Irish Bread Pudding with Caramel-Whiskey Sauce

By fluteanjel

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup  light butter, melted
• 1 (10-ounce) French bread baguette, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
• 1/2 cup  raisins
• 1/4 cup  Irish whiskey
• 1 3/4 cups  1% low-fat milk
• 1 cup  sugar
• 1 tablespoon  vanilla extract
• 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated skim milk
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• Cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon  sugar
• 1 teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• Caramel-Whiskey Sauce

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°.

Brush melted butter on one side of French bread slices, and place bread, buttered sides up, on a baking sheet. Bake bread at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes, and set aside.

Combine raisins and whiskey in a small bowl; cover and let stand 10 minutes or until soft (do not drain).

Combine 1% milk and next 4 ingredients (1% milk through eggs) in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add bread cubes and raisin mixture, pressing gently to moisten; let stand 15 minutes. Spoon bread mixture into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pudding. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until set. Serve warm with Caramel-Whiskey Sauce.

Note: Substitute 1/4 cup apple juice for the Irish whiskey, if desired.