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    Hawaiian Banana Bread Pudding

    Published: Jul 18, 2017 · Updated: Mar 10, 2022 by Neil 10 Comments

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    Birds eye view of a plate of Hawaiian banana bread pudding with a dollup of ice cream melting over the top. Dessert spoon and pineapple chunks to the side. Pin title text overlay at top.
    A portion of Hawaiian Banana Bread Pudding on a plate with ice cream melting over the top and served with a few pineapple chunks to the side.

    Hawaiian banana bread pudding is my healthier take on the delicious traditional bread and butter pudding. With a golden crust and classic flavours this is a simple and comforting pudding that just tastes so indulgent!

    Hawaiian banana bread pudding on a plate with a dollop of ice cream melting over the top and a dessert spoon at the front.

    Folks, I could not wait to recreate this Hawaiian banana bread pudding for you as soon as my other half and I returned home from our trip to Hawaii.

    Now, don't get me wrong, we didn't actually want to come home from that holiday (like any other holiday) as we were having so much fun.

    However, at least I knew when we did, I had this AMAZING pudding to recreate to share with you all and to remind both of us of that amazing trip.

    This pudding really packs a huge punch of banana and vanilla flavours from every single mouthful that you devour!

    Close up of a plate of Hawaiian banana bread pudding with a spoon and pineapple chunk on with melting ice cream over the top of the pudding. Two bananas and the rest of the pudding in a casserole dish in the background.

    It's no secret that I'm a big fan of bread puddings.

    Check out the chocolate chip and vanilla bread and butter pudding we had at our wedding that I recreated and you'll understand why.

    So, when at the traditional luau I approached a table creatively decorated with bananas and pineapples with this banana bread pudding in the middle my excitement and salivation levels basically hit the roof!

    One plateful was not enough, I just had to have two. Excess I know, but I was on holiday!

    I think I've talked enough about our trip to Hawaii and San Francisco for now.

    Those of you who are regular newsletter followers (if you're not please subscribe below) know we both love our holidays and trips away and we also love to share all about them (and the food!) here with you too.

    We do that because we want to inspire you to live a life of experiencing new places and cultures rather than accumulating material possessions or wealth. That's what we try to do.

    Research shows that travel broadens the mind and makes us happy and in my book that's key to living a successful and fulfilling life.

    We've already started planning our next major trip to climb Kilimanjaro. We've been saving for it and should be able to book it early next year, as long as we've no major hick-ups.

    Birds eye view of two plates of Hawaiian banana bread pudding served with ice cream over the top. Spoons to the side and pineapple chunks on the plates.

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    Hawaiian banana bread pudding is my healthier take on the delicious traditional bread and butter pudding. With a golden crust and classic flavours this is a simple and comforting pudding. Click to Tweet

    Hawaiian Banana Bread Pudding Recipe

    The great thing is that bread puddings like this Hawaiian banana bread pudding are simple to make and can be relatively healthy if you use healthier / lower calorie ingredients as I have done here.

    This banana bread pudding is also a great way to use up ripe bananas and stale white bread.

    It's basically two layers of white bread which absorb all the milky vanilla banana flavours and then firm up to form a pudding when baked.

    Delicious served with vanilla ice cream over the top and pineapple chunks!

    I’d also love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    Hawaiian banana bread pudding is my healthier take on the delicious traditional bread and butter pudding. With a golden crust and classic flavours this is a simple and comforting pudding that just tastes so indulgent!
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    Hawaiian Banana Bread Pudding Recipe

    Hawaiian banana bread pudding is my healthier take on the delicious traditional bread and butter pudding.
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time1 hr
    Total Time1 hr 20 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: Hawaiian
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 242kcal
    Author: Neil

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    Equipment

    • Pasta dish
    • Kitchen scale
    • Measuring jug
    • Large mixing bowl
    • Wooden spoon
    • Whisk
    • Potato masher
    • Wire baking rack

