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Home » Side Dishes » Bread » Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Created: February 17, 2017 Updated: October 26, 2020 by lyuba 21 Comments

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Rich, scrumptious bread pudding dessert made with wonderful bananas foster flavors. This Bananas Foster Bread Pudding is baked with bananas foster topping and then served with more bananas foster sauce.

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding in a yellow baking sheet with a slice being lifted out with a spatula

BANANAS FOSTER BREAD PUDDING

Bananas shine in a lot of desserts but Bananas Foster is by far the best. How can you not fall in love with it? It’s boozy, it’s sweet, it’s buttery and it’s bananas!

Even thought, there are some people who may not be into bananas much, even they can agree that Bananas Foster is to die for. This delicious dessert is traditionally served over ice cream but it also makes a wonderful topping for pancakes, French Toast, crepes, crème brûlée, and so much more.

I love using the Bananas Foster flavors to incorporate them into other baked goods and one of my favorite ones is my Bananas Foster Cheesecake. I made that cheesecake as a birthday treat for my husband a few years ago because he LOVES bananas foster so much. This bread pudding was a special treat for my husband as well and he loves every bite of it. Even though I can’t eat the bread pudding due to my gluten intolerance, nothing stopped me from indulging in some of the delicious topping over my ice cream.

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pouring syrup out of a measuring cup over Bananas Foster Bread Pudding that is on a white plate

This bread pudding is quite rich and filling already but don’t let it stop you from enjoying a piece with some vanilla ice cream. Bananas Foster is traditionally served over ice cream so this bread pudding will be absolutely perfect with a scoop of ice cream on top.

Below, I give a recipe for additional sauce to top off the cooked bread pudding. It is the same sauce as Bananas Foster topping so you have an option of cooking it at the same time as the topping and then just straining off half the liquid to save for later. Or, of course, you can make it separately per instructions below.

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding on a plate with syrup and fork to the right

Some More Bread Pudding Recipes:

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Eggnog Bread Pudding

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding on a glass plate with a fork on a plate to the right

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Bananas Foster Bread Pudding on a white plate with some on a fork

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

This Bananas Foster Bread Pudding is baked with bananas foster topping and then served with more bananas foster sauce.
3.63 from 8 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Banana Foster, bread pudding
Prep Time: 1 day
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 day 1 hour
Servings: 9 -12 servings
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • Bread Pudding:
  • 12 oz Italian or French bread, stale
  • 5 eggs
  • 4 Tbsp melted butter
  • 2 1/4 cups whole milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 bananas
  • Bananas Foster topping:
  • 4 bananas
  • 6 Tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 4 Tbsp light rum
  • 6 Tbsp banana liqueur
  • Sauce:
  • 6 Tbsp butter
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 Tbsp light rum
  • 6 Tbsp banana liqueur

Instructions

  • About 24 hours before preparing this bread pudding, cut bread into ½ inch cubes and spread it out on a large baking sheet. Leave it out to get stale for about a day.
  • Bananas Foster Topping:
  • In a medium pan, over medium heat, melt butter and add sugar, stir well. Add banana slices and saute for about a minute. Add rum and banana liqueur, simmer for 3-5 minutes, stirring often. Take off heat.
  • Bread Pudding:
  • Preheat the oven to 375 and lightly grease a 9x13 casserole dish.
  • Spread stale bread in the baking dish evenly.
  • Dice 3 bananas and mix them in with slate bread.
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs, milk, melted butter, vanilla extract, ½ cup of dark brown sugar, and cinnamon.
  • Pour egg mixture all over the bread. Press down all over the bread lightly.
  • Pour the bananas Foster mixture all over the bread pudding and spread bananas evenly.
  • Bake bread pudding for 45-50 minutes.
  • To prepare the sauce:
  • In the same sauce pan where you made bananas Foster, prepare the sauce. Heat the pan over medium heat and melt butter. Add sugar and cinnamon, stir well. Add rum and banana liqueur, simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring slowly. Take off heat until ready to serve. Pour some sauce over bread pudding slices while serving.

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collage top photo Bananas Foster Bread Pudding on a white plate with a fork inside, bottom photo is side view of photo of banana foster bread pudding

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Comments

  1. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    February 18, 2017 at 7:17 am

    This is totally unfair! I’m having a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast. Very uninspiring when I’m looking at bananas foster. I sure wish my kids were still at home so I could fix your wonderful recipes for them (BTW – they wish we lived closer so they could be the recipients of more home cooking ). Love your photos. 10+ drools. Have a good weekend.

