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Tropical Bread Pudding with Grilled Bananas and Vanilla Rum Anglaise
Recipe courtesy Russell Gwatney and Rick Dalton
Show:  Food Network Specials
Episode:  Tricked out Tailgating
2 small loaves or 1 large loaf pina colada pound cake or vanilla-flavored pound cake
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened, divided
Ground cinnamon
Ground nutmeg
1/2 pint vanilla ice cream, softened
4 bananas
1/2 orange, juiced
1 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons good-quality rum
1 cup whipped cream
Toasted flaked coconut, for serving

Cut cake into toast-size slices; spread 1 side with softened butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Lightly brown the buttered sides in a large skillet while preparing other sides the same way. After cooking both sides, remove toasted cake from skillet and place on a plate with about 1/3 cup melted vanilla ice cream, allowing cake to soak up the melted ice cream from the bottom.
Peel bananas and set aside.
In skillet over medium heat, melt 1 stick butter. Add orange juice and stir in brown sugar. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until mixture completely liquefies. Add bananas to coat, cooking for about 2 minutes. Remove bananas to grill and continue to cook until tender. Remove sauce from heat, add 2 tablespoons rum, and baste bananas with sauce while grilling. When bananas are cooked to your liking, return them to the skillet with the sauce. Slice as desired; diagonally works best.
Stir the remainder of the ice cream into a bowl of whipped cream and add 1 tablespoon rum.
Place a piece of cake on a dessert plate, cover with sliced grilled bananas, top with brown sugar sauce, and ladle vanilla rum sauce around the cake. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and serve.

A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

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Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings

 
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