Overnight Date Banana French Toast with Date Banana Bread Syrup

Ingredients

• 1 (15 oz) loaf gluten-free bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (I like Canyon Bakehouse Hawaiian loaf)
• 8 eggs
• 10 Organic Pitted Medjool Dates, chopped
• 1 ⅔ cups almond milk or milk of choice
• ⅓ cup Date Banana Bread Syrup (recipe below)
• ¼ cup liquid coconut oil (melt in the microwave for 20–30 seconds if it’s solid)
• 3 large bananas (1 banana very ripe for the casserole; 2 bananas for topping after baking)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• 6 Organic Pitted Medjool Dates
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 small banana
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of salt