6 italian banana pudding Recipes

cubed italian bread (crusts removed and cut into 1-inch cubes ), ripe bananas (sliced crosswise), semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped toasted walnuts (or use pecans), caramel sauce (room temperature ), half-and-half cream, eggs, cream cheese, softened, cinnamon, vanilla ice cream

stale bread (any combination of firm breads, i.e. french, italian, hearty grain breads), dried fruit, fresh currants, raisins, sultana, mashed banana, dried apricot, dates, fig, apple, marmalade, grated lemon , zest of, grated orange , zest of, breakfast cereal, porridge oats, wheat germ (optional), flax seed (optional), allspice, dark molasses, brown sugar, applesauce (optional)

unsalted butter, day-old white bread, such as french (toast if fresh) or 8 cups italian bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (toast if fresh), heavy cream, milk, eggs, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, banana liqueur, mashed ripe bananas , about 4 small, chopped walnuts, toasted, cream, for garnish, fresh mint sprig, for garnish, unsalted butter, melted, heavy cream, sugar, egg yolks, beaten lightly, rum , to taste

unsalted butter, day-old white bread, such as french or italian, cut into 1-inch cubes (toast if fresh), heavy cream, milk, eggs, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, banana liqueur, mashed ripe bananas , about 4 small, chopped walnuts, toasted, buttery rum sauce , recipe follows, cream, for garnish, fresh mint sprigs, for garnish