Pear White Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipes

PEAR AND CHOCOLATE BRIOCHE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish and sprinkle bottom evenly with chocolate. Arrange brioche in dish, alternating each slice with 3 or 4 pear slices.
• In a large bowl, gently whisk together eggs and egg yolks, milk, cream, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour mixture evenly over bread and pears and let sit 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Bake until brioche is puffed and custard is just set, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place bread in a round, buttered, deep dish pie plate. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, a dash of salt, vanilla, cocoa, and cinnamon . Add chocolate chips. Pour over bread and gently mix. Let sit for 15 minutes, so bread can absorb mixture. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until firm but not dry.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEAR AND FIG MORNING BREAD

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a saucepan on low heat to just warm. Stir in the sugar and yeast and set aside until bubbly and foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour and salt in a large bowl and create a well. Stir in the yeast mixture, and then knead the dough in the bowl until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the white chocolate chips, figs and pears and knead a bit more to evenly distribute. Place in a greased bowl, cover and set aside to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Punch down the dough and lightly knead again. Turn into a greased 10-by-5-inch loaf pan. Allow to rise in the pan for 30 minutes more. Bake the loaf in the oven until the internal temperature reads about 190 degrees F, about 45 minute. Allow to cool about 5 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and Serve.

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix in the butter and 1 tablespoon of vanilla just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1 cup white sugar, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, pear brandy and salt.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a layer of bread. Top with a layer of pear. Pour about 1/4 of the custard over the layers followed by about 1/3 of the heavy cream. Sprinkle with some of the crumb topping. Repeat layers until you are out of ingredients, ending with the crumb topping on top. Press down on the layers as needed to help them absorb the liquid. Cover the pan with parchment paper then seal with aluminum foil. Place another baking pan on top or two dinner plates to keep it from puffing while it bakes.
• Place the pudding onto a larger pan or cookie sheet with sides. Pour boiling water into the bottom pan until it is half way full.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Pudding is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

PEAR & WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine cream, vanilla bean and seeds in med. saucepan; bring just to scalding over med-hi heat. Watch closely. Meanwhile, whisk eggs + sugar together in lg bowl. Remove cream from heat, discard bean. Whisk a little cream into egg-sugar mixture to equalize temp. of eggs, then slowly whisk in remaining cream to form a custard. Strain to remove any curdled egg. Add liqueur, if using. Transfer custard into vessel w/ spout. Fill ea. ramekin to top w/ custard, poke holes to get to bottom. Let ramekins rest 30 min. to absorb custard. 15 mins. b/f baking, preheat oven to 350. Boil water for roasting pan bath. Top off ea. pudding w/ more custard so ramekins are filled; puddings will glisten, may overflow slightly. Reserve remaining custard (@ room temp) to make sauce. Put pan on mid rack, fill w/ boiling water so water comes ½-way up sides of ramekins. Bake 20 mins, carefully turn pan front to back. Bake for 10-20 mins, or until puddings are puffed, set, golden. Let rest in water-filled pan until cool enough to handle. (Now, ramekins can be removed from water and cooled to room temp b/f covering; refrigerate up to 1 day. To serve, run a knife around inside edge of ea pudding and invert to unmold. To warm b/f serving, place unmolded puddings, browned side up, on a baking sheet in a 350-degree oven, warm through.) Heat any remaining custard in med. saucepan over med-low heat, stirring constantly w/ wooden spoon until warmed through and slightly thickened to form sauce. (If eggs curdle, transfer to blender, puree until smooth.) Just b/f serving, combine remaining 1/2 c heavy cream & confectioners' sugar in bowl; beat to soft peaks. Cut remaining 1/2 pear into 24 very thin slices. Place a warm pudding on ea. plate. Spoon creme Anglaise around ea. Garnish w/ whipped cream, 2 fanned pear slices, mint sprig. Dust tops w/ confectioners' sugar.

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.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the milk, cream and sugar. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in chips until melted. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla. Gradually whisk in cream mixture. Add bread. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in apples. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 30 minutes longer or until a knife comes out clean., Meanwhile, for sauce, In a large saucepan combine the sugar, water, corn syrup and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; boil, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 295° and mixture turns deep amber. , Remove from the heat; stir in cream. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Stir before serving. Serve warm with warm bread pudding.

WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH IRISH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• For sauce:
• Bring cream, liqueur, sugar, and vanilla to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Mix cornstarch and 2 teaspoons water in small bowl to blend; whisk into cream mixture. Boil until sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Cool, then cover and refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.)
• For bread pudding:
• Combine bread, chocolate, and white chocolate in large bowl; toss to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla in another large bowl to blend. Gradually beat in 1 1/2 cups cream and milk. Add cream mixture to bread mixture; stir to combine. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with nonstick spray. Transfer bread mixture to prepared dish, spreading evenly. Drizzle with remaining 1/2 cup cream. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake pudding until edges are golden and custard is set in center, about 1 hour. Cool pudding slightly.
• Drizzle bread pudding with sauce and serve warm.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, heat 1 cup cream. Bring to a boil and pour over white chocolate chips in a bowl; whisk until smooth. In a large bowl, combine egg yolks, sugar, and vanilla bean. Add remaining cream and 1 pint milk to white chocolate mixture, whisking constantly to combine. Add remaining 2 tablespoons milk to egg mixture to thin out by whisking, then add all, and pour over chopped croissants. Mix in pears and bake in greased individual oven-proof bowls (or greased 2-quart casserole dish) at 350° for 25-35 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH TART CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the cherries, juice and sugar to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove cherries with a slotted spoon; set aside. Return liquid to a boil; cook until reduced to about 3/4 cup. Return cherries to pan; cool., Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, combine the cream, white chocolate, milk, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until chocolate is melted., Stir a small amount of mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over bread cubes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with cherry sauce and chocolate curls.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH HONEY-ROASTED PEARS

Steps:

• For pears:.
• Preheat the oven to 190ºC.
• Combine all ingredients in a heavy, ovenproof dish and mix well.
• Bake uncovered, stirring often, for 30-45 minutes until the pears are golden and starting to caramelise. Allow to cool before using. These pears can be refrigerated in an airtight container for a few days.
• For the pudding:.
• Preheat the oven to 160ºC. Grease a 2-litre pudding bowl or similar dish with the softened butter.
• Press down a layer of croissant or brioche, then a layer of roasted pears, a sprinkling of cinnamon followed by a layer of chocolate.
• Repeat until all ingredients are used up, ending with a croissant layer and a little chocolate on the very top.
• Whisk eggs, cream and caster sugar then strain. Pour this mixture over the pudding and press down on top of the croissants or brioches so they all absorb some of the custard. Allow to sit for half an hour. Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 45-60 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed. Leave the pudding to cool for 20 minutes.
• Serve with lightly whipped cream or a large dollop of mascarpone.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH RASPBERRY AND WHITE CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Bread pudding:.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9"X12"X2" baking pan including the sides. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
• Combine cream, sugar, milk in saucepan over medium heat. Stir until hot. Add chocolate morsels and stir until chocolate is melted. Set aside so it can cool slightly.
• Whisk eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla. Gradually pour the cream mixture into the egg mixture and whisk until smooth. Be careful that the cream mixture isn't too hot or the eggs will curdle. Tempering the eggs is very useful in this step.
• Lay about half of the bread slices in the baking pan and pour about half of the cream mixture, allowing it to soak up the liquid. Next, layer the remaining bread slices on top and pour more mixture over it. You might need to press down the bread on top to let it soak up some of that liquid. Be careful that you don't layer too much, since it does rise quite a bit in the oven. I usually stop layering once it hits right at the top of the pan.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake for 1 hour. While it's baking, this is a good time to get started on those sauces!
• After that 1st hour, remove the foil and bake uncovered until it's no longer liquid in the center and the top should be golden brown.
• Raspberry Sauce:.
• Combine water, sugar, and orange zest in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir until syrupy.
• Add raspberries and cook on low heat stirring occasionally until the fruit falls apart. Strain out the seeds.
• White Chocolate Sauce:.
• Heat heavy cream in saucepan over medium heat until hot.
• Stir in white chocolate morsels until melted. Set aside to cool slightly.
• Prepping the Bread Pudding:.
• By individual slices, place a slice(s) on a cookie sheet and brush each piece with the melted sweet cream butter, including the sides (don't worry about the bottom of the slice).
• Bake in oven for about 12-15 minutes. This will create a crisp "seared" outside which is very delicious.
• Once the bread pudding is ready, by individual slices, place on a serving plate and drizzle with the white chocolate sauce and droplets of raspberry sauce. Enjoy!