Tropical Fruit Bread Pudding With Butter-Rum Hard Sauce

• 16 inches french bread oz. loaf of fresh or day old sweet, cut in to 1 pieces
• 2 bananas overripe
• 1 cup pineapple fresh, sweet, cut in to 1/2" chunks
• 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
• 5 cups whole milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 8 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter softened
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1 cup dark brown sugar packed
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the oven to 375. Using the tablespoon of unsalted butter, generously grease a 9"x13" baking dish or casserole. In a medium bowl, mash the bananas together with the brown sugar until a lumpy paste forms. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs. To the eggs add the milk, cream, vanilla, salt and banana-sugar mixture. Whisk thoroughly to combine. Arrange the bread cubes in the greased baking dish and pour the custard mixture over the cubes, pressing down to moisten all the bread.
2. The bread pudding can be put in the oven immediately or can be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight. The bread pudding will become absolutely luxurious if allowed to sit overnight but will still be very delicious if baked immediately. Bake for 60 minutes or until puffed, golden brown and set in the center. Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled.
3. While the bread pudding is baking, make the hard sauce. In a two quart sauce pan, whisk together the water, cornstarch and salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Once it begins to simmer add the brown sugar and butter. Stir constantly to dissolve the sugar and melt the butter, for approximately three minutes. During this time the mixture will begin to thicken and become translucent. Remove from the heat and add the rum and vanilla extract. Allow to cool if serving over warm bread pudding or serv

bread, bananas overripe, pineapple, milk, heavy whipping cream, eggs, vanilla, salt, butter, water, dark rum, corn starch, salt, unsalted butter, vanilla

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Tropical-Fruit-Bread-Pudding-With-Butter-Rum-Hard-Sauce-1676057 (may not work)