BANANA TOASTED PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Ingredients

• 4 c

  cubed day old french or sourdough bread into one inches
• 1/4 c

  butter, unsalted and melted
• 3 lg

  eggs at room temperature
• 2 c

  of half and half
• 1/2 c

  sugar
• 2/3 c

  toasted pecan pieces
• 2 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp

  banana extract
• 1/2 tsp

  ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp

  ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 2

  ripe, firm bananas, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
• SAUCE
• 3 Tbsp

  butter, unsalted at room temperature.
• 2 Tbsp

  sugar
• 1 Tbsp

  corn starch
• 3/4 c

  fat free evaporated milk
• 1/4 c

  light corn syrup
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp

  banana extract