Apple Crumble Bread Pudding
Ingredients
For the Carnalized Apples:
- 3 large apples, peeled and cut into wedges
- 3 tbsp. butter
- Pinch salt
- 3 tbsp. brown sugar
- ¼ tsp. cinnamon
For the Bread Pudding:
- 3 cups French or Italian bread, cut into cubes
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ cup whipping cream
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1-½ tsp. vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
For the Oatmeal Crumble Topping:
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 3 cups flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, cut in small cubes
For Serving:
- Caramel sauce
Instructions
To prepare the caramelized apples:
- In a medium non-stick pan, sauté the apple wedges, butter, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
- Sauté for only a couple of minutes to allow the butter and sugar to caramelize and the apples to become slightly softened.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
To prepare the bread pudding layer:
- Grease a 9 x 9-inch baking dish well; a slightly larger baking dish will also work.
- In a medium bowl, toss the bread cubes with the grated nutmeg and cinnamon, and then place the spiced bread cubes into the greased baking dish.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the whipping cream, milk, 1 egg and 1 egg yolk, sugar, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt.
- Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes, pressing down slightly to make sure all the cubes are soaked.
- Leave them to soak while you make the crumble.
To prepare the oatmeal crumble topping:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, toss the baking powder, rolled oats, flour, and brown sugar together.
- Using your hands, rub the small cubes of butter thoroughly through the dry ingredients.
- When the butter is fully incorporated into the dry ingredients, layer the apples evenly over the bread pudding layer.
- Drizzle any of the caramel, from sautéing the apples, over the bread pudding as well.
- Press the crumble together in handfuls and then crumble it over the apples by breaking off small pieces about the size of the top of your little finger.
To bake the apple crumble bread pudding:
- Place in pre-heated oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or until the top is evenly golden brown and the custard beneath is set.
- A clean butter knife inserted into the center of the pan will determine if the custard beneath is still liquid.
- When baked, remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 20 to 30 minutes before serving with a generous drizzle of caramel sauce. See note below for Homemade Caramel Sauce recipe.
Notes
If you are feeling domesticated and would like to serve Homemade Caramel Sauce on the Apple Crumble Bread Pudding, instead of caramel sauce purchased from your grocery store, the recipe can be found on our website at:
