HEAVENLY BANANAS FOSTER BREAD PUDDING

By bjnelson55

Ingredients

• 1/2 of an angel food cake, cut into 1 inch cubes (about 6 cups)
• 2-1/4 cups milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup spiced rum
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 firm to ripe bananas, sliced 1/2 inch thick
• Powdered sugar for dusting
• Lowfat vanilla ice cream (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread out angel cake cubes on large rimmed baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes, tossing three times, until lightly toasted and dry. Turn off oven.

Whisk milk, eggs, sugar, rum and vanilla in large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Gently stir in cake cubes and banana slices; pour into an 8 inch square baking dish. Cover dish with foil.

Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature for cake cubes to absorb most of the milk mixture.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Remove foil, continue to bake 25 minutes or until pudding is set.

Let stand 15 minutes. Dust top with powdered sugar. Serve with small scoops of vanilla ice cream.