Sometimes I think how amazing I can be.
The first time I had bread pudding was a few years ago when I was a server at Pappaduex Seafood Kitchen. I was kind of forced into trying it. I don’t remember how that happened. Before I tried bread pudding I thought that it was gross (without even trying it). I mean, “Who wants to eat sweet soggy bread?” is what I thought. Like I said, I did eventually ended up trying the bread pudding. T0 my surprise it was really, really good. With fear of trying it again elsewhere and not liking it, I made up in my mind that I would not try bread pudding anywhere else or from someone else. Clearly that didn’t happen.
You know I have been on a crazy “peach frinzy”. I love peaches. I think they are amazing. Not only that, it is easy to come up with recipes using them. That is true for any fruit. Soooo….I had a loaf of White Texas Bread that I needed to use and some peaches that were going to go bad and that is how I came up with the idea of making a bread pudding. Let me tell you something, this bread pudding was amazing! It puts me in the mind of a dessert I would eat if I were in the south.
But let me tell you about this sauce. Every now and then that creative genius that lives inside me emerges and takes my food creating capabilities to a new level. I made this sauce using vanilla bean ice cream. I wanted to make a sauce but I didn’t have any heavy whipping cream. So….I knew I needed a sauce to go along with the bread pudding but I was hitting a dead wall. If there is one thing I hate is going to the grocery store for one item. I can’t stand it. I look all throughout my kitchen and I had a half pint of uneaten ice cream left, so I thought I would use that. Heck, its nothing but milk and cream anyway and it already has flavor. Pure genius I tell you! It came out amazing! This sauce and bread pudding are very easy and simple to make and would go well with the rest of your holiday deserts.
Peach Bread Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream Sauce
Ingredients
- 10 c. White Texas Bread, cubed
- 8 eggs
- 1 c. heavy cream
- 1 1/4 c. milk
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp.rum extract
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 4 tbsp. butter, melted and cooled
- 2 1/2 c. peaches, diced
- 1/2 c.pecan pieces
- SAUCE
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 3/4 c.vanilla bean ice cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Place the cubed bread in large mixing bowl. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, and milk until yolk and milk is evenly mixed. Whisk in the sugar, cinnamon, rum extract, vanilla extract, melted butter, and nutmeg until evenly mixed.
- Pour the egg mixture on top of the bread along with the 2 cups of diced peaches. With a large wooden spoon, lightly toss the bread with the milk mixture. Place in the refrigerator and allow to sit for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pre-heat the oven to 350 Degrees.
- Spray or grease a large casserole dish and pour the bread into the casserole dish, evenly. Sprinkle the other 1/2 cup of peaches on the top of the bread mixture along with the 1/2 cup of pecan pieces. Bake in the oven on the middle rack for 30-45 minutes until the middle of the pudding is set and a toothpick is inserted and comes out clean.
- In a small sauce pan on low to medium heat, melt the stick of butter and add the brown sugar. Stir until the brown sugar is completely dissolved into the butter (should like caramel). Add the ice cream and stir until the ice cream has dissolved. Allow to simmer for 3-5 minutes while continuously stirring. Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract Serve on top of the bread pudding as desired.
HELLO!
WHAT SIZE OF PYREX DO I HAVE TO USE?
9X13 is good.