Bread Pudding with Irish Cream Sauce |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 9 |
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Just a splash of intensely flavored Baileys Irish Cream is all you need in the sauce. Cooking the pudding in a water bath ensures creamy results. We call for chopped dates and golden raisins in this recipe, but you may substitute any dried fruit you like. Ingredients:
2/3 cup packed brown sugar |
5 large eggs |
2 2/3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
9 cups (1/2-inch) cubed french bread, crusts removed (about 12 ounces) |
1/4 cup chopped pitted dates |
1/4 cup golden raisins |
cooking spray |
2 tablespoons brown sugar |
2 egg yolks |
1/2 cup 2% reduced-fat milk |
1 tablespoon baileys irish cream |
Directions:
1. To prepare pudding, combine 2/3 cup sugar and eggs in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Heat 2 2/3 cups milk, vanilla, and cinnamon in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium heat to 180° or until tiny bubbles form around the edge (do not boil). Gradually add hot milk mixture to egg mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Return milk mixture to pan; cook over low heat 6 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon, stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat. Combine bread, dates, and raisins in a large bowl. Pour milk mixture over bread mixture; toss well to coat. Spoon bread mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate 4 hours or up to overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Place baking dish in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; add hot water to pan to a depth of 1 inch. Bake, covered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 40 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
4. To prepare sauce, combine 2 tablespoons sugar and egg yolks in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Heat 1/2 cup milk in a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat to 180° or until tiny bubbles form around the edge (do not boil). Gradually add hot milk to egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Place milk mixture in pan; cook over low heat 6 minutes or until mixture coats the back of a spoon, stirring constantly with a whisk. Remove from heat; stir in liqueur. Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl for 5 minutes or until sauce cools to room temperature, stirring constantly. Serve sauce over warm pudding.
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