Banana Walnut French Toast

Or otherwise "That may have been too much sugar, Jenna."

My bf and I go out for breakfast or brunch at least once a week. Our two favorite places are a local downtown restaurant and a local diner. Both menus are a little different, and we typically choose depending on what we're hungry for. The restaurant is always the winner if I want a Bloody Mary and he wants gravy. 

We've cut back a little on eating brunch out Saturday and Sunday, and I've been cooking instead (really no complaints here). Brunch is a fun meal to cook because you can pretty much cook anything from waffles to burgers to eggs and make yourself a cocktail and no one can call you out on it. That's what brunch is for!

I recently decided to take on French toast, something I was hungry for for a few days. It's so wonderful in all it's eggy, carby and sugary goodness. To me, it's even better than pancakes (gasp!).

Combining heavy cream, vanilla and spices (eggs not pictured)

Roasted walnuts ready for chopping

Bananas, walnuts and brown sugar are ready to become sugary goodness

Maybe I should have cut down on the sugar (a little)

The result was good, and it made about 8 slices of Texas toast French toast, which served my bf breakfast for the next few days. I like using a thicker bread for my French toast, either Texas toast or sliced French loaf. 

My banana walnut topping stood for a little too long and got thicker than I wanted. Whoops. Better luck next time, I suppose! 

If you're looking for a way to eat your leftovers, I suggest making a Monte Cristo. I don't like ham, so mine is always just turkey, but it makes an excellent sandwich.