cajun bananas foster bread pudding

Ingredients For cajun bananas foster bread pudding

• 1 15-oz

  loaf french bread, torn into pieces
• 3 lg

  eggs
• 2 c

  milk
• 2/3 c

  dark brown sugar
• 2 lg

  ripe bananas, sliced
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1 tsp

  cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp

  nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp

  dark rum
• 2 Tbsp

  banana liqueur, optional
• 1/2 c

  chopped pecans
• CARAMEL RUM SAUCE:
• 1 c

  whipping cream
• 1 1/2 c

  firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 c

  butter, melted
• 2 Tbsp

  rum, light or dark
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/2 c

  chopped pecans