Black Walnut French Toast

I can get fresh black walnuts from my uncle's tree. This one's for Dad.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  chopped black walnuts
• 1  tablespoon light butter
• 1  large  ripe banana, sliced
• 1⁄4 cup honey
• 2  large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1⁄4 cup nonfat milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 8 (7/8ounce)  white bread, slices
•  vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1⁄4 cup reduced-calorie maple syrup

Directions

1. Place a small skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add 2 tablespoons chopped black walnuts, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until toasted. Remove from skillet.
2. Melt 1 tablespoons light butter in small skillet over medium heat; add banana slices, and cook 3 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
3. Stir in toasted black walnuts and 1/4 cup honey, and remove from heat.
4. Whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients in a shallow dish or pieplate. Lightly press bread slices, 1 at a time, into egg mixture, coating both sides of bread. Cook bread, in batches, on a nonstick griddle coated with cooking spray over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until done.
5. Repeat procedure, if necessary. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with banana mixture and syrup.