Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

Name: Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding
Ingredients: BANANA BREAD; 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; BREAD PUDDING; 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

20 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

BANANA BREAD
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
BREAD PUDDING
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.