Rum, Raisin, and Banana Bread Pudding A while ago, a friend of mine was going on vacation, and befor

Rum, Raisin, and Banana Bread Pudding

A while ago, a friend of mine was going on vacation, and before she left, she gave me some food she had in her house that she didn’t want to go to waste while she was gone: some cream, eggs, and a lot of white bread.  So I decided to try to my my first bread pudding!

I did a quick search on epicurious, and ended up using this recipe: 

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Banana-Bread-Pudding-with-Rum-Sauce-509

But as usual, I made a few small changes! For one, I used a shallow cake pan instead of a loaf pan, and so the ingredients were spread out in fewer layers across the pan.  My oven is a little too cool, so this actually worked just fine with the same baking time.  Also, I didn’t use any nuts, and I added the mini chocolate chips on top. I was a little afraid they might burn but they didn’t!

I served it hot out of the oven with the rum and butter sauce (which is tasty but smells VERY strongly of rum and will make your whole kitchen and dining room smell quite boozy), and it was DELICIOUS!!  I didn’t save the rum sauce, but when I got some leftover pudding the next day out of the fridge, it was firm and cold and just as delicious!