Banana Bourbon Bread Pudding
Imagine how glorious your day would be if you took plain old, super soft white bread and baked it with milk and sugar, bananas and bourbon.
Seriously… what are you doing right now? Unless you’re shoe shopping or naked with someone you like… I think you should stop what you’re doing and at least think about making some bread pudding.
Or you could watch this video.
Bake Out with Jill and Joy. We’re at it again. We do a fair amount of giggling. We eat piping hot bread pudding and try to pretend that we’re not burning our freaking faces off. I also announce myself as the winner of the game of life… cause yea.
Are you one of those people who thinks that they don’t like bread pudding? Would it make you feel any better if I called this Baked French Toast? Would you feel even better still if I told you that you can totally get away with bourbon at breakfast? Yea. Sneak it in with milk, eggs and bread and no one will think you a lush…. or at least I won’t.
This bread pudding is unique. It’s not a completely soggy mushfest. The bottom layer of cooked bread and custard is soft and flavorful. The top layer of bread pudding is crispy, buttered toasted topped with a good helping of cinnamon sugar. It’s the best of both worlds and you know it.
Plus banana (including a dash of banana extract), plus bourbon… plus awesome.
Fresh bananas are fine indeed. I like kicking the banana flavor up with a touch of banana extract. If this offends you, go heavy on the banana slices and throw in some vanilla extract.
Banana Bourbon Bread Pudding
adapted heavily from Sweets
serves 8 in a 9×13-inch pan
10 slices of white bread, toasted and sliced in half diagonally
1/2 stick (4 Tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
3 eggs
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar (brown sugar would also be great)
generous pinch of salt
3 Tablespoons bourbon
1/2 teaspoon banana extract
2 bananas, sliced
2 Tablespoon granulated sugar, for topping
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon, for topping
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9×13-inch pan and set aside.
Lightly toast 10 slices of white bread and butter each slice. Cut each slice of bread in half diagonally. Layer bread slices in pan, butter side up so that the bread tips are pointing upwards.
In a small sauce pan, heat the milk and sugar just until the sugar is dissolved.
Whip the eggs and pour the warmed milk mixture over the eggs while whisking the eggs thoroughly.
Add bourbon and banana extract. Pour the custard over the bread slices. Add banana slices to the bread pudding, placing them in between the bread slices and deep into the custard. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the custard is set. Remove from the oven and sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar. Let cool to room temperature before serving.
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This seems like a perfect opportunity to slip in some crispy bits of bacon. Maybe sprinkle brown sugar over the top before it’s done in the oven to get some more goodness on top? looks good!
This is going to make some seriously amazing comfort food tonight, I think. I love these flavors – my favorite ice cream I’ve ever made was Banana-Vanilla (Banilla, we like to call it) Bourbon Custard. AMAZING. (It was infused with a vanilla bean, the bourbon mixed in near the end, and mashed banana churned along with it).
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, recipe please?! :)
yesss! recipe pleeease. <3
No way! One of my favorite hangouts serves a Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, but I don’t think it has any bourbon. This seriously ups the ante. You’re awesome!
Thanks for this recipe!! I will definitely have to try this as my boyfriend LOVES bananas and bourbon and I am sure that this will be his idea of heaven.
I was so happy to find a new video on your post today. I ran to get a cup of coffee before I even started the video! Great job, and this looks divine. It reminds me of childhood. My mother used to make bread pudding with nutmeg and raisins. Oh so yummy! I will definately try this! Keep the videos coming! They are so fun to watch!
Even if I was naked with someone I liked, I’d stop and think about making this. It looks (and sounds!) amazing!!
i’m with ya! =]
This dessert is a great idea to serve my guests! Serve with a dollop of ice cream, fabulous!
That sounds so awesome! I love bread pudding, but have never tried it with bourbon. Excellent!
So fun!
I’m not a big fan of bread pudding but I will definitely try this recipe, keep the videos coming! We love them!
I just discovered your site when it was linked from Simply Recipes and I’ve already developed a love/hate relationship! I love your writing style and how delicious your recipes look. I hate the inches I can already feel being added to my waistline when I start trying your recipes!
Your blog is everything mine wishes it could be and has been added to my must-read list. And must-bake. And must-eat. And then must-eat-some-more.
Wow! I made this for breakfast this morning. It’s Amazing. It begged blueberries though…
i want to be your best friend :) ha ha…freak i know, but u seem like one too. :) awesome
Ooooh, great recipe Jill and Joy! Super cute video, too. Keep em comin’!
