Banana Walnut Bread Pudding with Buttery Rum Sauce

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2005

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Blues Brunch

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (18)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
50 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
10 servings

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 45 min
Cook: 50 min
Total:: 1 hr 55 min

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Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 cups day-old white bread, such as French or Italian, cut into 1-inch cubes (toast if fresh)
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups milk
4 large eggs
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
Pinch salt
5 tablespoons banana liqueur
2 cups mashed ripe bananas, about 4 small
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
Buttery Rum Sauce, recipe follows
Whipped Cream, for garnish
Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Lightly grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter and set aside.

Place the cubed bread in a large mixing bowl. In a small saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat and pour the butter over the bread cubes. Using a rubber spatula, toss to evenly distribute the butter.

Combine the cream, milk, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and banana liqueur in a medium mixing bowl, whisking to combine. Pour the cream mixture over the bread cubes and stir to combine. Let sit for 30 for 45 minutes, or until the bread is soft and has absorbed most of the liquid.

Stir in the mashed bananas and walnuts. Pour the mixture into prepared dish and bake, uncovered, for 45 to 50 minutes, until the top is golden brown and crispy and the pudding is firm in the center. Prepare the Buttery Rum Sauce while the pudding is baking.

Remove the pudding from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm with Buttery Rum Sauce and whipped cream, if desired.

Buttery Rum Sauce:

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

3/4 cup heavy cream

1 cup sugar

2 egg yolks, beaten lightly

1/3 to 1/2 cup rum, to taste

In a heavy, nonreactive saucepan combine all ingredients except the rum and cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat immediately; do not allow the sauce to boil. Add the rum, stir to combine, and allow to cool slightly. Serve warm with Banana Walnut Bread Pudding. (The sauce can be made up to 1 week in advance and stored, refrigerated, in an airtight container. Warm gently before serving.)

Yield: 2 1/4 cups

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recipe Banana Walnut Bread Pudding with Buttery Rum Sauce
Debbie Palmetto, FL 08-02-2009
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Yummy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this yesterday. My husband liked it and he is a VERY picky eater. The rum sauce was good, but a bit strong. I had... never made bread pudding before and this will probably be the ONLY way I make it now! :-)Read more
recipe Banana Walnut Bread Pudding with Buttery Rum Sauce
Ariane Columbus, IN 01-28-2009
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You can reduce calories and fat w/o hurting the flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this for dessert last night and it was delicious. I skipped adding butter to the bread cubes (only doing the pan) and... replaced the cream with skim milk. This reduced the fat/serving by over 20g and reduced the calories accordingly. If you don't want this to be quite as sweet, removing some of the sugar, maybe up to 1/4 or it, would not change the taste all that much. Otherwise, a big hit and will be added to my (currently rather limited) dessert repetoire.Read more
recipe Banana Walnut Bread Pudding with Buttery Rum Sauce
krista vista, CA 02-25-2008
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Worth every calorie
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was divine. It did require an extra 15 minutes to cook, it was soggy in the center otherwise. YUM! I used brioche and... it was a perfect dessert.Read more
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Betsey New York, NY 02-15-2008
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Eh.
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

It's okay. Very possible that I just don't like bread pudding and now I know that I don't. I didn't think it was very good... without the buttery rum sauce, and even then I didn't like it much. My husband thought the rum sauce was too buttery. I don't think it's hands down a bad dish, but I won't make it again.Read more
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Nancy Platteville, CO 05-29-2007
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone enjoyed it. This is a keeper
recipe Banana Walnut Bread Pudding with Buttery Rum Sauce
Anonymous 05-04-2007
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This was great!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was a wonderful dish. i brought it to a potluck and everyone thought it was wonderful. It is pretty easy to do, it... just takes a little bit of time. but still, really easy.Read more