Name: Banana Bread Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups cubed day-old French or sourdough bread (1-in. pieces); 1/4 cup butter, melted; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 2 cups whole milk; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup sliced firm bananas (1/4-inch pieces); SAUCE:; 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 3/4 cup whole milk; 1/4 cup light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Warm and indulgent, this banana bread pudding makes a wonderful main dish for a weekend brunch or a family breakfast.

Ingredients

4 cups cubed day-old French or sourdough bread (1-in. pieces)

1/4 cup butter, melted

3 large eggs, room temperature

2 cups whole milk

1/2 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup sliced firm bananas (1/4-inch pieces)

SAUCE:

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

3/4 cup whole milk

1/4 cup light corn syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1 Prepare the bread

2 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place the bread cubes in a greased 2-quart casserole dish. Pour the melted butter over the cubes and toss to coat.

3 Create the custard base

4 In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs. Whisk in the milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir in the bananas.

5 Bake the bread pudding

6 Pour the custard base with bananas over the bread cubes and stir to coat. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

7 Make the sugar sauce topping

8 While the bread pudding is baking, melt the butter in a small saucepan. Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch, then add the mixture to the butter. Whisk in the milk and corn syrup. Cook and whisk over medium heat until the sugar sauce comes to a full boil. Boil for one minute. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Serve the warm sugar sauce topping over the warm pudding.