    Ingredients

    • 25 g Unsalted butter , softened
    • 2 large eggs
    • 350 ml skimmed milk
    • 50 g caster sugar
    • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    • 3 ripe bananas , mashed
    • 6 slices of thick white bread , crusts removed*
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Lightly coat a baking dish with a little of the butter.
    • In large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla extract.
    • Add mashed bananas and whisk to a smooth consistency.
    • Butter the bread with the remaining butter and place one layer of bread, buttered side up in the bottom of the baking dish. Cut the bread to size to fit.
    • Cover the buttered bread by pouring in the banana mixture then let sit for about 10 minutes so bread absorbs some of the liquid.
    • Add the next layer of bread buttered side up, and pour over the remaining banana mixture.
    • Leave in fridge uncovered for 2 hours.
    • Pre-heat the oven to 170C Fan.
    • Place a thick layer of newspaper in the bottom of a roasting tin. Place the bread dish on top of the newspaper and pour in enough room temperature water, into the roasting tin, to come half way up the outside of the pudding dish.
    • Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 50 – 60 minutes until golden brown on top.
    • Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes until the pudding becomes firmer.
    • Serve warm. Delicious with vanilla ice cream.
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    Notes

    * I use the crusts to make breadcrumbs, kept in a bag in the freezer for other recipes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 242kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 7.9g | Fat: 6.2g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 72.2mg | Sodium: 204mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 20.4g | Vitamin A: 800IU | Vitamin C: 7.4mg | Calcium: 180mg | Iron: 1.4mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Hawaiian Banana Bread Pudding
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 242 Calories from Fat 56
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 6.2g10%
    Saturated Fat 3g19%
    Cholesterol 72.2mg24%
    Sodium 204mg9%
    Carbohydrates 39g13%
    Fiber 2.7g11%
    Sugar 20.4g23%
    Protein 7.9g16%
    Vitamin A 800IU16%
    Vitamin C 7.4mg9%
    Calcium 180mg18%
    Iron 1.4mg8%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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    Comments

    1. Agness of Run Agness Run

      July 18, 2017 at 1:13 pm

      This is a perfect combo of my favourite ingredients, Neil! Can't wait to try this treat!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 19, 2017 at 6:20 am

        Thanks Agness. If you love bananas then you're definitely going to love making, and eating this! 😀

        Reply
    2. David @ Spiced

      July 18, 2017 at 1:39 pm

      You know, recreating recipes based on travels is one of our favorite things to do, too! It's fun to relive the memories while also broadening your cooking/baking skills at the same time. (In fact, I have some fun ideas up my sleeve based on our recent Rhine cruise. And I can't wait to try them out!) Speaking of not being able to wait, I need a slice of this banana bread pudding ASAP. I never make bread pudding, but I'm not sure why not. I do love it, and the flavors in this one sound amazing. Thanks for sharing, and it sounds like you had a lot of fun recreating this one!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 19, 2017 at 6:25 am

        Thanks David. I couldn't agree more with your sentiments on recreating recipes based on our travels.

        In fact, even at the moment, although I haven't left Scotland, just travelling to Inverness on Monday I was looking around some of the local eateries and I jotted down a few notes of things I saw that I would like to try out, as well as a delicious vegan lunch I had yesterday. I'm off to Aberdeen today so perhaps I'll find more recipe ideas to add. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Ashika | Gardening Foodie

      July 19, 2017 at 4:00 pm

      This is such a delicious change on the regular bread pudding...I love the addition of the bananas. It must taste absolutely divine. Love it.?

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 19, 2017 at 6:49 pm

        It was such an amazing dessert that we had in Hawaii Ashika, I'm so glad that it turned out as well as it did when I recreated it. 😀

        Reply
    4. Ben | Havocinthekitchen

      July 19, 2017 at 6:46 pm

      Well, I cannot resist a good bread pudding (Which is why I try to avoid any at all). This one sounds and looks great - love the addition of bananas!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 19, 2017 at 6:58 pm

        Hi Ben, thanks for taking the time to comment. I know what you mean about avoiding bread puddings!

        If it's just a traditional plain one then I'm fine but when it's a really special one, like it was when I saw this one in Hawaii, well its just got to be eaten hasn't it? 😀

        Reply
    5. Jeff

      July 28, 2017 at 4:30 pm

      I've never been to Hawaii, but would love to go. At least I can pretend to go by making this lovely bread pudding! The flavors sound delicious together.

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        July 28, 2017 at 4:43 pm

        Thanks Jeff. Hawaii is definitely somewhere I would go back to. Beautiful scenery, friendly people, great food and of course the original source of this Banana Bread Pudding.

        But, similarly like you say, we can still go there by making this delicious pudding. The flavours are definitely a marriage made in heaven. 🙂

        Reply

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