Apple Pie Bread Pudding
Ingredients
For the Pudding:
- 8 cups white bread, your choice, cubed
- 1 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp. cinnamon, divided
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- ½ cup granulated sugar, plus 2 tbsp.
- 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped
- ½ cup raisins
For the Sauce:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup brown sugar
For Serving:
- Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
To prepare the pudding:
- Pre-heat oven to 350°.
- Spray a 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, milk, eggs, 1 tsp. cinnamon, nutmeg, and ½ cup sugar.
- Stir in the apples, raisins; gently fold in the bread cubes.
- Pour into the prepared pan.
- In a small bowl, stir together 2 tbsp. sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon.
- Sprinkle on top the bread pudding.
- Place in pre-heated oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
To prepare the sauce:
- In a heavy saucepan, over medium-low heat, stir together the butter, heavy cream and brown sugar; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low; simmer until the sauce thickens; about 5 minutes.
- Pour over bread pudding to serve.
- Top with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
It is recommended to leave the bread cubes out for a few hours, or overnight, so they get nice and dry; if not, just place them on a baking sheet; place in a pre-heated 350°F oven and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until they are dry but not toasted.
This recipe can be made the night before; cover and place in the refrigerator in an airtight container; remove from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to placing in the oven; follow instructions above for baking.
