DIWALI RECIPE

Diwali Recipe –

Decadent Banana Carob Bread Pudding Serves 6 to 8 

Ingredients 

• 4 cups or 10 slices of cubed gluten-free bread or cinnamon raisin bread.
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed.
• 10 ounces of chocolate chips.
• 2 cups cashew/almond milk.
• 12 dates, pitted and cut in half.
• 1 tabsp vanilla extract. 

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. or 176 degrees C.
2. Grease a 9 x 5 – inch loaf pan.
3. Place the bread, bananas, and chocolate chips in a large bowl.
4. In a blender or food processor, blend milk, dates, and vanilla until smooth.
5. Pour over bread mixture and let it soak for 10 minutes.
6. Pour it into the prepared pan.
7. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel.
8. Place the loaf pan on the towel inside the roasting pan, and place the roasting pan on the oven rack.
9. Fill the roasting pan with hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the loaf pan (bain-marie method).
10. Bake for an hour, or until knife inserted in the centre comes out clean. 

Happy Diwali!!