Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding

Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding is a British Dessert. This version has banana and chocolate.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons spiced rum
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 16 oz loaf of French bread or other non-sour white bread (stale bread is traditionally used)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 bananas
  
  
  Procedure
• in a cup or other small container, add 2 tablespoons of rum to the chocolate chips and soak them until they are needed in step 9
• in a bowl, whisk together the eggs, whipping cream, vanilla extract, ¼ cup rum and 3 tablespoons sugar.
• slice the bread, trim off the crusts and cut it into strips. divide the bread strips into three parts.
• butter a loaf pan
• peel the bananas, cut them in half crosswise and then lengthwise
• in a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the banana pieces with 2 tablespoons of sugar. cook 2 minutes, then flip the bananas over and cook the other side for 2 minutes.
• cover the bottom of the loaf pan with bread strips (use 1/3 of the bread strips for this)
• spread half of the banana pieces on top of the layer of bread strips
• spread half of the chocolate chips on top of the bananas
• add another layer of bread strips
• pour half of the egg mix into the loaf pan and let it soak in for a minute.
• add the rest of the bananas, then the rest of the chocolate chips, then the rest of the bread strips. pour the rest of the egg mixture on top
• let the loaf pan sit for about 15 minutes while preheating the oven to 350°F
• bake for 50 minutes. let cool for 10-15 minutes
• serve with Rum Sauce, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.