DULCE DE LECHE BREAD PUDDING WITH PEANUT BRITTLE TOPPING

Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding with Peanut Brittle Topping image

Want a show-stopping dessert that doesn't take much time to prepare? That would be this delicious Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding with Peanut Brittle Topping.

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 1h25m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

6 cups day-old French bread cubes (1/2 inch)
1 apple, peeled, chopped
3 egg s
1-1/2 cups milk
1 can (13.4 oz.) dulce de leche (sweetened milk caramel)
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup PLANTERS Dry Roasted Peanuts
1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Steps:

Heat oven 350°F.
Toss bread with apples in large bowl. Blend eggs, milk, dulce de leche and cream cheese in blender until smooth. Pour over bread mixture; toss to evenly coat. Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 45 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 min.
Meanwhile, cook sugar in small nonstick skillet on medium-high heat until golden brown. Stir in nuts. Pour onto foil-covered rimmed baking sheet. Carefully separate into small pieces with back of spoon. Cool completely.
Serve warm pudding topped with COOL WHIP and nuts.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 85 mg, Sodium 260 mg, Carbohydrate 37 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 24 g, Protein 9 g