Disney's Ohana Bread Pudding

Bread pudding was first known as "poor man's pudding" because leftover stale bread was softened with a little water, sugar, and spices. However nothing feels poor about this bread pudding.Warm from the oven, smelling of butter and cinnamon, sweetened with a caramel-like banana sauce and topped with vanilla ice cream.

Disney's Ohana Bread Pudding

Recipe adapted from Disney's Polynesian Resort

Breading Pudding

8 cups french bread (at least one pound loaf)

5 eggs

3 cups whole milk

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 1/2 cup sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut bread into 1 1/2 inch cubes, place on a cookie sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch cake pan with butter or shortening.

In a bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients. Add the bread and gently stir until it is coated with the milk mixture. Place mixture in cake pan and bake for 1 hour. Let stand 10 minutes, serve warm with ice cream.

Banana Foster Sauce

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup corn syrup

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 cup heavy cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp rum extract

1 cup banana slices (about 4 bananas)

Directions

Combine both sugars, corn syrup, butter, spices, and half of the heavy cream in a large pan. Bring to a boil and slowly add remaining heavy cream keeping mixture at a steady boil.

Candy will brown slightly; cook 3 minutes until candy forms into a firm ball in cold water. Remove from heat and add extracts. Add sliced bananas. Serve warm.