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    Banana Bread Pudding

    By: Jessica · Posted: Mar 25, 2022 · Updated: Mar 15, 2025 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    5 from 22 votes
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    Banana Bread Pudding is a combination of two of the BEST desserts: Banana Bread and Bread Pudding! This is a great way to use up ripe bananas and day-old bread!

    Slice of banana bread pudding on white plate

     

    It only makes sense to combine two of our most popular recipes, banana bread, and bread pudding, to make this dish, so we did! So get ready for one of the most delicious dessert recipes ever!

    You’ll also love this Old-Fashioned Banana Pudding for a no-baked dessert that’s great for summertime.

    Why You’ll Love This Banana Bread Pudding

    Not only does this recipe use simple ingredients but it uses items that you may even already have on hand!

    With this recipe being flexible when it comes to the type of bread you can use, feel free to use anything such as hamburger buns, hot dog buns, leftover rolls, muffins, donuts like we used in this donut bread pudding, etc. Or, if you are just craving this delicious dessert, you can use regular sliced bread!

    Ingredients

    Here’s what you’ll need to make this:

    (You can also scroll toward the bottom of the post to see the full recipe card with ingredients and instructions all in one place.)

    • 6 slices (about 4-5 cups, loosely measured) leftover french bread, sourdough bread, buns, rolls, donuts, challah, toast, or another type of bread, like when we made this croissant bread pudding recipe – broken in to 1-inch cubes
    • 3 Tablespoons of butter 1 tablespoon + 2 Tbsp
    • 4 large eggs
    • 2 cups milk
    • ½ cup white sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 2 large bananas (if you only have fresh bananas, this is how you can ripen bananas quickly or take a look at this banana poke cake too.)
    ingredients for banana bread pudding on white table

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and use 1 Tablespoon of butter to coat the inside of your 8 in. square baking dish. (Or, I melted the 3 tablespoon of butter at once, and poured about 1 tablespoon in to the dish.)
    2. Next, pour bread pieced in to dish.
    Pouring butter in to dish
    Pour 1 tablespoon melted butter
    Pour bread pieces in to dish
    Pour bread pieces in to dish
    1. Using your hand, spread the bread around in the dish, trying to make sure the butter is spreading and that the bread is even in the dish.
    2. Next, pour the remaining melted butter over the top of the bread cubes.
    Spread bread around in dish
    Spread bread around in dish
    Pouring melted butter over bread
    Pour 2 tablespoon melted butter over bread
    1. Crack eggs in to a medium bowl. (Big enough to hold the milk, eggs, etc. that will be added soon.)
    2. Whisk eggs until blended.
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    Whisk eggs in bowl
    Whisked eggs in bowl
    Eggs are whisked
    1. Next, add in milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and sugar.
    2. Whisk together until evenly combined.
    Ingredients in bowl with eggs
    Add cinnamon, sugar, milk
    egg mixture in glass bowl
    Whisk until blended
    1. In a separate bowl or even a plastic zip-top bag, mash bananas.
    2. Carefully pour mashed bananas in to egg mixture and stir or slowly whisk.
    mashed bananas in glass bowl
    Mash bananas
    mashed bananas in bowl with eggs
    Add mashed bananas
    1. Right before pouring egg mixture over bread pieces, stir to make sure ingredients are blended as much as possible.
    2. Pour banana and egg mixture over bread pieces, as evenly as possible. Using spoon, gently press bread down to make sure all/most pieces of bread are coated in batter.
    Pour banana mixture over bread
    Pour banana mixture over bread
    1. Bake in the oven, uncovered, for 45-55 minutes or until the top of bread pudding rises above dish (see below), becomes golden brown and springs back when touched. (If you pull it out, cut in to the middle of the bread pudding, and it still has liquid running, it’s not done yet. Place back in the oven for 5 minutes until the middle is no longer runny. However, it SHOULD be a custard-like, wet, texture.
    Baked banana bread pudding in dish

    Serve a slice of the banana bread pudding as a warm dessert, for a brunch recipe, or as an easy breakfast.

    Banana bread pudding slice on white plate

    If desired, slice any other remaining banana to top the banana bread pudding with for some extra banana flavor!

    Bite of banana bread pudding on fork

    Variations

    Chocolate goes wonderful with banana – Try our chocolate bread pudding recipe for a chocolate chip banana bread pudding. Or, try butterscotch chips for a lovely flavor!

    Caramel Banana Bread Pudding – drizzle in caramel pieces or caramel ice cream drizzle, in to the batter before baking.

