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Dessert & Baked Goods » Plantain Bread Pudding w/ Rum Sauce

When bananas turn black, they're most often headed for the trash. But John Verlinden of Mucho Gusto shows us that plantains sing a different tune. While they may look bad on the outside once their skin turns black, soft and somewhat sticky to the touch, plantains are still delicious on the inside and at that point have just reached the perfect stage for making desserts like John's creative bread pudding.

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Serves 12

Ingredients

Bread Pudding

2 tbsp butter
3 large very ripe plantains (black skins)
¼ cup brown sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
1 loaf day-old bread, thinly sliced
½ cup non-fat milk
1 egg
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
nonstick cooking spray

Rum Sauce

2 tbsp butter
½ cup brown sugar
1 cup milk
1 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp white rum

Equipment

6" x 10" (or 8"x 8") baking pan or dish

How-to

Make Bread Pudding

Preheat the oven to 350°
Coat 6" x 10" (or 8" x 8") baking pan or dish with nonstick cooking spray
In a skillet over low heat melt the butter then add the plantains, squeezing them from their skins into the pan
Add the sugar and spices and cook everything together, about 5 minutes
In a large bowl, whisk together the non-fat milk, sweetened condensed milk and eggs
Arrange a layer of bread slices on the bottom of the pan, then add half of the cooked plantain mixture, spreading to cover the bread
Pour half of the egg mixture over the top
Repeat with another layer of bread and plantains. Pour the remaining egg mixture over the top
Bake for about 30 minutes or until golden brown

Make Rum Sauce

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat
Mix the cornstarch and sugar together and stir into the butter until combined
Add the milk and cook stirring frequently until the mixture boils and thickens, 3-5 minutes
Remove from heat, and stir in rum

Slice & Serve

Allow the bread pudding a few minutes to cool, then cut into small pieces, drizzle with rum sauce and serve. (If rum sauce has cooled, a few seconds in the microwave will warm it right up)