Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Recipe

I combined two New Orleans classic desserts into this Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Recipe. It’s rich, buttery, and moist with a distinct flavor that will keep you going back for bite after bite!

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Recipe

This Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Recipe that I developed always reminds me of 1. New Orleans and 2. my husband. We used to go to New Orleans once a year before we had children. New Orleans is what I consider to be the original ‘foodie town’. There is just such unique and inspiring foods and my inspiration for this Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Recipe. From gourmet to rustic, you can find food for any palette… and then some. We always have to visit our favorites, then try at least one new restaurant and one new food every visit.

The NOLA culinary adventure never disappoints.

I actually have several recipes on callmepmc.com that are inspired by the New Orleans cuisine. There’s Barbeque Shrimp, Creamy Barbeque Shrimp, Muffuletta and King Cake to name a few. (There’s more!)

This time of year always reminds me of our visits to New Orleans and I always want to cook creole or Cajun recipes. I previously made Peanut Butter Bread Bananas Foster. (Get all my bread pudding recipes here.)

Bread pudding

Big Daddy had his Bananas Foster Bread Pudding serving for breakfast and gave it two thumbs up! Really if he doesn’t have anything ‘constructive’ to say about a recipe I make, you know it’s a winner. He didn’t offer any ‘improvements’ and even said, ‘You hit that flavor spot on. It tastes just like Bananas Foster!’

I agree.

What’s in banana bread pudding?

To make my banana foster dessert, you’ll need

• Bread
• Whole milk
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Butter extract
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Bananas
• Brown sugar
• Butter
• Rum
• Pecans

Even though I used rum in this recipe, if you’re not a fan, you can easily omit it or substitute it. Pop over and read Alcohol Substitutes in Cooking.

This bread pudding is dense and moist. The butter and brown sugar along with the rum and bananas, cook and caramelize giving the bread pudding a unique taste. You could even brush rum over the top and flamé before serving your guest if you choose. It was 9:00 a.m. when I served this, I didn’t think I needed such a display.

Equipment you’ll need for this recipe

1. 9-inch springform pan
2. serrated knife
3. large bowl
4. large pan

Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

While you’re here, check out these recipes

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• Buttermilk Pie 
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Bananas Foster Bread Pudding Recipe

Two classic New Orleans desserts are combined in this knock-your-socks-off dessert! It’s buttery, moist, and rich. Serve warm with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream.

Author: Paula

4.91 from 21 votes

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Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Servings: 10 servings

Ingredients

• 10 cups dry bread cubed (approximately 1 pound loaf of French
• 2 cups whole milk*
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon butter extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 5 medium bananas cut into 1-inch slices**
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup butter – no substitutions
• 4 tablespoons rum
• 1 cup walnuts or pecans chopped (optional ingredient)

Instructions

• Cube bread, place on a sheet tray and bake on 200 degrees F for 10 minutes.
• Wrap heavy aluminum foil around the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Spray inside of the pan with non-stick vegetable spray. Heat oven to 375 degrees and melt butter in oven in the springform pan. Remove from oven and sprinkle brown sugar evenly over butter.
•  Slice bananas and soak in rum 3 to 4 minutes. Place banana slices in a pan over butter and brown sugar starting in the center of the pan. Cut bananas to fit any gaps. Pour the rum that you soaked bananas in over the bananas in the springform pan.
• Place the springform pan on a larger sheet pan that has an edge in case of spills.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, vanilla extract, butter extract, salt and cinnamon. Whisk until frothy. Add bread to milk mixure and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
• Stir in nuts.
• Carefully, spoon breading mixture over banana slices. Press firmly down.
• Bake in a 375-degree oven for 60 minutes. Center will be set and bread golden brown.
• Allow cake to cool 20 to 30 minutes in pan before inverting on a serving platter.
• ✔1% or 2% milk may be substituted but it will not be as creamy and rich 
• ✔You can cut the bananas lengthwise if desired. It will take fewer bananas if you cut them this way.

Nutrition

Calories: 844kcal | Carbohydrates: 137g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 1003mg | Potassium: 687mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 600IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 399mg | Iron: 5.9mg

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