A dreamy make-ahead breakfast casserole of whole wheat bread, bananas, and maple baked in custard. Sure enough to please the whole family!
Ingredients
6whole wheat hamburger buns
3very ripe bananas
2eggs
1/4cupbrown sugar
1tspcinnamon
2tbspStevia (or your favorite sweetener)
8ozpackage ⅓ less-fat cream cheese
4egg whites
2cupsunsweetened almond milk
1/4cupsugar-free maple syrup
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375ºF.
Cut buns into 1-inch cubes. Place half of cubes into a 13" x 9" casserole dish coated with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sweetener (sugar or Stevia) until well mixed.
Using a tsp, drop cream cheese mixture evenly onto hamburger buns.
Cover cream cheese and buns with the remaining ½ of cubed hamburger buns.
Slice bananas and place on top of hamburger cubes in casserole dish.
In a large bowl, add eggs and egg whites and whisk.
Next, add in almond milk, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and optional banana extract.
Whisk all ingredients together until well mixed. Pour mixture over bananas and hamburger buns to cover.
Cover and refrigerate for 7-8 hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator 15-20 minutes before baking.
Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes, rotating the casserole dish in the oven at the halfway point. Uncover and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes, again, rotating the casserole dish in the oven at the halfway point, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.