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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 - no dairy; its flavour comes from botanicals!
 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:
1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2

In 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.

3

In 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.

4

Place bread cubes in layers in a greased baking pan (use some of the Butter Infused Oil).

5

Pour 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.

6

On final layer add walnuts/pecans if desired. Cover with foil and bake.

7

Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned.

8

Serve warm or at room temperature. – optional – top with some vanilla ice cream

Vanilla Sauce
9

In 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.

10

Add 1 Tablespoon of brown sugar and the teaspoon of vanilla extract.

11

Stir so everything is well mixed and remove from heat.

12

Let 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 - no dairy; its flavour comes from botanicals!
 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:
1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2

In 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.

3

In 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.

4

Place bread cubes in layers in a greased baking pan (use some of the Butter Infused Oil).

5

Pour 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.

6

On final layer add walnuts/pecans if desired. Cover with foil and bake.

7

Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned.

8

Serve warm or at room temperature. – optional – top with some vanilla ice cream

Vanilla Sauce
9

In 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.

10

Add 1 Tablespoon of brown sugar and the teaspoon of vanilla extract.

11

Stir so everything is well mixed and remove from heat.

12

Let 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.

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