For a family that LOVES bread pudding, double this recipe and bake it in a 9×13-inch pan. Enjoy this healthier version – which features whole wheat bread, reduced sugar, and apple or pear – for breakfast or dessert! Optional: Dust lightly with confectioners sugar before serving. Yum!
Prep Time::30 mins
Cook Time::45 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings::12
Yield::1 8-inch square pan
Ingredients
6 slices day-old whole wheat bread
½ cup raisins (Optional)
1 large apple, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups low-fat milk
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8-inch square baking dish. Mix in raisins and apple. Drizzle with melted butter.
Combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up egg mixture.
Bring a kettle of water to a boil. Place bread pudding baking dish into a large roasting pan. Carefully pour boiling water around pan.
Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted into the middle of pudding comes out mostly clean, about 45 minutes.
Editor's Note:
This recipe is a healthier version of Bread Pudding II.