Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

By mamacasma

Ingredients

• 1 loaf (16 ounces) firm white bread
• 3 firm but ripe bananas
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half or light cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Cut bread into 1-inch pieces. Slice bananas into 1/2-inch-thick chunks.

2. In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat eggs, half-and-half, and sugar until blended. Gently stir in bread, bananas, and chocolate chips to combine. Cover and refrigerate bread mixture at least 1 hour, occasionally pressing down bread to absorb cream mixture.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9-inch round springform or cake pan (at least 2 inches deep.) Spoon mixture into pan. (Pan will be very full.)

4. Bake bread pudding, covered, 35 minutes. Uncover and bake 45 to 50 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center of pudding comes out clean. Cool pudding slightly on wire rack to serve warm.