Fresh fruit bread pudding
Chatelaine
* PLUS Baking Time: 240 minutes
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Bread pudding is down-home dessert that can also be microwaved for a warm, healthy unconventional breakfast on a cold winter morning.
Ingredients
-
12 slices
sandwich
bread
, preferably stale
-
4
apples
, or pears
-
8
eggs
-
3/4 cup
brown sugar
-
1 tsp
cinnamon
-
1/2 tsp
allspice
-
1/2 tsp
salt
-
1 tsp
vanilla
-
4 cups
milk
, preferably homogenized
-
1/2 cup
raisins
, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C). Lightly butter a 9×13-inch (3-L) baking dish. Cut bread into cubes. If bread is fresh, toast in preheated oven for 2 minutes. Peel, core and slice apples or pears. Place eggs, sugar, spices, salt, vanilla and 1 cup (250 mL) milk in a large bowl. Whisk together well. Stir in remaining milk. Scatter half of apples over bottom of baking dish. Cover with half of bread, then remaining apples. Scatter with raisins. Cover with remaining bread. Slowly pour milk mixture over top. Press down gently to submerge bread.
- Bake, uncovered, in centre of 325F (160C) oven until pudding seems set in centre when jiggled, about 1-1/4 hours. Serve warm or cold. Covered and refrigerated, bread pudding will keep for 2 days. If using a microwave to warm up a portion, cover lightly and use medium power.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 240,
- Protein
- 9.4 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 37.4 g,
- Fat
- 5.9 g,
- Fibre
- 1.4 g,
- Sodium
- 324 mg.
