Chocolate Banana Bread Pudding

Cut bread into roughly 1 inch cubes. I use half banana bread and half French bread, but you can use all French if that’s what you have. Toast the bread cubes on a cookie sheet at 350F for about 10 minutes.

While the bread is toasting, in a mixing bowl combine eggs and milk. Mix in sugars until dissolved. Beat in bananas until smooth. Add in cocoa powder and cinnamon.

In a separate mixing bowl, pour banana mixture over the toasted bread and allow to soak for 10 minutes. Then pour into a greased 9 x 13 baking dish. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350Funtil a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 – 60 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

This reheats well in the microwave the next day. It’s even good cold, straight from the fridge.