Banana chocolate bread pudding

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Eggs
6cupsHalf-and-half
1cupHeavy cream
2teaspoonsVanilla extract
¾cupSugar
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
pinchGrated nutmeg
½pounds(about 8 thick slices) bread
Cut into 1-inch cubes (about
8Cups
Loosely packed)
1cupDark chocolate pieces
2Bananas, peeled and slice inch thick
1cupBourbon sauce, recipe
Follows
Sprigs of fresh mint

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk the eggs, half-and-half, heavy cream, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, together until the sugar dissolves. Stir in the bread cubes and allow the mixture to sit for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chocolate pieces and sliced bananas. Pour the mixture into a greased 10 cup baking dish. Bake the pudding for about 1 to 1½ hours or until the pudding sets. Remove the pan from the oven. The pudding can be serve right from the oven, warm or room temperature. Serve the pudding with warm with a bourbon sauce. Garnish with mint sprigs.

Yield: 10 servings

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