That looks great! And I love how the bottle of bourbon was pretty much empty, good job on that!
Life is always better with a 1/2 bottle of bourbon around!
I wish it didnt keep cutting the video, like its jerky. Is it just me (I do have high speed and am viewing in HD) or is that intentional?
The recipe looks great and cant wait to try. Our local restaurant stopped serving their banana vanilla bread pudding. Yum. This may make a suitable replacement.
I’ve never been fond of bread pudding, but perhaps that’s about to change. You totally have me wanting to make this! Now I just have to figure out where I can find some banana extract. :)
“.with bananas and (singsong voice) BOURBON. LMAO! super cute vid!
xx.
joy you are so stunningly beautiful! and your friend is a blake lively look alike!
if you arent hired by food network asap i think i may die of sadness.
more videos to go along with the amazing amazing recipes you post (which have never failed me…just made red velvet cake from you last week and it was fannnntaaassttiiic) please!!
joy, joy the baker, you are my favorite blogista. i hope you do world takeover one day, world peace might come from a little more butter and bourbon in everyone’s lives.
I just want to snuggle down with some bread pudding right now. Thanks!
Wow, this looks amazing. I am not the biggest banana fan, but yum!
Joy,
You are so pretty and cool! Loved Jill’s ‘Last Tango in Paris’ reference.
The food network does not have a baking show. They really need one!! I have an idea for a great one……
So not about the food but… love your necklace, Joy! So cute!
This sounds so yummy!
Joy, I just have to say, both the video and your blog in general are wonderful. I am in my twenties as well and I have just entered the world of food blogging. I check your blog almost daily and I admire your ability to be a lovely, honest writer and an even better baker. Cheers!
high five. thank you.
I usually hate bread pudding, but this looks like something I just MIGHT try! I love the video, Jill is so quirky!
Joy,
You are simply adorable! Loved the video! This recipe looks incredible, I’ll definitely be making it sometime soon :-)
What a great Monday. I open up my favorite blog and BOOM there’s a Frank post, BOOM there’s a cute banana bourbon bread recipe in video format (love it), and BOOM a delicious cherry dessert recipe. Fantastic!
One thing, you must run 10 miles a day to burn off all the delicious desserts you bake. If not, I must know your secret to staying so tiny and chowing down on your amazing dishes. Please!
Hi Joy!! I just made this today for a family gathering! I love splurging with deserts on special occations, and i love to bake for hours if necessary, but this was SO easy to make, I had all of the ingredients on hand, it looked great and tasted delicious! I loved how light the whole thing was, perfect ending for a big dinner :) Loved it! thanks for the recipe! I’m gonna send you some pics to your email ;) Thanks joy! You’re awesome!
i’m kind of looking all over your blog at once — i love it. the videos crack me up. totally well done.
Love this recipe. Love this blog. Love that you love bourbon. Similar to butter, it makes everything better. And this Kentucky gal is drooling over this bread pudding.
I LOVE bread pudding. And I love this combination of banana and bourbon…because I tried it in banana bread and it was (no false modesty) really delicious. I had fun making it (see my website) but not as much fun as it sounds like you had. Great post.
I saw this while having my lunch break at work, and Joy, you’re seriously tempting me here! can’t wait to get home and try this out!
One of the best bread pudding recipes I have tasted. I have my wife make this recipe for me and I absolutely loved it. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe to us as I would surely make her do this once again. It definitely went so well with a hot cup of coffee made from one of my new saeco espresso machines at home.
This reminds me of British bread and pudding pudding which I hate because of the raisins *bad bad English girl* But this should be a lovely alternative :D Thanks!
Forgot to ask, what other spirit can you substitute for bourbon?
Joy you crack me up. Also, this looks amazing. I want to be eating it right now.
Hi Joy the Baker,
Will the bread pudding still be fantastic if i omitted the 2 bananas and banana extract? Have a few people that are not big fans of banana. Is there another item that will substitute good in the banana place? Thanks
Audrey
Joy, I saw this this afternoon, and I just made them tonight!
Take a look at my Joy inspired Croissant Bread Pudding!
http://passionatemae.blogspot.com/2011/01/croissant-bread-pudding.html
xx
So can I use old bread instead of toasted too?
sure!
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Hi! I’m just a beginner in all these baking stuffs! Just wanna ask, is it okay to bake bread pudding in a metal bread loaf pan??? It’s all I have right now…