Banana Bread Pudding {with Greek Yogurt} - Healthy Seasonal Recipes (2024)

This Banana Bread Pudding is out-of-this-world-good my friends. It is made with bread soaked in a rich and tangy custard made with fresh eggs, bananas, maple syrup, vanilla Greek yogurt and crunchy walnuts. It’s an easy, fuss-free homestyle dessert to make with overripe bananas!

I originally shared this Banana Bread Pudding recipe on February 10th, 2017. I have updated the text and photos to share it with you again today.

Bread pudding holds a special place in my heart. It is one of my favorite desserts ever. In fact we had bread pudding instead of wedding cake at my husband and my wedding!

So when I recently discovered that you can lighten bread pudding up quite a bit, cut the calories and fat by using Greek yogurt in the custard, I was all on board with it! It is light enough that you can enjoy it as an afternoon snack or for breakfast with a cup of coffee. It is the perfect sweet to share at a spring brunch or as a rustic dessert for any occasion.

Ingredients For This Healthy Greek Yogurt Bread Pudding Recipe

• Ripe bananas: For the best flavor and sweetest bread pudding use overripe or very ripe bananas with some black spots on them. You’ll need one to mash into the custard, and then the other three will be sliced and added into the layers of the bread pudding.
• Stale sourdough bread: This has the best neutral flavor. You’ll want to use a sharp serrated knife to remove the crusts and then cut the bread into cubes.
• For The Custard: Large eggs, Low-fat milk, half and half and low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt. Plus pure maple syrup to sweeten the bread pudding.
• Kitchen Staples: Vanilla extract, Unsalted butter
• Toppings: Walnuts, Turbinado or coarse sanding sugar, whipped cream and maple syrup

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How To Make Maple Banana Bread Pudding

Step 1: Make Custard with Greek Yogurt

Mash one banana in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, Greek yogurt, ¾ cup maple syrup, half and half and vanilla and whisk to combine.

Step 2: Soak Bread In Custard

Add bread and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours to 8 hours.

Step 3: Prep Casserole Dish and Preheat Oven

Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 13 by 9-inch casserole dish or 10.25-inch cast iron skillet with softened butter.

Step 4: Layer Bread Pudding with Bananas

Re-stir the bread mixture. Spread half of the bread mixture into the bottom of the dish or skillet. Slice two bananas and spread over the bread layer. Top with the remaining bread mixture and any remaining batter from the bowl can be drizzled over the top.

Step 5: Cover and Transfer To Oven

Spritz a square of parchment (roughly 10 by 10 inches) with cooking spray. Lay the parchment, spray side down over the bread pudding. Cover tightly over the edges with foil and transfer to the oven.

Step 6: Bake the Banana Bread Pudding

Bake until steaming hot, and puffed in the center, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove parchment and foil and sprinkle with walnuts and turbinado sugar. Return to the oven and bake until the top is browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 to 30 minutes. Slice the remaining banana and serve on top of the warm bread pudding with, whipped cream and maple syrup if desired.

Before serving drizzle on more maple syrup if you like. And top with whipped cream if you’re feeling indulgent.

Oh, and don’t forget: Make sure to let it cool a bit before serving. You don’t want to burn your mouth like I did on my wedding day!

FAQs and Expert Tips For Maple Walnut Banana Bread Pudding

Substitutions and Variations To Try

• Instead of Greek yogurt, use sour cream for a richer result. Make sure to add an additional 2 tablespoons of maple syrup too to compete for the sweetness of the vanilla yogurt.
• Use gluten-free bread instead of regular bread to make this gluten-free.
• Add sliced stone fruit, such as peaches, with the bananas.
• Use another type of nut such as pecans or omit them altogether.

More Recipes To Try

• This recipe for Bread Pudding is more traditional and super fast!
• If you love banana bread try our whole-wheat banana bread. This recipe for Banana Chocolate Chip Bread is super yummy or my popular Banana Bread with Dates and Walnuts is great too!
• Try this recipe for Savory Bread Pudding with Asparagus is a great brunch recipe.
• This recipe for Monkeylada Smoothie is a tropical vacation in a glass!
• This recipe for Paleo Banana Muffins is a grain-free treat to bake sometime. And another breakfast option is this Vanilla Protein Green Smoothie.

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Happy Cooking! ~Katie

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