Pumpkin-Maple Bread Pudding

By caligma

Prep time 12 Min
cook Time 1 hr 10 min
Servings 10

Ingredients

• Butter flavored cooking spray
• 1 (16 ounce) loaf cinnamon-raisin swirl bread, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup cream
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup real maple syrup
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid packed pumpkin (recommend Libby's)
• 1 (4.5 ounce) jar brandied hard sauce (recommend Cross and Blackwell)
• 1 teaspoon maple extract

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 12mins
Cooking time 13mins

Preparation

Step 1

Lightly spray a 3 quart casserole dish with butter flavored cooking spray, set aside.
Toss together cubed raisin bread and pecans in the casserole dish; set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, except hard sauce and maple extract. Pour over bread cubes. let soak for 1 hour in refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Bake bread pudding in preheated oven for 1 hour 10 min. or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.

Remove hard sauce lid and place jar in a microwave-safe bowl. Fill bowl with water halfway up the side of the jar.
Microwave on high for 30 to 40 seconds. Pour and stir in maple extract. Drizzle over bread pudding.

Serve warm or at room temp.