Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding elevates a simple bread pudding with a luscious, rich topping of sliced bananas in a buttery rum sauce. Serve for dessert or a special brunch!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 pound loaf Brioche, cut into one-inch cubes
• 5 whole eggs
• 1 quart of half & half (reserve two tablespoons for the sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 medium bananas, sliced
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon banana extract (could also use rum extract or additional vanilla extract)
• 2 tablespoons spiced rum
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Few grinds nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup spiced rum
• 1 teaspoon banana extract (could also use rum extract or additional vanilla extract)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons half & half
• 4 medium bananas, sliced
• Vanilla Ice Cream

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, with oven rack in top third.
2. 2Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish or pan.
3. 3Place bread cubes into a large bowl.
4. 4Beat the eggs with half & half and salt in another large bowl.
5. 5Reserve a cup of the egg mixture, then pour the remaining over the bread. Press bread down to get absorbed. Set the single cup of custard aside, as well as the soaked bread.
6. 6In a large sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter and add sliced bananas. Then add both sugars, molasses, both extracts, rum, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and cook for two minutes. Remove from heat.
7. 7Slowly stir in the reserved cup of custard into the banana mixture to temper the eggs. Then pour all the mixture into the bread and custard and stir to combine. Don’t over mix.
8. 8Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, or until the center has puffed up and feels firm.
9. 9Shut off the oven and leave the bread pudding in for five more minutes while you make the sauce.
10. 10In a large sauté pan over medium heat, melt butter and add brown sugar, rum, both extracts and half & half.
11. 11Cook for 5-10 minutes until somewhat thick (like maple syrup consistency).
12. 12Add sliced bananas and stir. Remove from heat.
13. 13Cut pudding into 12 squares (3X4).
14. 14Pour bananas and syrup over the top.
15. 15Serve portions with vanilla ice cream