Pumpkin Pear Cranberry Bread Pudding
by Olive the Best | May 23, 2023 |
This version of bread pudding offers layers of flavour with the pears, cranberries, nuts, pumpkin and spices. It features our vegan Butter Olive Oil and Maple Dark Balsamic Vinegar and a great way to use old bread.
Try combining with chocolate sauce, caramel ice cream topping, whipped cream, candied nuts, raisins, dried fruit, powdered sugar --- and ooh with this vanilla sauce. Mmmmm.... so good.
Prep Time15 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time1 hr
Bread Pudding:
8 slices cinnamon bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 large eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup Olive the Best Butter Infused Olive Oil
4 tbsp Olive the Best Vermont Maple Dark Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
½ cup cranberries
1 cup thinly sliced pears
¼ cup walnuts / pecans - optional
Vanilla Sauce
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Bread Pudding:
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2In a sauce pan over medium heat, cook Vermont Balsamic Vinegar with the brown sugar, once sugar is completely dissolved remove from heat and set aside – let cool.
3In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, Butter Infused Olive Oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nut meg, pumpkin puree and the Vinegar and brown sugar mixture.
4Place bread cubes in layers in a greased baking pan (use some of the Butter Infused Oil).
5Pour some of the sauce you created in your mixing bowl over the bread. Add a layer of pears and cranberries then repeat with adding cubes and pour sauce onto the next bread layer.
6On final layer add walnuts/pecans if desired. Cover with foil and bake.
7Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned.
8Serve warm or at room temperature. – optional – top with some vanilla ice cream
Vanilla Sauce
9In a small saucepan, and on high heat melt 3 Tablespoons of butter and once the butter is melted turn it down to medium heat until it turns brown.
10Add 1 Tablespoon of brown sugar and the teaspoon of vanilla extract.
11Stir so everything is well mixed and remove from heat.
12Let it sit for a minute or two before you whisk the brown sugar and butter mixture before pouring it on top of the baked bread pudding.
Ingredients
Bread Pudding:
8 slices cinnamon bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 large eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup Olive the Best Butter Infused Olive Oil
4 tbsp Olive the Best Vermont Maple Dark Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
½ cup cranberries
1 cup thinly sliced pears
¼ cup walnuts / pecans - optional
Vanilla Sauce
3 tbsp butter
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Bread Pudding:
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2In a sauce pan over medium heat, cook Vermont Balsamic Vinegar with the brown sugar, once sugar is completely dissolved remove from heat and set aside – let cool.
3In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, Butter Infused Olive Oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nut meg, pumpkin puree and the Vinegar and brown sugar mixture.
4Place bread cubes in layers in a greased baking pan (use some of the Butter Infused Oil).
5Pour some of the sauce you created in your mixing bowl over the bread. Add a layer of pears and cranberries then repeat with adding cubes and pour sauce onto the next bread layer.
6On final layer add walnuts/pecans if desired. Cover with foil and bake.
7Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned.
8Serve warm or at room temperature. – optional – top with some vanilla ice cream
Vanilla Sauce
9In a small saucepan, and on high heat melt 3 Tablespoons of butter and once the butter is melted turn it down to medium heat until it turns brown.
10Add 1 Tablespoon of brown sugar and the teaspoon of vanilla extract.
11Stir so everything is well mixed and remove from heat.
12Let it sit for a minute or two before you whisk the brown sugar and butter mixture before pouring it on top of the baked bread pudding.
Pumpkin Pear Cranberry Bread Pudding
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