CROCK POT BREAD PUDDING

Crock Pot Bread Pudding image

Provided by skat5762

Categories Dessert

Time 6h15m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

5 eggs, beaten
3 1/2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 cups plain breadcrumbs (or more to make mixture as thick as cooked oatmeal when mixed with all ingredients)
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1 banana, mashed or sliced (optional)

Steps:

Mix all ingredients together until bread crumbs are thoroughly wet, and mixture is smooth like thick oatmeal.
Place mixture in a WELL greased crock pot.
Cook on high for 4-5 hours, or until a knife stuck in middle of the"pudding" comes out fairly clean.
NOTE: For the last 1/2 hour of cooking, lift the lid a"crack" by putting a spoon or fork between it and the pot, to let the excess moisture escape; otherwise you will have a clear liquid all around the bread pudding.
Bread pudding should rise slightly like a cake while cooking, and be smooth on top.
It should be fairly solid when done, like a very moist chewy brownie, or perhaps like a dense souffle.