Cranberry Apple Pecan Bread Pudding With Vanilla Cream Sauce Recipes

CRANBERRY APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pudding:.
• in a medium bowl, toss sliced apples with lemon juice and set aside.
• in a large bowl, beat the eggs till frothy and light in color. Add the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon and beat till smooth.
• Stir in the butter, half and half and brandy.
• Toss the apples, cranberries, pecans with the bread cubes.
• Place the bread mixture in a greased 9x5 loaf pan (or individual custard cups). Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread. Cover with foil and weigh down with a bag of rice or dried beans to encourage the bread to absorb the liquid. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325. Remove the foil and weights and place the pudding in a larger pan with 1 inch of hot water. Bake for 55 minutes or till set.
• Increase oven temperature to 425 and bake 10 minutes more, till lightly browned. Serve warm with room temperature sauce.
• Vanilla Cream Sauce:.
• Combine milk (or cream) with flour and sugar in a saucepan. Add butter. Heat over medium high heat till it bubbles, stirring. Continue to heat gently till thickened. Stir in vanilla.

APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread pecans in a shallow baking pan and bake until golden, about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, place bread cubes in a greased 3 qt. or larger slow cooker.
• Peel, core and thinly slice the apples.
• Mix lightly together the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, add eggs and mix well.
• Blend in half and half or milk and then stir in bourbon or brandy.
• Lightly mix pecans with bread and apples.
• Pour egg mixture over bread. Drizzle with butter.
• Cover and cook on low until apples are tender when pierced and custard is set; about 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 hours.
• Let pudding stand, covered, for about 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream, if desired.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine bread, cranberries, and pecans in a large bowl; toss gently. Combine milk and half and half; pour over bread mixture. Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Combine eggs, sugars, rum and vanilla; stir well. Add egg mixture to chilled bread, stirring gently to combine. Pour into a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until set and lightly browned. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Cut into squares; serve warm with maple syrup or sauce of your choice.

APPLE CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread and 2 cups sugar in mixing bowl.
• Pour milk over and mix well.
• Allow bread to soak up milk for about an hour.
• In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and cranberries.
• Cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Whisk together eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, rum and melted butter.
• Pour over bread cubes.
• Stir in apples, drained of their cooking liquid and the walnuts and cranberries.
• Pour entire mixture into baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until pudding is puffed and golden.
• Cool slightly, cut into squares and serve with lemon sauce recipe#74942.

APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Coat an 8 or 9-inch cake pan with nonstick spray. Place the bread cubes in the pan and toss in the pecans and apples.
• Blend the eggs, milk and sugar (optional) in a medium bowl. Add vanilla.
• Pour the mixture over the bread and let stand for about 20 minutes.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for about 45 minutes, until golden brown. Cut into squares to serve.
• Serve with warm maple syrup.