PUMPKIN-MAPLE BREAD PUDDING

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Pumpkin-Maple Bread Pudding image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Categories     dessert

Time 2h22m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Butter flavored cooking spray
1 (16-ounce) loaf cinnamon-raisin swirl bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups milk
1/2 cup cream
4 eggs
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (recommended: McCormick)
1/2 cup real maple syrup
1 (15-ounce) can solid pack pumpkin (recommended: Libby's)
1 (4.5-ounce) jar brandied hard sauce (recommended: Crosse and Blackwell)
1 teaspoon maple extract (recommended: McCormick)

Steps:

  • Lightly spray a 3-quart casserole dish with butter flavored cooking spray; set aside.
  • Toss together cubed raisin bread and pecans in the casserole dish; set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, except hard sauce and maple extract. Pour over bread cubes. Let soak for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Bake bread pudding in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
  • Remove hard sauce lid and place jar in a microwave-safe bowl. Fill bowl with water halfway up the side of the jar. Microwave on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds. Pour into a bowl and stir in maple extract. Drizzle over bread pudding.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

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