Carmel Banana Bread Pudding

This caramel banana bread pudding is a symphony of flavors and textures, marrying the rich sweetness of ripe bananas with the velvety embrace of caramel sauce. Each spoonful is a journey through layers of moist banana bread, infused with the essence of vanilla and cinnamon, all bound together in a heavenly custard.

Ingredients

16 oz French brioche loaf cubed and toasted

1 Tbsp butter softened

8 large eggs

4 cups half and half

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 

1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

3 medium bananas mashed

Carmel Sauce -

1 cup unsalted butter

2 cups brown sugar

2/3 cup heavy cream

Additional toppings

Vanilla Ice cream

Whip cream

fresh sliced Banana

Instructions

1. Cube and toast bread in oven

2. Whisk 8 eggs, butter, half and half, both sugars, cinnamon , salt and bananas   until combined well

3. Submerge bread into mixture and chill for 60 minutes 

4.Bring out mixture and let rest at room temp for 30 min

5. Preheat tablet as directed

6. Spray inner pot with non stick cooking spray

7. Pour room temp mixture into inner pot and cover with inner lid.

8. Place preheated tablet in Rockpot and close outer lid, cook for 4-5 hours

Make Caramel sauce

10. On medium heat, melt 1 cup of butter in heavy bottom sauce pan

11. Add 2 cups brown sugar and 2/3 cup heavy cream and Whisk constantly 

12. Bring to a boil while whisking and let boil for 3 minutes only!

12. Remove from heat and add 1 tsp of vanilla and whisk and let cool

13. Drizzle caramel sauce over each serving and serve with sliced banana, vanilla  ice cream or whip cream 

Serves 8 Enjoy!

Heating the RockTablet on stovetop:

Place RockTablet on the largest burner. Place inner pot on top of the RockTablet.
Turn the heat on high. Heat the RockTablet for 30 minutes with inner pot sitting on the stone. After 30 minutes, turn off heat, remove inner pot from stone.
Place HOT RockTablet in the bottom of the RockPot. Put the inner cooking pot (full of hot food) in the RockPot on the hot stone. Close the RockPot and latch the lid.