Banana Bread Pudding without cookies cinnamon

12 slices thick day-old bread 1/2 cup apricot jam 2 ripe bananas , thickly sliced 1/3 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup sultana 2 cups 1% low-fat milk (use whole[...]

8 ounces French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes 4 eggs 2 tablespoons rum (optional) 2 1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 dash nutmeg 3[...]

5 ounces crustless white bread, cut into 3/4 inch cubes (pullman loaf) 3 ounces vanilla wafers, roughly broken by hand 2 very ripe bananas 4 whole eggs , plus[...]