Heavenly Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

By mamacasma

Bananas Foster gets a homey makeover, becoming a comforting classic with cubed angel food cake and banana slices soaked in a mixture of milk, eggs, sugar, rum and vanilla, and baked until bubbly.

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 of a baked Classic Angel Food Cake or 1 (9 oz.) purchased angel food cake, cut into 1-in. cubes (about 6 cups)
• 2 1⁄4 cups milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1⁄2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup spiced rum
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 firm-ripe bananas, sliced 1⁄2 in. thick
• Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
• 8Lowfat vanilla ice cream (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spread out angel cake cubes on a large rimmed baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes, tossing three times, until lightly toasted and dry. Turn off oven.

2. Whisk milk, eggs, sugar, rum and vanilla in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Gently stir in cake cubes and banana slices; pour into an 8-in. square baking dish. Cover dish with foil. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature for cake cubes to absorb most of the milk mixture.

3. Heat oven to 350°F. Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Remove foil; continue to bake 25 minutes or until pudding is set.

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