Pear Bread Pudding Recipes

PEAR BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a 9x9 baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Cut English Muffins into 1-inch cubes and lightly toast. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl combine milk, egg yolks, whole eggs, cinnamon and sugar. Mix ingredients well; fold in diced pears.
• Add cubed muffin pieces to soak up the mixture.
• Pour melted butter into a 9×9 inch pan, coating the bottom. Spoon muffin pear mixture into the pan.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until set and browned.
• Dust with powdered sugar!
• Heat up the caramel sauce. Drizzle over the top; serve!

CARAMEL PEAR PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat in milk until smooth. Stir in pears and pecans. Spoon into an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish. , In another bowl, combine the brown sugar, butter and water; pour over batter. Bake, uncovered, for 45-50 minutes. Serve warm, with ice cream or whipped cream if desired.

TOFFEE-PEAR CRISP BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, combine milk, caramel topping, butter, cinnamon and ginger. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat., Whisk eggs in a large bowl; gradually whisk in a third of the milk mixture. Stir in remaining milk mixture. Add bread; stir to coat. Let stand 10 minutes. Gently stir in pears; transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes., Meanwhile, for topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in toffee bits; sprinkle over bread pudding. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes longer or until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Toss the pear slices with the lemon juice; then, place them in a saucepan with 1/2 cup of the sugar, 1 teaspoon each of the cinnamon and nutmeg, and the wine. Cook over medium heat until wine is reduced so it just coats the pears.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Scald the milk in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, and stir in the remaining sugar and the salt. Mix the eggs with the vanilla, rum and remaining cinnamon and nutmeg, and gradually whisk into the milk.
• Place the bread cubes in an 8-inch-square baking pan 2 inches deep. Pour the egg mixture over the bread and press down so it absorbs the liquid. Place the baking pan in another pan. Add boiling water to come halfway up the sides. Bake 20 minutes.
• Spread the pear mixture over the top, return to the oven and bake 20 minutes longer.
• Cool on a rack about 30 minutes, but serve warm. Garnish each serving with a sprig of mint and, if desired, serve with whipped cream.

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat rum mixture and pour over raisins; set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in frypan, add pears and cook 5 minutes.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar, stir and cook 2 more minutes and then put aside.
• Place bread in bowl.
• Scald milk and pour over bread.
• Let soak 5 minutes.
• Add raisin mixture and pears with syrup.
• Beat together eggs, rest of sugar, vanilla and stir in bread mixture.
• Pour in buttered baking dish, bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.