    Pineapple Bread – Could you imagine using leftover Pineapple bread for this? That would be some incredible tropical flavor!

    Although this isn’t a bread pudding recipe, this blackberry banana bread is a must-make if you love bananas.

    Banana Bread Pudding on white plate
    Banana Bread Pudding Serving

    Topping Ideas

    Although this is absolutely wonderful to eat the way it is, right out of the oven, you may also decide to top it with some of your favorite toppings. Here are some ideas for you:

    • Caramel Sauce
    • Vanilla Ice Cream
    • Whipped Cream
    • Toffee Pieces
    • Banana Slices
    • Blueberries
    • Strawberries

    How to Store

    If you have leftover banana bread pudding, allow it to cool off completely to room temperature and then store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3-5 days.

    To reheat leftovers the next day, place in microwave for 30 seconds to 1 minute until heated through.

    Related Recipes

    If you love easy, old-fashioned desserts, you’ll also love this egg custard, ugly duckling cake, and this gooey butter cake!

    Recipe

    Slice of banana bread pudding on white plate

    Easy Banana Bread Pudding

    Jessica Burgess
    Banana Bread Pudding is a combination of two of the BEST desserts: Banana Bread and Bread Pudding! This is a great way to use up ripe bananas and day-old bread!
    5 from 22 votes
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 45 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 servings
    Calories 240 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 6 slices stale bread french bread, buns, rolls, donuts, challah, toast or another type of bread, broken in to 1-inch cubes or 4-5 cups loosely measured cups of bread pieces
    • 2 ripened bananas (Here's a quick way to ripen bananas.)
    • 3 Tablespoons butter melted
    • 4 eggs
    • ½ cup sugar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 2 cups milk

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
    • Pour about 1 tablespoon of melted butter in to 8×8 baking dish.
    • Next, pour bread pieces in to dish, and spread them out so they're evenly spread out in the pan.
    • Pour remaining melted butter over bread pieces, set aside.
    • Crack 4 eggs in to a medium sized bowl (one big enough to fit the remaining ingedients. Whisk eggs until combined.
    • Pour in sugar, milk, cinnamon and vanilla. Whisk until combined.
    • Mash bananas in plastic ziptop bag or in a small separate bowl. Pour mashed bananas in to egg mixture and gently stir.
    • Pour egg, banana and milk mixture over the top of bread pieces, trying to cover all of them. Gently press any pieces of bread down, trying to make sure all pieces of bread have been submerged in to batter.
    • Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until bread pudding has risen above the baking dish, has turned golden brown and the top springs back when touched.(If you cut in to the middle and it's still liquid, it needs to cook longer. It should have a custard-like, wet, center but not runny.)
    • Serve warm!

    Notes

    How to Store Banana Bread Pudding
    If you have leftover banana bread pudding, allow to cool off and place in an airtight container, in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving (⅛ recipe) | Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 260mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 369IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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    1. Will says

      April 21, 2024 at 7:39 am

      5 stars
      made per the directions, but added raisins and chopped walnuts … smelled wonderful cooking and was delish! a keeper!

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        April 23, 2024 at 12:47 pm

        Oh my goodness, yum!! Thank you for sharing!

        Reply
    2. Jennifer says

      April 05, 2022 at 9:28 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is my all time fav for banana bread pudding! Everything about it was perfect!

      Reply
    3. Doris Layhe says

      April 05, 2022 at 5:34 am

      5 stars
      I am so happy I found this recipe, it was exactly what I was looking for. It’s even better than I’d imagined. We loved this!

      Reply
    4. Betsy says

      April 04, 2022 at 10:45 pm

      5 stars
      OK. This is the PERFECT recipe for my family! We NEVER get through all our bread or sweet rolls before they get hard and we always have one or two (or more) brown bananas laying around! This bread pudding is incredible! Love the addition of the chocolate chips. So easy & such a great use of food that otherwise would probably get thrown out!

      Reply
    5. Annette Craven says

      September 02, 2018 at 3:32 pm

      I don’t really understand how this recipe works. It looks like I bake two separate recipes. Please check it.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        March 11, 2019 at 9:49 am

        Hi Annette! Thank you for commenting! It is kind of two different recipes. You’ll make the banana bread first, and then use the banana bread to make the bread pudding. I hope that helps!

        Reply
        • Annette Maakestad says

          August 03, 2022 at 8:08 pm

          5 stars
          Pick up bread this week. Always have other ingredients in my home. Cant wait to try several. My neighbors will enjoy with me. Thanks for the ideas

          Reply

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