Caramelized Banana Rum Bread Pudding Chocolate Rum Sauce Recipes

CHOCOLATE RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar and margarine; cook over medium heat until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.

CARAMELIZED BANANA RUM BREAD PUDDING & CHOCOLATE RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• BREAD PUDDING:.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Brush 5 slices with butter and set aside.
• Break remaining bread up into bite size pieces.
• Brush a 10"x12-1/2" baking dish with butter.
• Combine eggs, milk, cream, sugar and spices in medium bowl.
• Whisk to combine and set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat butter or margarine and add sugar.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes, until golden caramel forms.
• Add the banana slices and toss over high heat for 2 minutes or until just soft and golden.
• Add rum remove from heat and cool.
• Arrange broken bread in baking dish and spoon bananas on top.
• Cover with buttered bread slices, in a single layer, and pour egg mixture over top.
• Press bread down evenly and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Bake for 35-45 minutes or until puffed and golden, but custard is still moist in center.
• CHOCOLATE RUM SAUCE:.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium stainless bowl and place over simmering water until chocolate melts.
• Bottom of bowl should not be touching the water.
• Stir until smooth and serve warm with pudding.
• Enjoy!

BANANA BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR BANANA BREAD PUDDING:
• Combine raisins and 2 tablespoons rum in a small bowl. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bananas and 2 tablespoons sugar and cook until bananas are tender, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from heat. Combine whipping cream, eggs, vanilla extract and remaining 1/4 cup rum and 3 tablespoons sugar in a medium bowl and whisk to blend.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9X5X3-inch loaf pan. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise in bottom of prepared pan. Arrange 6 banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with half of raisins and half of pecans. Arrange 1/3 of bread strips crosswise atop bananas. Pour half of egg mixture over. Arrange remaining banana pieces atop bread. Sprinkle with remaining raisins and pecans. Arrange remaining bread strips crosswise atop bananas. Pour remaining egg mixture over. Press gently on top layer to compact. Let stand 15 minutes.
• Bake bread pudding until puffed and golden and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool slightly.
• Cut bread pudding into slices. Arrange on plates; drizzle with warm Rum Sauce and serve.
• MAKE RUM SAUCE (Makes about 1 cup):
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cream, sugar and salt. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat. Stir in rum. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat, stirring constantly.)

CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD PUDDING W/CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut the loaf onto 3/4" slices,trim off crust.
• Cut bread to 3/4" cubes, making 8 cups (save additional for another use).
• Place the brad cubed into large bowl.
• In a medium bowl, whisk eggs well.
• Whisk in milk, half-and-half, maple syrup, banana, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract. Pour mix over bread.
• Add chocolate chips.
• With rubber spatula, mix until bread in moistened well.
• Let set for half hour.
• Set rack in center of the oven, heating it to 350°F.
• Lightly coat 8-inch round, nonstick cake pan (deep dish glass pie is ok) with Pam.
• Scoop the soaked bread mixture into the pan, filling to the top.
• Let bake until top has browned and puffed and knife in center comes out clean (around 50 minutes).
• Let cool on rack.
• When cooled, run knife around edge between pudding and pan.
• Gently unmold pudding onto plate and then invert it back so brown side faces up.
• When serving, cut lukewarm or room temperature pudding into 8 wedges.
• Pour caramel sauce over.

CHOCOLATE RUM BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and cream.
• Add sugar, cinnamon, rum, salt, cocoa, bittersweet chocolate and whisk until well combined.
• Spread bread over the bottom of a buttered 2 qt baking dish.
• Pour the egg-cream mixture over the bread and let sit 10 minutes.
• Place the baking dish inside a larger baking pan, add enough boiling water to reach halfway up the baking dish.
• Bake 50- 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Serve warm with whipped cream.

RUM, CARAMEL, AND BANANA BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• For caramel sauce:
• Spread powdered sugar evenly in large nonstick skillet. Cook over medium-high heat without stirring until sugar begins to melt and caramelize on bottom (sugar layer will slide when skillet is tilted), then stir until all sugar is melted and deep amber and caramel is smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add 1 cup cream, rum, and 1/4 teaspoon salt (some clumps will form). Stir until caramel is thick and smooth, about 1 minute. Mix in remaining 1/4 cup cream. Remove from heat and add butter; stir until sauce is thick and smooth, about 1 minute. Strain sauce into small bowl. DO AHEAD: Sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Cool, cover, and chill. Rewarm, stirring over low heat, before using.
• For pudding:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread bread cubes out on rimmed baking sheet. Toast until beginning to feel dry but not hard, about 7 minutes. Cool on sheet. Whisk eggs, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in large bowl to blend. Bring cream and half and half to simmer in medium saucepan. Very gradually whisk cream mixture into egg mixture. Strain custard into medium bowl; mix in vanilla. Cool to lukewarm, about 30 minutes.
• Whisk brown sugar and butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until smooth sauce forms, about 1 minute. Whisk in rum, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add bananas and toss just until coated, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• Lightly butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish (8-cup capacity). Scatter 1/3 of bread in dish. Top with half of bananas and half of syrup from skillet. Scatter half of remaining bread over. Top with remaining bananas and syrup from skillet, then remaining bread. Pour custard over. Let pudding stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing down bread to submerge and to absorb custard.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place dish with pudding in 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan. Add enough warm water to pan to reach halfway up sides of pudding dish. Cover baking pan with foil. Bake pudding 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until puffed and set in center, about 45 minutes longer. Remove from water bath and let stand 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with warm caramel sauce.