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    Published: May 22, 2018 · Modified: Jul 14, 2021 by Rebecca Blackwell · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    Chocolate Banana Sourdough Bread Pudding

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    Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding made with Sourdough and Nutella

    If there's a better way to use up leftover bread than covering it in chocolate banana cream, I can't imagine what it is. Well.... perhaps homemade croutons? No. Close, but no banana. 😂 🙄

    A dish of sourdough chocolate banana bread pudding.

    Bread pudding is one of those things that shows up in cuisines from everywhere around the world in one form or another, which makes sense. Ingenious people everywhere have, at one time or another, looked at their leftover bread and come up with new ways to use it up. Waste not want not. Especially when you can cover it in cream and sugar.

    Sourdough chocolate banana bread pudding

    Scooping sourdough chocolate banana bread pudding from the pan.

    In the US we tend to like our bread pudding sweet (what a surprise) and topped with sauce (so typically over the top). This chocolate banana bread pudding, my friend, is firmly in that camp. Chunks of thick sourdough bread are soaked in a sauce of cream, Nutella, and mashed banana, dotted with chocolate chips and then baked until it turns into a rich and creamy chocolatey scoop of heaven with a consistency that's a cross between chocolate cake and chocolate pudding.

    Just to guild the lilly, spoon some crème anglaise over the top. A dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream would be just as welcome.

    Drizzling creme anglaise over sourdough chocolate banana bread pudding

    A spoonful of sourdough chocolate banana bread pudding.

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    Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

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    Chocolate Banana Sourdough Bread Pudding


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    • Author: Rebecca Blackwell
    • Yield: 8 servings
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    Description

    Sourdough bread is baked in a luscious Nutella chocolate banana cream. The crème anglaise is optional. This bread pudding is also delicious on its own, completely unadorned, or with slightly sweetened whipped cream or with vanilla ice cream,.


    Ingredients

    FOR THE BREAD PUDDING:

    • 9-10 oz. sourdough bread cut into 1-inch cubes (approximately 6 cups) (*If the crust is particularly tough, remove it before cutting and measuring the cubes)
    • ½ cup bittersweet dark chocolate chips
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • 1 cup milk
    • 3 large egg yolks
    • ½ cup nutella
    • ¾ cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
    • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
    • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1 tbsp dark brown sugar

    FOR THE CREME ANGLAISE:

    • 1¾ cup whole milk
    • ½ cup granulated sugar
    • 6 large egg yolks
    • 1 tbsp cornstarch
    • 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

    Instructions

    MAKE THE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING:

    1. Put the bread cubes in a 9-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the bread.
    2. In a large bowl, add the cream, milk, egg yolks, Nutella, mashed banana, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk vigorously until combined. Pour mixture over the bread crumbs. Push the bread down into the liquid to make sure it's all saturated. Let rest for 20 minutes to absorb.
    3. Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
    4. Use your fingers to sprinkle the brown sugar over the top of the bread pudding and bake for 40-50 minutes, until set. To check for doneness, cut into the center of the pudding. If the center looks liquid, bake for a bit longer. If it looks "set" like warm pudding, remove the pan from the oven.
    5. Let cool in the pan for at least 20 minutes before serving.

    MAKE THE CREME ANGLAISE:

    1. Pour the milk into a heavy bottomed medium size saucepan and cook over medium heat until bubbles appear along the edges of the pan.
    2. While the milk is heating, add the sugar and egg yolks to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat for 3-4 minutes, until the mixture is thickened slightly and pale yellow. Beat in the cornstarch.
    3. With the mixer running, gradually pour the heated milk into the egg yolks in a thin steady stream. Stop the mixer halfway through pouring in the milk to quickly scrape down the sides of the bowl. Resume beating at medium speed to slowly add the remaining milk.
    4. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or spatula, until the sauce thickens enough to coat the spoon with a light, creamy layer. Do not let the mixture come close to boiling. The maximum temperature it reaches should be 170 degrees.
    5. Strain the sauce into a bowl through a fine mesh strainer and stir in the vanilla. Cover and refrigerate. Custard sauce can be served either warm or cold and will keep for 1 week, covered in the refrigerator.

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    1. Jennifer says

      January 03, 2019 at 7:05 pm

      Good recipe to start with, but it needs a bit MORE. More cinnamon and some nutmeg or something. I’d also say that the amount of Nutella overwhelms the banana a bit. If I were to make this again, I’d just make some micro adjustments.

      ★★★

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      • Rebecca Blackwell says

        January 14, 2019 at 7:34 pm

        Hi Jennifer! I love that you're thinking about how to tweak this recipe. 🙂 The next time you make it, will you let me know what changes you settle on? I'd like to know for sure, but I'd bet other readers would as well. xo

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