Southern Banana Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 4 cups French or sourdough bread, day-old and cubed into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup firm bananas, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 3/4 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract