Dessert

Banana bread & butter pudding

A microwave pud that will have the family thinking you've been cooking for hours

Serves
4 persons
Difficulty
Cooks In
10 mins
Ingredient
  • 4 thick slices white bread
  • 50g butter, softened
  • 1 large banana, peeled and sliced
  • 2 eggs85g soft, light brown sugar, plus 1 tbsp extra
  • large pinch cinnamon
  • 450ml milk
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
Method
  1. Toast the bread, spread with butter and cut each slice into 6 equal pieces. Arrange, butter side up, with the banana in a microwavable dish (approx 23cm wide by 5cm deep).
  2. Beat together the eggs, sugar, cinnamon and milk in a jug. In a small bowl, add the cornflour with a little of the milk, mix until smooth, then stir into the jug. Pour over the bread and banana, then sprinkle with the extra sugar. Bake, uncovered, in the microwave on High for 8-10 mins. Stand for 5 mins before serving.