Banana Split French Toast

Recipe Ingredients

1 packet		Maraschino cherries - (10 oz)
1 packet		French bread loaf - (16 oz)
1 packet		Cream cheese - (8 oz) - softened
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Granulated sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1 can		Crushed pineapple - (8 oz) - drained
1/3 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Miniature semisweet chocolate chips
4		Eggs
1/3 cup	78ml	Milk
4 cups	948ml	Ripe bananas - halved lengthwise (small)
2 cups	474ml	Frozen whipped topping - thawed = (abt 2/3 of an 8-oz container)
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped pecans
		Maple syrup - warmed

Recipe Instructions

Cut 4 maraschino cherries in half; set aside for garnish. Chop remaining cherries. Cut off and discard ends of bread loaf. Slice remaining loaf into 16 (1/2-inch to 3/4-inch) slices.

Combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer at medium speed 3 to 4 minutes, or until creamy. By hand, stir in pineapple, chocolate chips and chopped cherries; mix well.

Spray a 15- by 10- by 1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine eggs and milk in a shallow bowl or pie plate. Dip one side of 1 bread slice into egg mixture. Place on baking pan, dipped-side down. Gently spread with 1/8 of cream cheese mixture; top with a banana half. Repeat with 7 more slices.

Dip one side of each of the remaining 8 bread slices in egg mixture. Place, dipped-side up, on top of banana. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until tops are light golden brown and centers are set.

To serve, top each serving with 1/4 cup whipped topping, 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped pecans and 1 reserved cherry half. Serve with maple syrup.

Source:
"Cherry Marketing Institute at http://www.cherrymkt.org"

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