Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2008

I wanted to make it a little healthier, so I used whole wheat bread and omitted the sugar and the chocolate chips. I mashed the banana (which was very mushy and ripe) and added cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and tiny amount of ground cloves. I thought that the banana would make it sweet enough, but it needed just a tiny bit of extra sweetness, so I sprinkled a little Splenda on it after baking and that did the trick. Was trying to keep the calorie count low, and still have a rich, healthy dessert. Mission accomplished! This recipe will be great to experiment with to suit my mood. :)

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FoodGloriousFood

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2008

I made this with whole wheat bread cause I had lots leftover. Turned out great, very decadent!

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Erin

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2008

So delish! I only used 1/2 cup of sugar and I used milk chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet. Next time I make it, I will add 1/2 cup more of the chips. Awesome recipe!

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2007

I mashed the bananas with the sugar/eggs/milk and poured over broken up bits of bread. I also didn't put the dish in another dish of water..I placed the glass (greased) dish straight into the over like other bread pudding recipes and it was great.

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LAURENCOOKS

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Home Town: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2007

Good, but not really my thing. The chocolate chips made it to sweet. Mom loved it, my boyfriend wouldn't even eat it.

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EROCK101

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2007

Very Yummieeee! Even our 2 year old loved it! I replaced the chocolate chips with golden raisins - also delicious!

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Moni

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2007

Wow this was outstanding!

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Kim

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

Mmmmm, this is good - a real hit with kids. I cut the sugar in half (more would be sickly), mashed rather than sliced the bananas, and added a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg. I found it even better cold.

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Basg

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2007

very good. I took others advice and used only 1/2 cup sugar and added some cinnamon and an extra banana. I also used a few extra chocolate chips, but it didn't need it. Will make this again and again. I used a 9x13 pan for 70 mins.

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Shecan2cook

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2007

I made this in a souffle stoneware bowl in the hot water bath and it was phenomenal! I used the Ghirdelli bittersweet chocolate peices and croisants instead of french bread. Heavenly. Everyone at cooking club went bananas.

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Stacy

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Home Town: Westmoreland, New York, USA

Living In: Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2007

I can only give this recipe a 3*** because of my guests opinions. I had a bread pudding party and put out 4 bread puddings. This was definitely the least favorite recipe across the board. Now, when my husband had it for breakfast the next morning he thought it was great. So maybe it really is better as a "leftover". Next time I'll make a day ahead and see if it gets a better reception.

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kathyl

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2007

I made this without the chocolate chips and added raisins instead. I topped it with Creme Anglaise II from this site, and it was absolutely heavenly. Delicious!

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Karen_M

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Reviewed: Aug. 5, 2007

Awesome. I substituted sultanas for the chocolate chips and it came out delicious! If you want more texture, cut the bread in to bigger chunks and don't let it soak for as long.

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Deborah K

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2007

This recipe was FANTASTIC! It is super easy to make. The only hard thing about it was being patient until the bread pudding was finished cooking. Upon the suggestion of others, I used a little less that 1/2 c BROWN sugar. I added cinnamon and raisins. There were no problems with baking it, I kept it in a extra 3 min. My boyfriend loves me a little more after this one! Thank you ever so much for the great dessert.

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2007

I thought this was below average... and cooked as directed just plain bad. It takes way more than 1 hour. Consistency is bad, taste is just OK, not worth the calories.

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2007

I thought the idea of chocolate banana bread pudding sounded great. Then I read the recipe and saw that there was only one measly cup of chocolate chips in the recipe. I searched further and found another recipe that was needlessly complicated, but it had one idea I liked, and that was to toss the dry bread cubes with 1/4 cup of melted butter, and then toss that with the 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup of cocoa. I increased the bread to 6 cups, and the milk to 3 cups. I added vanilla and one more banana, then baked this in a 9 by 9 baking pan for 35 minutes. It came out beautifully, rich and chocolaty, but not really too close to the original recipe. It needed way more chocolate to satisfy my craving. Oh, I also used one whole package of chocolate chips instead of one cup.

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Dianemwj

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2007

This was excellent! I reduced the sugar to a 1/2 cup per other reviews and thought it was perfect. It was good right out of the oven and just as good the next day heated up in the microwave!

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2007

I can't give this 5 stars because of two things: the amount of sugar (it does not actually need ANY sugar at all) and the baking instructions, which should have mentioned that the water for the water bath must be scalding hot, otherwise it'll take longer to cook. Those changes aside, this is a wonderful recipe. Lovely with a scoop of ice cream. One other minor issue is that the chocolate chips like to sink to the bottom. Next time I may put half the bread mixture into the pan, add a layer of chocolate chips, add the rest of the custard, then the rest of the chips.

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CARIST

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2007

Wonderful bread pudding, but a little too sweet. Next time I will not add any sugar because the chocolate makes it sweet enough. I added an extra banana and I think I would add maybe 2 more bananas for more of the flavor. Otherwise, an awesome dessert. Everyone really enjoyed it.

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