Pumpkin Maple Bread Pudding
Created by TwisSis on November 7, 2016
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 15-20m
- Cook Time: 30-35m
- Recipe #25189
Ingredients
- 168 grams bread, cubed (white or wheat bread, cut into 1″ pieces, 6 cups)
- 114 grams dried cranberries (or raisins, 3/4 cup)
- 2 cups half & half
- 1 can (15 ounce) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix or puree)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (See Note)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (See Note)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (See Note)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves (See Note)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
- Maple syrup, to drizzle on top (about 3-4 tbsp)
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x9-in baking pan & set aside.
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Step 2: Combine cubed bread & dried cranberries in lrg bowl. Set aside.
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Step 3: In a med size bowl, combine Half & Half, pumpkin, eggs, vanilla extract, brown sugar, spices & salt. Blend everything well. Pour mixture over the bread/cranberry mixture & stir, coating all the bread cubes. Spoon this mixture into your greased baking pan & let stand for 10 min.
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Step 4: Bake for 30-35 min or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle chopped pecans over mixture during the last 10-15 min of baking time.
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Step 5: When bread pudding is done, remove from oven & drizzle the top w/maple syrup. Let cool 10 min & cut into 9 squares. Serve warm w/more maple syrup drizzled very lightly over each piece as desired.
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NOTE - It occurred to me that the 4 spice combo listed among the ingredients is very typical of pumpkin pie spice used by many cooks. If you're 1 of those cooks, feel free to use 2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice instead of the spice combo as listed.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (180.7 g)
- Calories 295.7
- Total Fat - 13 g
- Saturated Fat - 5 g
- Cholesterol - 89.3 mg
- Sodium - 206 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 39.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 25.5 g
- Protein - 6.7 g
- Calcium - 134.5 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg