Banana Bread Pudding

5 from 4 votes

This banana bread pudding recipe is sweet, cozy, and easy to make with ripe bananas and simple ingredients. Bake it warm and golden for the perfect dessert anytime.

Prep Time20

Cook Time1

Total Time1 20

Course: Dessert, Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 422kcal

Author: Shauna

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
¼ cup melted butter plus more for greasing
2 cups whole milk
1 teaspoon cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup light brown sugar
4 medium bananas mashed (about 1½ cups mashed)
1 cup chopped walnuts
16 ounces French bread loaf
caramel sauce for topping optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs until frothy.
Add heavy cream, melted butter, milk, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, vanilla extract, and brown sugar. Whisk until combined.
Mash bananas with a fork. Then add the mashed bananas and chopped walnuts to the egg mixture. Stir until combined.
Slice bread into bite sized pieces. Spread evenly in the prepared baking dish.
Pour egg mix over bread and toss to mix evenly. Allow the bread to absorb the egg mixture for 10 minutes.
Bake for 1 hour or until the center of the bread pudding is set (bread bounces back slightly when pressed) and the top is evenly browned.
Drizzle with caramel sauce if desired and serve warm.

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Notes

This is a great way to use up any overripe bananas you have sitting on your counter.
If you have a piece or two of bread that is sticking up higher than others (particularly around the edges), you can cover just that area with a small piece of aluminum foil if it begins to burn before the rest of the pudding has browned.

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