Maple Pumpkin Bread Pudding Recipes

CREAMY MAPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F and grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole or baking dish.
• Place the bread cubes into the prepared pan. Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, syrup, sugar, flavoring, nutmeg, and salt together. Pour over the bread cubes and let sit for 15 minutes to absorb the liquid. Press the cubes down into the liquid if the edges are dry.
• Bake the pudding for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the nuts and sugar. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, until the pudding has puffed up and is light brown around the edges. Remove from the oven and let stand for a few minutes-the pudding will sink as it sits; that's OK. Serve immediately, or reheat before serving.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING (MADE WITH MAPLE SYRUP)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Combine pumpkin, milk, maple syrup, coconut sugar, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; whip until well blended.
• Layer bread pieces on the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour pumpkin mixture over the bread. Use a fork to poke down and bread that pops up and make sure all bread is soaked in the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pudding is spongy but set, about 40 minutes.

MAPLE-PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Cut the pumpkin into quarters, place it on a baking sheet, and roast for about 1 hour or until the pumpkin is fork-tender. Remove the pumpkin from the oven and let cool (this can be done a day or two ahead). When the pumpkin is cool enough to handle, peel off the skin, remove the seeds and guts, and purée the flesh in a food processor. If you're using canned pumpkin, skip this step.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F.
• In a large bowl, combine the puréed pumpkin, heavy cream, brown sugar, eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vanilla, and mix well to combine.
• Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish well. Toss the bread, walnuts, and cranberries together in the baking dish. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the bread and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Put the dish in the oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the custard is set.
• ANNE ALTERNATE
• If you want to get really fancy, use cinnamon brioche or pound cake in place of the challah. Mmmmm . . .

PUMPKIN-MAPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Lightly spray a 3-quart casserole dish with butter flavored cooking spray; set aside.
• Toss together cubed raisin bread and pecans in the casserole dish; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, except hard sauce and maple extract. Pour over bread cubes. Let soak for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake bread pudding in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Remove hard sauce lid and place jar in a microwave-safe bowl. Fill bowl with water halfway up the side of the jar. Microwave on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds. Pour into a bowl and stir in maple extract. Drizzle over bread pudding.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.