Apricot Pumpkin Bread Pudding Diabeticheart Healthy Recipes

APRICOT-PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING, DIABETIC/HEART HEALTHY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
• Coat a 2-quart square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In the prepared baking dish, combine bread cubes and dried apricots; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, pumpkin, egg, sugar, and cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
• Slowly pour pumpkin mixture over bread mixture in baking dish.
• Gently press bread mixture down into liquid to moisten.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool slightly; serve warm.
• If desired, serve with dessert topping. Makes 9 servings.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly oil a 2-quart casserole dish and set aside.
• Crumble the bread by hand or food processor to make bread crumbs.
• Combine the egg substitute, milk, pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, spices and vanilla.
• Fold in raisins and bread crumbs.
• Pour mixture into prepared casserole and set dish in larger baking dish which has been partially filled with hot water.
• Bake 1 hours or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

APRICOT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut the bread into 3/4-inch squares. Combine the milk, vanilla and almond extract and toss with the bread in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or longer.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9-inch ceramic tart pan or 2-quart baking dish. Arrange the apricots in the dish. Remove the soaked bread from the refrigerator and beat with a whisk or an immersion blender until it becomes a mush. Beat in the egg yolks, almond flour, cinnamon and honey.
• In a clean, dry bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, begin beating the egg whites on low speed. Gradually add the sugar, turn up the speed to high and whip until the egg whites form a soft meringue, about 1 minute. Be careful not to overbeat, as you do not want the mixture to dry out.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the bread mixture. Scrape into the baking dish. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top.
• Bake 40 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm.

APRICOT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl beat together eggs, milk, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla.
• In a large mixing bowl combine bread pieces, apricots, and currants.
• Place in a greased 2 quart rectangular baking dish.
• Pour milk mixture over bread mixture and press bread with the back of a spoon to soak up milk.
• In a small bowl, stir together 2 Tbsps.
• sugar, and cardamom.
• Sprinkle over top of pudding.
• Dot with butter or margarine.
• Bake at 325ºF for 55 to 60 minutes, or until it tests clean.
• Serve warm with maple syrup, if desired.

APRICOT BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Simmer Grand Marnier and 1/4 cup water in heavy medium saucepan 5 minutes. Cool mixture completely. Whisk Grand Marnier-water mixture, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg in large bowl to blend. Place croissant pieces in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; add apricots and toss to combine. Pour custard over croissant-apricot mixture, pressing down gently with rubber spatula so that croissant and apricot pieces are evenly covered. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil. Place dish in larger roasting pan. Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of baking dish. Bake 1 hour.
• Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until bread pudding is golden brown on top and firm to touch, about 30 minutes longer. Carefully remove bread pudding from oven and from water bath; cool slightly. Drizzle bread pudding with Caramel Sauce, if desired, and serve warm.