Bananas Foster Bread Pudding
This rich, custardy bread pudding is layered with cinnamon-spiced caramelized bananas and baked until puffed and golden. Serve with your choice of vanilla ice cream, Crème Anglaise, or Buttermilk Syrup.
Servings servings
Ingredients
- 6 cups stale bread or croissant cubes
- 4 medium bananas divided
- 4 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1 cups brown sugar divided
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons rum flavoring optional; I leave it out because I don’t like the flavor of rum, but true Bananas Foster has rum in it.
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon divided
- 2 tablespoons butter divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉. Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy-duty foil.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine 3 sliced bananas (about 2 cups) with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Combine ¼ cup brown sugar and 1/4 teaspooon cinnamon and then add them to the bananas and butter. Gently toss to combine and spread on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until the bananas are fragrant and tender and the sugar is starting to bubble and caramelize. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350℉.
- While the bananas are caramelizing, use an electric hand mixer to combine the milk, whipping cream, egg yolks, eggs, vanilla, salt, remaining brown sugar, rum flavoring (if using), and remaining cinnamon.
- Spray a 9×13″ dish with non-stick cooking spray and spread ½ of the bread cubes over the bottom of the pan. Evenly spread the caramelized bananas and brown sugar mixture and then slice one more banana over the caramelized bananas. Spread the remaining bread cubes over the bananas. Whisk the egg mixture one last time and pour evenly over the bread cubes. Allow to stand for 10-15 minutes (longer if possible), poking the bread down into the mixture so it can soak in the milk and eggs.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until puffed and golden (but not brown) and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve with Crème Anglaise (with ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon added), Buttermilk Syrup, or vanilla ice cream.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice (1/12 of recipe), Calories: 596kcal, Carbohydrates: 86g, Protein: 18g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 143mg, Sodium: 671mg, Potassium: 434mg, Fiber: 6g, Sugar: 32g, Vitamin A: 726IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 238mg, Iron: 5mg
Calories: 596kcal
Cost: $10
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