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Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding Recipe

Spiced Caramel-Apple Bread Pudding Recipe
  • Category

    Bread Pudding

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

Bread Pudding

1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, divided

1/2 Italian bread loaf, cut into bite-size pieces

Vegetable cooking spray

3 large eggs

1 1/2 cups reduced-fat milk

1 cup apple cider

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

 

Toasted Pecan Caramel Sauce

1/4 cup chopped pecans

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon light corn syrup

1/2 cup evaporated milk

1 1/2 teaspoon butter

Directions

Saute apple and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a lightly greased skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until tender. Stir together bread and apple mixture in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Whisk together eggs, milk, apple cider, brown sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and remaning 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; pour over bread mixture in baking dish. Cover and chill 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Bake bread mixture at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is crisp and golden brown. Serve warm with Toasted Pecan Caramel Sauce.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant. Sprinkle sugar in an even layer in a small saucepan. Stir together syrup and 1/3 cup water, and pour over sugar in saucepan. Cook, without stirring, over medium-high heat 12 to 14 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture is golden. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk in evaporated milk. . Stir in butter and toasted pecans.