    Reply
    • Lyuba says

      February 20, 2017 at 8:29 pm

      Thank you, Marisa! My sister is soon going to face the same dilema.

      Reply
  2. Ernie says

    February 18, 2017 at 10:01 pm

    I often prepare bread pudding and my friends always ask for it,but this a nice change , I have no doubt I can do it,after 45 years as a chef and recently retired, it’s still fun getting new concepts I follow your blog cause frankly your GOOD and your photos are better. Thanks again for your recipe.
    Chef Ernie

    Reply
    • Lyuba says

      February 20, 2017 at 8:30 pm

      Thank you so much, Ernie! It means a lot 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jessica says

    December 26, 2017 at 5:49 pm

    This looks so delicious. Can this be made ahead and reheated?

    Reply
  4. Cynthia says

    September 8, 2018 at 5:13 pm

    I have about 50 frozen over ripe bananas… Can they be used for this? defrost at room temp before “fostering”, you think?

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      September 25, 2018 at 9:35 pm

      HI Cynthia! Sorry for the late response. Since the bananas are cooked here, I don’t think it will be a problem to use frozen ones. I hope they are not too over-ripe though or the ones on top would be too mushy. I always recommend defrosting things in the refrigerator. Just pull it the night before. I hope it all works out great!

      Reply
  5. Tina says

    November 19, 2018 at 3:49 pm

    Hi Marisa,

    I’m planning on making the Banana Foster Bread Pudding for Thanksgiving, I noticed in the photos it looks like raisins are in the pudding, but did not see it a listed as one of the ingredients. If, so, h ok w much is raisins is recommended?

    Thanks in advanced!

    Tina

    Reply
    • Tina says

      November 19, 2018 at 3:51 pm

      ….I meant to say how much. Texting…ugh!

      Tina

      Reply
  6. Tina says

    November 19, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    Hi Lyuba,

    I’m planning on making the Banana Foster Bread Pudding for Thanksgiving, I noticed in the photos it looks like raisins are in the pudding, but did not see it a listed as one of the ingredients. If, so,how much raisins is recommended?

    Thanks in advanced!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      November 21, 2018 at 11:02 am

      HI Tina!
      There are actually no raisins in this bread pudding. You might be seeing bananas 🙂

      Reply
  7. Ingrid says

    January 23, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    Hello!
    I want to make this, but i am having problems finding banana liqueur. Do you know where I can get some, or tell me the kind that you used?
    Thank you!
    Ingrid

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      February 23, 2019 at 11:38 am

      Hi Ingrid! I’m so sorry for the late response. You can find banana liqueur at most liqueur stores and wine and spirits stores. You don’t have to worry about it being a big bottle because it won’t go bad. I usually get DeKuyper brand.
      I really hope this helps!

      Reply
  8. Christine says

    May 17, 2019 at 1:53 pm

    Hi! Wonderful recipe, thank you. Is this freezable?

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 20, 2019 at 2:07 pm

      Hi, Christine! I am glad you liked it! You can freeze it but I would wait to add the sauce on top. I would cook it in a aluminum foil pan, let it cool to room temperature, and then wrap with a few layers of foil. Try to make it as air tight as possible. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  9. Lisa Koch says

    September 5, 2019 at 9:07 pm

    5 stars
    I haven’t made this yet, but thank you for providing pictures and a great recipe. Do you think it is okay to substitute DARK RUM for the light? I accidentally thought I was to buy the dark and so I did.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      September 9, 2019 at 10:00 am

      Hi, Lisa! Yes you can substitute dark rum, but you may get a slightly different flavor, and a different color but I think it will be fine.

      Reply
  10. Zue says

    January 15, 2020 at 7:21 pm

    Hi there! I’d love to try this recipe it sounds delish! I’m not very familiar with rum brands, can you recommend one please? Thank you!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      January 17, 2020 at 4:25 pm

      Thanks, Zue! You can use any dark rum you like but I usually use Bacardi or Captain Morgan they are not very expensive and you can always get one of the mini bottles for this recipe.

      Reply
  11. Jeff says

    December 11, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    The Best!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      December 13, 2022 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks, Jeff!

      Reply

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