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Ingredients for Banana & Caramel Bread Pudding

Banana & Caramel Bread Pudding

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Curl up with warm, gooey Banana & Caramel Bread Pudding. The perfect comfort dessert! Top with vanilla bean ice cream and treat yourself to delicious!
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Cutting Board
  • Chef knife
  • Whisk
  • Casserole Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 loaves Texas toast or Brioche, day old, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 6 each bananas sliced
  • 10 each large eggs room temperature
  • 1 lb. brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch Kosher salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • 16 fl. oz. heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted (optional)
  • 1/2 gallon vanilla bean ice cream (optional)
  • 1 pint fresh berries (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut bread into 1" cubes and set aside.
    Texas toast cut into cubes for bread pudding
  • Prepare casserole dish by spraying with non-stick cooking spray. Add bread cubes to the very top of casserole dish. Set aside. Cut bananas into slices about 1/2" thick. Place on top of cubed bread and gently toss together to distribute bananas throughout the bread. Set aside.
    Banana slices and cubed bread for banana and caramel bread puddin
  • In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, brown sugar, spices, salt and vanilla bean paste together. Whisk thoroughly to combine. While whisking, add heavy cream to incorporate together.
    Wet Ingredients for Banana & Caramel Bread Pudding
  • Once wet ingredients are fully incorporated, pour over bread and bananas in your casserole dish.
    Bread pudding wet ingredients poured over dry ingredients
  • Gently push bread down to absorb all of the wet mix. Allow bread to sit and "soak" for about 20 minutes.
    Gently press wet and dry ingredients together for bread pudding
  • Cover casserole dish with plastic wrap and then aluminium foil. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until top of bread pudding is golden brown.
    Double cover bread pudding during cooking
  • Allow to cool for 20 minutes then drizzle caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade) over the top of the warm pudding. Cut into large 4x4" or 3x3" squares.
    Caramel Drizzle over Warm Banana Bread Pudding
  • Prepare for plating: drizzle more caramel on the bottom of serving plate. Place warm bread pudding square on top of caramel drizzle. Gently sift powdered sugar over the top. Finish by topping with a 2 ounce scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Garnish with mint, fresh berries or leave as is. For best result, enjoy warm, straight out of the oven with melting ice cream or your favorite non dairy cold treat!
    Warm Caramel & Banana Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
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