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banana bread pudding

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Richmond, VA
Updated on Jan 8, 2021

I had half a loaf of leftover Italian bread and over-ripe bananas on the counter and came up with an incredible banana bread pudding! It was even better the next day.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Ripe bananas aren't just for banana bread ... they're for bread pudding too! We thoroughly enjoyed Carol's take on bread pudding. You can make bread pudding using different ingredients to suit your taste and in this recipe, the banana flavor is perfectly balanced with the apple pie spice. The warm pudding melts in your mouth. Serve with a scoop of ice cream for an easy, decadent dessert.

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 6-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 - 1 - loaf of day old Italian bread or French bread
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 stick melted butter
  • 2 - very ripe bananas (large bananas for a stronger flavor)
  • 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice or cinnamon

How To Make banana bread pudding

  • Preheating the oven while boiling water.
    Step 1
    Butter a 2 quart casserole. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and put a kettle of water on to boil. You will need the hot water for a water-bath when you bake the bread pudding.
  • Torn up bread in a large bowl.
    Step 2
    Tear bread into bite-size pieces and place into a large bowl.
  • Mashing bananas in a bowl.
    Step 3
    In a different bowl mash the bananas with a fork or potato masher.
  • Beaten eggs, sugar, milk, half and half, salt, vanilla, apple pie spice, and melted butter mixed with the banana.
    Step 4
    Beat in the eggs with the bananas. Add the sugar, milk, half and half, salt, vanilla, apple pie spice, and melted butter.
  • Egg mixture soaking into the torn bread.
    Step 5
    Once all the wet ingredients are mixed well together add to the torn bread. Allow it to sit for a few minutes so that all the bread soaks up the egg/banana mixture.
  • Bread poured into a baking dish.
    Step 6
    Place all the soaked bread into the buttered casserole.
  • Bread pudding baking in the oven in a water bath.
    Step 7
    Place casserole dish into another pan deep enough to add hot boiling water around the casserole dish.
  • Baked Banana Bread Pudding ready to be sliced.
    Step 8
    Bake for at least an hour or until a knife inserted comes out clean.
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Category: Puddings
Collection: Comfort Classics
Collection: Holiday Baking
Keyword: #banana
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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