It's apple season again! Just about every store has bags for sale at 1/3rd of the price charged just a couple months ago. But even without the sale, this is a gem of a recipe.A traditional southern sweet bread pudding gets an APPLE PIE update, and then drizzle of caramel sauce becomes an adult version of the kids Halloween treat, the CARAMEL APPLE.
Bread puddings appear and sound complicated until you do your first one. They were originally simply a way to create something from nothing... Something special from bread that had become stale and useless. the key to a bread pudding is that stale bread. The more stale actually the better. Stale bread has no moisture, allowing it to absorb the liquid eggy custard mix more completely. When the whole thing cooks you end up with a cakey custard mix that is the stuff of legend.
This really is easy, with only about 15 minutes of hands on work. The dessert travels well. It is best when served warm but can also be served room temperature. Of course best when served with real fresh made whipped cream... but cool whip can work in a pinch.
Just as delicious as it sounds!
Caramel Apple
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Chunky Applesauce
- 1 Cup Half and Half
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 6 Large Eggs, Whipped
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 6 Cups Cubed day old Bread (cut into 1 inch square cubes the night before so the bread dries out. Alternatively, spread cubes on a cookie sheet and toast in 100 degree oven for 20 minutes)
- 2 Medium Apples (I used Gala), peeled and sliced
- Large Drizzle Caramel Ice Cream topping
- Whipped Cream for topping
Cooking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, 1/2 and 1/2, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and spices.
- In a 9X9 sprayed pan, add bread cubes. pour liquid over the cubes and gently mix with your hands. DO NOT OVER MIX but be sure everything is well coated.
- Insert apple slices into the pudding, a slice every square inch
- Let stand for 15 minutes or until bread is softened and mix is soupy.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- When the pudding is fresh out of the oven, drizzle caramel sauce throughout the top. Allow this to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
- Serve warm with whipped cream and ENJOY!!!
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