Chocolate and banana bread pudding

Chocolate banana bread pudding

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A British dessert reimagined with bananas and chocolate, served with a rum sauce.

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At a glance: serves 6 people, 1 hr 35 min total (30 min prep, 50 min cook time and 15 min resting), difficulty: medium, about $1.28 per person.

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Discover this updated version of bread pudding, enhanced with bananas and chocolate.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.68 $1.28 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.06
  • $1.60
  • $2.43
  • $0.59
  • $0.02
  • $1.89
  • $0.28
  • $0.81

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, pour the chocolate chips with 2 tablespoons of rum and let them soak.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, vanilla, the remaining rum, and 3 tablespoons of sugar. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cut the bread into slices, remove the crust, and cut it into sticks. Divide them into three pieces. ≈ 8 min
  4. Grease a loaf pan. ≈ 3 min
  5. Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise, then crosswise. ≈ 8 min
  6. In a frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter, add the bananas and the remaining sugar, and cook for 2 minutes on each side.
  7. Line the bottom of the baking dish with one-third of the bread. ≈ 3 min
  8. Divide the bananas and chocolate chips evenly between them. ≈ 3 min
  9. Add a second layer of bread and pour half of the egg mixture over it; let it soak for a minute. ≈ 3 min
  10. Add the remaining bananas, chocolate, and bread, then pour in the remaining egg mixture. ≈ 3 min
  11. Let it rest for 15 minutes while the oven preheats to 175 °C.
  12. Bake for 50 minutes, then let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
  13. Serve with a rum sauce, whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Chocolate banana bread pudding

  • 1/4 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips (20g)$0.06
  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 2 cups of full-fat milk (450 ml)$2.43
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract$0.59
  • 1/3 cup of sugar (75 g)$0.02
  • 1 loaf of white bread, preferably a baguette (450 g)$1.89
  • 2 tablespoons of butter, plus a little extra for the mold$0.28
  • 3 bananas$0.81

Total$7.68

that's $1.28 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips (20g)
  • 1/3 cup of spiced rum (80 ml)
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups of full-fat milk (450 ml)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup of sugar (75 g)
  • 1 loaf of white bread, preferably a baguette (450 g)
  • 2 tablespoons of butter, plus a little extra for the mold
  • 3 bananas

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