Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding |
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 90 Minutes |
Ready In: 120 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Toronto pastry chef Anna Olsen includes this in her own Christmas Eve traditions! I like it because its actually a double duty recipe ........ I used half the banana bread on its own, then used the other half to make half the bread pudding. You could use your own favourite banana bread recipe - or even a store bought banana bread if you're really pushed for time. I served it warm with frozen vanilla yogurt but I actually preferred it the next day at room temperature. Ingredients:
1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature |
1/2 cup sugar |
2 large eggs |
1 cup mashed ripe banana |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon fine salt |
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips |
1/2 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted |
3 cups half-and-half cream |
1 tablespoon vanilla extract |
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped |
3 large eggs |
1/2 cup sugar |
1/2 cup mashed ripe banana |
1 dash fine salt |
Directions:
1. BANANA BREAD: Beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Stir in banana & vanilla; Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt, add to banana mixture, stirring just until blended.
3. Stir in chocolate chips & pecans and scrape batter into a greased 9 inch square pan; bake in preheated 350F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
4. Cool in pan on a rack for 15 minutes; turn out & cool completely.
5. BREAD PUDDING: Grease a 9 inch square pan & line with parchment so that some of the parchment hangs over the sides.
6. Cut banana bread into one inch cubes & layer in pan.
7. Heat cream & vanilla to just below a simmer; pour over chocolate, whisking gently to melt.
8. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, banana & salt; slowly add the hot cream mixture, whisking constantly until blended.
9. Strain the chocolate custard mixture over the cubed banana bread, press down to soak & let sit for 15 minutes.
10. Place the bread pudding dish into a large baking pan with a 2 inch lip; pour an inch of boiling water into the baking pan.
11. Bake in a 300F preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
12. Remove the pan from the water bath & let cool; to serve, use edges of parchment to lift out, cut into squares & serve warm or room temperature.
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