Best Currant Cardamom Bread Pudding Recipes

APRICOT BREAD PUDDING

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Make and share this Apricot Bread Pudding recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Miss Annie

Categories Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 eggs
3 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
5 cups torn dry bread, pieces (French Bread is best)
12 dried apricot halves, quartered
1/4 cup currants
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, cut up
maple syrup, heated (optional)

Steps:

In a medium mixing bowl beat together eggs, milk, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla.
In a large mixing bowl combine bread pieces, apricots, and currants.
Place in a greased 2 quart rectangular baking dish.
Pour milk mixture over bread mixture and press bread with the back of a spoon to soak up milk.
In a small bowl, stir together 2 Tbsps.
sugar, and cardamom.
Sprinkle over top of pudding.
Dot with butter or margarine.
Bake at 325ºF for 55 to 60 minutes, or until it tests clean.
Serve warm with maple syrup, if desired.

SIMPLE BREAD PUDDING

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This recipe is proof-positive that leftover bread can easily be converted to dessert without much work. There's room for customization here: consider adding fresh or dried fruit or a combination of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cardamom. It makes a great brunch dish, served with fresh fruit compote. Or add a handful of chocolate chips before baking for a decidedly more decadent outcome.

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories easy, editors' pick, dessert

Time 45m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cups milk
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, more for greasing pan
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1/2 loaf sweet egg bread like challah or brioche, cut into 2-inch cubes (about 5 to 6 cups)
2 eggs, beaten

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm milk, butter, vanilla, sugar and salt. Continue cooking just until butter melts; cool. Meanwhile, butter a 4-to-6-cup baking dish and fill it with cubed bread.
Add eggs to cooled milk mixture and whisk; pour mixture over bread. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until custard is set but still a little wobbly and edges of bread have browned. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 198, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 192 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams