Reduced Fat Bread Pudding Recipes

LOW FAT DELICIOUS BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan.
• Drizzle melted oil over bread.
• If desired, sprinkle with raisins.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine egg whites, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla Beat until slighty foamy.
• Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

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.

BREAD PUDDING WITH NUTMEG

Steps:

• In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Combine milk and butter; add to eggs along with sugar, salt, spices and vanilla. Add bread cubes and, if desired, raisins; stir gently. , Pour into a well-greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° until a knife inserted 1 in. from edge comes out clean, 40-45 minutes. , Meanwhile, for sauce, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, vanilla and nutmeg. Serve with warm pudding.

LOW-FAT BUTTERMILK BREAD PUDDING WITH STRAWBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the bread pudding:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Whisk eggs and sugar to blend in large bowl. Beat in both milks and vanilla. Add bread and let stand 5 minutes. Transfer mixture into 7x11-inch baking dish. Sprinkle top of bread pudding lightly with nutmeg. Place baking dish in large pan. Add enough water to pan to come 1 inch up side of baking dish. Bake until pudding is set in center, approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Cool completely. Serve with Strawberry Sauce.
• To make the strawbwerry sauce:
• Puree strawberries in blender or processor until smooth. Add enough lemon juice to season to taste. Add enough sugar substitute to sweeten to taste. (Can be prepared 4 days ahead; chill.)
• Makes about 1 3/4 cups.

REDUCED-FAT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375. Whisk milk, eggs, 4 T sugar, pudding mix, vanilla and salt in large bowl til combined. Stir in bread. Let stand, tossing occasionally, until liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
• Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar in small bowl. Grease 8" square dish. Transfer bread mixture to prepared pan and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake until pudding is just set and surface is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes.