Slow-Cooked Bread Pudding

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 4 whole wheat bagels, split and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
• 1 large tart apple, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 2 cups fat-free milk
• 1 cup egg substitute
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

In a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with cooking spray, combine the bagels, apple, cranberries and raisins. In a large bowl, whisk the milk, egg substitute, sugar, butter, cinnamon and vanilla. Pour over bagel mixture and stir to combine; gently press bagels down into milk mixture.

Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

Yield: 8 servings.

1 serving equals 231 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 257 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 8 g protein.