Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Sauce
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
- Prep 40 mins
- Bake 50 mins
Ingredients
-
2
beaten eggs
-
1 1/2
cups
canned pumpkin
-
1
cup
whipping cream
-
1
cup
half-and-half or light cream
-
2/3
cup
packed brown sugar
-
1
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
-
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
-
1/4
teaspoon
ground nutmeg
-
1/4
teaspoon
salt
-
5
cups
French or Italian bread cut into 1/2-inch cubes
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1
recipe
Cinnamon Sauce (see recipe below)
Directions
- Butter a 2-quart square casserole. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin, whipping cream, half-and-half, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg. Stir in the cubed bread. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Transfer mixture to prepared casserole. Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 50 minutes or until the knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Serve bread pudding warm with warm Cinnamon Sauce. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Cinnamon Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 1/2
cups
milk
- 1/2
cup
whipping cream
- 4
egg yolks
- 1/3
cup
sugar
- 1/2
teaspoon
cornstarch
- 1
tablespoon
butter or margarine
- 1/2
teaspoon
ground cinnamon
- 1/2
teaspoon
vanilla
Directions
- In a large saucepan, combine milk and whipping cream. Heat until the mixture almost simmers. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, lightly beat egg yolks. Beat in sugar and cornstarch. Slowly stir about half of the hot milk mixture into the egg yolk mixture. Return all of the mixture to the saucepan and stir until combined. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture thickens enough to coat a metal spoon. (A thermometer will register 180 degrees F to 190 degrees F.) Immediately pour the hot mixture into a bowl. Stir in 1 butter, ground cinnamon, and vanilla.
Nutrition Facts
(Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Sauce)
carb. (g) 70, Fat, total (g) 36, Thiamin (mg) 0, chol. (mg) 314, Riboflavin (mg) 1, iron (mg) 3, vit. C (mg) 4, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 2, Folate (µg) 101, fiber (g) 3, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1, sat. fat (g) 20, Niacin (mg) 2, Monounsaturated fat (g) 12, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, cal. (kcal) 648, calcium (mg) 252, pro. (g) 13, vit. A (IU) 10690, sugar (g) 42, sodium (mg) 475, Potassium (mg) 487