Tonga Toast

By jiafei

4 Person

60 Minutes

560 Calories

Who’s ready for some TONGA TOAST?! This is French toast on steroids. It’s time to dig into our Tonga Toast! Supergiant banana-stuffed sourdough bread is battered and deep-fried, then dusted with cinnamon sugar. You can add any type of sauce, syrup or butter. The portion of the Tonga Toast itself at either location is MAMMOTH. The sourdough bread is sliced super-thick, and the egg-batter (similar to any French Toast style recipe) lends a definite richness to the dish.

Ingredients

Toast

Maple syrup, for serving
Sliced strawberries, for serving
1 cup Cinnamon sugar
Vegetable oil, for frying
1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tbsp. Sugar
1 cup Heavy cream
4 Large eggs
Bananas, sliced
1 White bread, unsliced

Strawberry Compote

1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
1 tbsp. Lemon juice
3 tbsp. Sugar
1 1/2 cups Chopped strawberries

Method

01

Make the strawberry compote: In a small skillet over medium heat, combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the strawberries begin to break down and the mixture has thickened slightly about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and gently mash the compote with the back of a fork (or a potato masher).
02

Slice bread into 3 to 4 very thick pieces. Use a knife to create a slit in one side of the toast, then stuff banana slices into the toast. Repeat with remaining bread pieces and bananas.
03

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Dunk each stuffed sliced into the butter mixture, tossing to coat all sides.
04

Pour a 1/4” of vegetable oil into skillet and heat over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the buttered bread and cook until crispy and golden all over, about 2 minutes per side.
05

Drain toast briefly on a wire rack. Pour cinnamon sugar into a large shallow bowl, then gently shake off excess oil from warm toast and toss in cinnamon sugar.
06

Garnish with fresh strawberries and serve with strawberry compote and maple syrup.

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Tonga Toast

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( By jiafei )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 4 servings
Calorie 560 Kcal
Prep Time 30 Mins
Cook Time 30 Mins
Total Time 60 Mins

02 Ingredients

Toast

Maple syrup, for serving

Sliced strawberries, for serving

1 cup Cinnamon sugar

Vegetable oil, for frying

1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract

1 tsp. Cinnamon

1 tbsp. Sugar

1 cup Heavy cream

4 Large eggs

Bananas, sliced

1 White bread, unsliced

Strawberry Compote

1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract

1 tbsp. Lemon juice

3 tbsp. Sugar

1 1/2 cups Chopped strawberries

03 Method

Step 1

Make the strawberry compote: In a small skillet over medium heat, combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until the strawberries begin to break down and the mixture has thickened slightly about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and gently mash the compote with the back of a fork (or a potato masher).

Step 2

Slice bread into 3 to 4 very thick pieces. Use a knife to create a slit in one side of the toast, then stuff banana slices into the toast. Repeat with remaining bread pieces and bananas.

Step 3

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Dunk each stuffed sliced into the butter mixture, tossing to coat all sides.

Step 4

Pour a 1/4” of vegetable oil into skillet and heat over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the buttered bread and cook until crispy and golden all over, about 2 minutes per side.

Step 5

Drain toast briefly on a wire rack. Pour cinnamon sugar into a large shallow bowl, then gently shake off excess oil from warm toast and toss in cinnamon sugar.

Step 6

Garnish with fresh strawberries and serve with strawberry compote and maple syrup.

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