Walnut Banana Bread Pudding

Recipe by LoavesofLuv
"My mom has been making this recipe since I was little. This dessert is a big hit at every barbecue and
potluck I bring this to! ometimes I use pecans instead of walnuts. This is great with coconuts! raisins!
and dried cranberries! too!"
Ingredients "dit and ave
Original recipe makes 1 9x13-inch pan #hange ervings

$%& cup butter! divided

$ '$( ounce) loaf day*old +rench bread! cut into $*inch cubes

$ cup chopped walnuts

, eggs

$ cup heavy cream

$ '$, ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

$ '$, ounce) can coconut milk

$ cup brown sugar

, teaspoons vanilla e-tract

$%& teaspoon ground cinnamon

$%, teaspoon ground nutmeg

$%, teaspoon ground allspice

$ pinch salt

, very ripe bananas! mashed

Directions
$. .rease a /-$0*inch baking dish with $ tablespoon of butter1 place the remaining butter in a
saucepan over low heat! and melt the butter. pread the +rench bread cubes out into the greased
pan! and dri22le the melted butter over the bread.
&. 3lace the walnuts into a dry skillet over medium*low heat1 cook and stir until the walnuts turn a
light golden brown and give off a toasted fragrance! about & minutes. 4atch carefully so they
don5t burn. Remove from heat! and transfer walnuts into a bowl immediately to cool. et walnuts
aside.
0. In a large mi-ing bowl! beat the eggs lightly 6ust to break yolks! and mi- in the cream!
condensed milk! coconut milk! brown sugar! vanilla e-tract! cinnamon! nutmeg! allspice! and salt.
4hisk to thoroughly combine until smooth. tir in mashed banana and 0%, cup of walnuts. 3our
the banana mi-ture evenly over the bread cubes! and push bread cubes into the mi-ture to coat
well with the custard. prinkle with remaining $%, cup of toasted walnuts. #over the dish with
plastic wrap! and refrigerate 7 to $& hours.
,. 3reheat oven to 089 degrees + '$:8 degrees #). Remove plastic wrap! and cover dish with foil.
8. ;ake in the preheated oven for $8 minutes! then remove the foil and return to oven until the top
is browned and the edges are pulling away from the pan! about ,8 more minutes. <llow to cool
before serving.
(. 3R"3 30 mins
:. #==> 1 hr5 mins
7. R"<?@ IA 10 hrs5 mins