Heavenly Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Total Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 9 ounces angel food cake, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 6 cups)
• 2 1/4 cups milk
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup spiced rum
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 firm-ripe bananas, sliced 1/2inch thick
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• low-fat vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees f. spread out angel cake cubes on a large rimmed baking sheet. bake 20 minutes, tossing three times, until lightly toasted and dry. turn off oven.
• 2 whisk milk, eggs, sugar, rum and vanilla extract in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. gently stir in cake cubes and banana slices; pour into an 8-inch square baking dish. cover dish with foil. let stand 30 minutes at room temperature at room temperature for cake cubes to absorb most of the milk mixture.
• 3 heat oven to 350 degrees f. bake, covered, 30 minutes. remove foil; continue to bake 25 minutes or until pudding is set.
• 4 let stand 15 minutes. dust top with confectioners sugar. server with small scoops of vanilla ice cream.