian Rolls

Method
 

Brown Sugar Mixture
  1. In a pot over medium heat melt your butter. Add brown sugar once melted and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally so that the bottom does not burn.
Egg Mixture
  1. To a large bowl, add your eggs. Scramble them together. Add the rest of your ingredients. Whisk to combine.
Assemble
  1. Spray a 9x13 with non-stick cooking spray. Place your sliced bananas in a single layer to the bottom. Top with your pecans. Pour over your brown sugar butter mixture. Cut little X in the top of your Hawaiian rolls to help them soak up all the liquid.
  2. Place the Hawaiian rolls X side up on top of the butter mixture in your 9x13. Pour your egg mixture over the top.
  3. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight.
  4. Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Pull your bake out while the oven preheats. Cover with foil and bake for a total of 40 minutes. Removing the foil for the last 10 minutes.
  5. Let the bake rest on the counter for 10 minutes. Run a butter knife along the edge. Flip it over onto a large plate or cutting board.
  6. Enjoy!
  7. You can top this with a glaze using equal parts powder sugar and milk!