Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Ingredients

6 cups stale bread cubes

4 medium bananas divided (3+1)

4 eggs

3 egg yolks

1 ½ cups milk

1 ½ cups heavy cream

1 cup brown sugar divided (3/4 and ¼ cup)

¼ tsp. kosher salt

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. cinnamon divided (3/4 and ¼)

2 Tbsp. butter divided (1 +1)

Foster Sauce Ingredients

9 oz whole butter

9 oz dark brown sugar

4 oz rum

Pinch cinnamon

Directions

Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray with vegetable oil. Mix in small bowl 3 sliced bananas with 1 Tbsp melted butter. Combine ¼ cup brown sugar and ¼ tsp cinnamon and add buttered bananas. Gently toss and spread on tray. Bake for 15 minutes at 400 degrees until tender and sugar had begun to bubble and caramelize. Remove and set aside, drop oven to 350 degrees. While bananas in oven, use hand mixer to combine milk, cream, egg yolks, eggs, vanilla, salt, rest of sugar, and cinnamon. Spray 9x13 dish with vegetable oil. Spread ½ bread cubes over bottom of pan. Spread caramelized banana mixture on top of cubes. Slice remaining bananas thin and spread on top of other bananas. Spread remaining bread mixture over bananas. Rewhisk egg mixture and pour evenly over all. Let stand for 10-15 minutes so bread soaks up liquid. Bake 40-45 minutes on 350 degrees until puffed and golden.