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Banana-Curry Bread Pudding with Toffee Drizzle

Yield: 8 servings | Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

By Pipa Kokur

This warm and cozy bread pudding is infused with the flavors of banana, curry, and toffee. It's a great way to use up stale bread and ripe bananas, and it's easy to make with simple ingredients. The toffee drizzle adds a sweet and sticky touch, making this dessert irresistible.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE BREAD PUDDING

  • 4 cups cubed day-old bread (such as brioche, challah, or French bread)
  • 4 ripe bananas, sliced
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

FOR THE TOFFEE DRIZZLE

  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

PREPARATION

MAKE THE BREAD PUDDING

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. Arrange the bread cubes and banana slices in an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, curry powder, salt, and nutmeg. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread and bananas, pressing lightly to make sure everything is moistened.
  4. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden and set in the center.

MAKE THE TOFFEE DRIZZLE

  1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, cream, brown sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes or until thickened and caramelized.
  2. Stir in the vanilla extract and remove from the heat.
  3. Drizzle the toffee sauce over the warm bread pudding and serve. 😋