Bourbon Apple Pecan Bread Pudding
Bourbon Apple Pecan Bread Pudding is a decadent dessert made with butter, cream, brown sugar, apples, pecans, challah bread, cinnamon, and bourbon. They all add up to a most delicious sweet treat!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
Bread Pudding
- 1 20 ounce challah loaf, cubed
- 2 cups milk
- 2 cups heavy cream (or 4 cups half & half)
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ½ cup white sugar
- 4 large eggs beaten lightly
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 tbsps bourbon
- 1 large apple chopped, (I use a sweet but firm apple)
- ¾ cup chopped pecans divided
- 2 tbsp turbinado sugar
Bourbon Sauce
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 tbsp bourbon
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
Bread Pudding
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large combine milk, cream, and vanilla. Add in cubed bread and gently combine until coated. Let sit at room temperature.
- In a 12 inch cast iron skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar and white sugar until combined. Remove from heat.
- Whisk in eggs (you can temper in a little of the butter mixture first) and 4 tbsp bourbon until combined. Add in apples, cinnamon, and 1/2 cup pecans, and stir.
- Pour in bread mixture and fold in until combined.
- Sprinkle on remaining 1/4 cup pecans and turbinado sugar. Cover with lid or foil.
- Bake for 55 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden brown about 15 minutes. Inserting a wooden pick or cake tester in the center and be sure it comes out clean.
Bourbon Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, melted butter, 2 tbsp bourbon until smooth. Whisk in heavy cream until smooth. Drizzle sauce on top of warm bread pudding and serve immediately while warm.
Nutrition
Serving: 11 serving | Calories: 554kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 185mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g
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www.soulfullymade.com/bourbon-apple-pecan-bread-pudding/