Diet Friendly Mocha Bread Pudding Recipes

MOCHA BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL TOPPING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In pan, gently mix bread pieces, dates, nuts, coconut and cinnamon.
• In large bowl, mix butter, sugar and liqueur. Beat in eggs with spoon until well blended. Stir in half-and-half and milk. Pour over bread mixture in pan; toss to mix well. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until most of liquid has been absorbed.
• Bake 1 hour or until set. Serve warm bread pudding with warm caramel topping. Store in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Break up bread or doughnuts into a 13 x 9 pan.
• Add chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
• Whisk eggs, milk, coffee, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon together.
• Pour mixture over bread and allow to soak in, while stirring.
• Place a pan filled with hot water into oven on lower rack and bread pudding on upper rack of oven. This will keep steam in oven to prevent curdling.
• Bake for 60 minutes.
• Warm cream cheese in microwave for 20 seconds.
• Mix in confectioners sugar.
• Add milk until glaze is proper consistancy to pour over warm pudding.
• Remove pudding from oven and while still warm, drizzle glaze over.
• Best eaten while warm.

HEALTHIER BREAD PUDDING II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Break bread into small pieces into an 8-inch square baking dish. Mix in raisins and apple. Drizzle with melted butter.
• Combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up egg mixture.
• Bring a kettle of water to a boil. Place bread pudding baking dish into a large roasting pan. Carefully pour boiling water around pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted into the middle of pudding comes out mostly clean, about 45 minutes.