banana foster bread pudding

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Melanie Blitz
Metairie, LA

As a southern girl from New Orleans, I have always loved bread pudding and banana's foster... why not combine the two? I made it for the first time for our 35th wedding anniversary celebration and it was a huge hit. This recipe serves alot of people and can be made ahead and frozen. Enjoy!

(1 rating)
yield 50 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr

Ingredients For banana foster bread pudding

  • 4
    loaves stale french bread
  • 1 qt
    heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 c
    milk
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 3 c
    packed brown sugar
  • 12 lg
    eggs
  • 6
    ripe bananas
  • 1 c
    rum
  • 4 Tbsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • BANANA FOSTER SAUCE
  • 1 lb
    butter, unsalted
  • 4 c
    packed light brown sugar
  • 3 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 2 c
    golden rum
  • 2 c
    banana liquer
  • 8
    sliced fresh bananas
  • 2
    sticks butter, unsalted
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon

How To Make banana foster bread pudding

  • 1
    Using a large bowl tear french bread into small pieces. Pour heavy cream, milk, rum, 4 tbl. vanilla over bread to soak. Combine sugar, brown sugar, eggs and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon. Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy. Pour over bread mixture to soak. Slice 6 bananas. Fold into bread/milk mixture.
  • 2
    Using (3) 12 3/4 X 10 3/8 X 3" deep (deep disposable lasagne pan) melt 2 sticks butter, divide. Pour bread pudding mixture into the three pans. Bake covered at 300 degrees for 2 1/2 hours or until skewer comes out clean. Remove foil and bake an additinal 20 minutes until golden. Prepare BANANAS FOSTER SAUCE in a pan and pour over hot bread pudding before serving. The bread pudding can be prepared ahead of time and frozen. I defrosted it in refrigerator overnight and reheated at 300 degrees for 45 minutes until hot and then prepared the topping.

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