Banana Eggnog Bread Pudding With Rum Sauce Recipes

BANANA EGGNOG BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, eggnog and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into banana mixture., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan; sprinkle with remaining nutmeg. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

BREAD PUDDING WITH SPICED RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Whisk eggs in large bowl to blend. Add milk, sugar, cream, and vanilla; whisk to blend well. Stir in bread and raisins. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake pudding uncovered until puffed and golden, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool slightly (pudding will fall). Serve warm with Spiced Rum Sauce.

BANANAS FOSTER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, ¼ cup of brown sugar, vanilla, 1 tablespoon rum and 1 teaspoon salt. Add the bread, and stir so that it absorbs the liquid. Set aside to soak.
• Butter a 2-quart baking dish, and place it on a baking sheet. Line the bottom of the dish with banana coins, then spoon about ½ of the soaked bread over them. Top with banana coins, and spoon the remaining soaked bread over the top. Bake for 40 minutes, then sprinkle with the tablespoon of white sugar. Continue baking until the pudding is puffed and golden on top, approximately 50 to 60 minutes total.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Melt the butter in a small sauce set over medium heat. Add the remaining brown sugar, cream, remaining rum and salt, and whisk until combined. Simmer, whisking, until the sauce has thickened, approximately 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Serve the pudding warm, with some of the sauce drizzled over the top, alongside vanilla ice cream.

BANANA BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR BANANA BREAD PUDDING:
• Combine raisins and 2 tablespoons rum in a small bowl. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bananas and 2 tablespoons sugar and cook until bananas are tender, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat. Combine whipping cream, eggs, vanilla extract and remaining 1/4 cup rum and 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl and whisk to blend.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9X5X3-inch loaf pan. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise in bottom of prepared pan. Arrange 6 banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with half of raisins and half of pecans. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise atop bananas. Pour half of egg mixture over. Arrange remaining banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with remaining raisins and pecans. Arrange remaining bread strips crosswise atop bananas. Pour remaining egg mixture over. Press gently on top layer to compact. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Bake bread pudding until puffed and golden and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
• Cut bread pudding into slices. Arrange on plates; drizzle with warm Rum Sauce and serve.
• MAKE RUM SAUCE (Makes about 1 cup):
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cream, sugar and salt. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in rum. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, stirring constantly.)

EGGNOG BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350F. Spray a 13 x 9 x 3 (3-quart) baking dish with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine all bread pudding ingredients except the bread and raisins. Blend until smooth with a wire whisk.
• 3. Fold in bread cubes and raisins. Pour into sprayed baking dish. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine all rum sauce ingredients.
• 5. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Cool slightly.
• 6. Serve sauce over warm bread pudding.