Cookbook:Banana Chocolate Bread Pudding

| Desserts

Bread pudding is a British Dessert. This version has banana and chocolate.

Ingredients

 * &frac14; cup (20 g / 0.71 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
 * &frac13; cup (80 ml / 2.7 oz) spiced rum
 * 4 eggs
 * 2 cups (450 ml / 15 oz) whipping cream
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * &frac13; cup (75 g / 2.6 oz) white granulated sugar
 * 1 loaf (16 oz / 450 g) French bread or other non-sour white bread (stale bread is traditionally used)
 * 2 tablespoons butter
 * 3 bananas

Procedure

 * 1) In a cup or other small container, add 2 tablespoons of rum to the chocolate chips and soak them until they are needed later.
 * 2) In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, whipping cream, vanilla extract, rest of rum, and 3 tablespoons sugar.
 * 3) Slice the bread, trim off the crusts and cut it into strips. Divide the bread strips into three parts.
 * 4) Butter a loaf pan.
 * 5) Peel the bananas, cut them in half crosswise and then lengthwise.
 * 6) In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the banana pieces with rest of sugar. cook 2 minutes, then flip the bananas over and cook the other side for 2 minutes.
 * 7) Cover the bottom of the loaf pan with bread strips (use ⅓ of the bread strips for this).
 * 8) Spread half of the banana pieces on top of the layer of bread strips.
 * 9) Spread half of the chocolate chips on top of the bananas.
 * 10) Add another layer of bread strips.
 * 11) Pour half of the egg mix into the loaf pan and let it soak in for a minute.
 * 12) Add the rest of the bananas, then the rest of the chocolate chips, then the rest of the bread strips. pour the rest of the egg mixture on top.
 * 13) Let the loaf pan sit for about 15 minutes while preheating the oven to 350 F.
 * 14) Bake for 50 minutes. let cool for 10–15 minutes.
 * 15) Serve with rum sauce, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.