Cherry Nut Bread Pudding Recipes

CHERRY UPSIDE-DOWN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread slices on ungreased baking sheets. Broil each pan 3-4 in. from heat until golden brown, 1-2 minutes on each side; let cool. Cut into 1-inch pieces; set aside., Spoon pie filling into a greased 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until crumbly. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk, cinnamon and vanilla (mixture may appear curdled). Gently stir in chocolate chips and bread cubes; let stand until bread is softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low until set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 2-3/4-3-1/4 hours. Serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.

BOURBON-SOAKED CHERRY BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and position a rack in the center of the oven. Grease a 2-quart baking dish with butter and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the cubed bread, sugar, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, melted butter and milk; mix thoroughly, then transfer to the prepared baking dish. Pour in the bourbon, and gently fold in the cherries.
• Place in the oven and bake until puffed and golden brown on top, about 45 minutes. Set aside and let cool completely.
• Pour the vanilla glaze over the bread pudding and serve.
• Place the confectioner's sugar in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in the melted butter, vanilla and bourbon until completely combined and smooth. Taste for bourbon; add as needed.

MARASCHINO CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined.
• Mix flour and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture in 2 or 3 batches, alternating with maraschino cherry juice, mixing batter well after each addition.
• Cut each cherry into 4 pieces; stir into batter with pecans. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen and invert loaf onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.

MOM'S CHERRY NUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Heat cherries in wine/juice until medium warm and soak for 20 minutes. Heat milk & butter in sauce pan.
• 2. In large bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients and the cherries (don't drain). Add milk mixture and stir gently. Spoon into a greased one-quart baking dish. Place dish in pan of hot water.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes, or until knife inserted one inch from edge comes out clean.
• 4. Serve warm Top with whipped cream & a sprinkle of almonds, if desired.

CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place the cherries in a nonreactive saucepan and sprinkle with the sugar. Let stand for 30 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the water, place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate until cold.
• Preheat broiler. Lightly butter a 9-inch nonreactive skillet, preferably one that would be attractive to serve from. Brush 1 side of each bread slice with butter and place, buttered side up, in the skillet, slightly overlapping, in 1 layer. Set under broiler to lightly toast the bread. Cool completely.
• Strain the cherries, reserving the juice. Ladle the cherry juice over the bread and make sure that all of the bread is completely saturated with juice. Scatter the cherries over the top. Place the skillet over medium heat and bring the juices to a boil. Cover with foil and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let the pudding cool to room temperature in the pan. Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar and serve.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• For the pudding: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium pot add the cream, milk, liquid from the cherries, maple syrup and salt and bring to a boil.
• In a separate bowl crack and whisk the eggs. In a larger bowl add the dark chocolate.
• Pour the warm liquid into the dark chocolate and whisk until the chocolate has melted. Slowly whisk in the eggs. Mix in the diced baguette and let it sit for 30 minutes.
• Place a cherry into each of eight 4-ounce ramekins, then fill the ramekins with the bread pudding mixture.
• Place ramekins on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
• For the brandy whipped cream: Whip the cream, brandy and granulated sugar until it holds stiff peaks. Serve the puddings topped with the cream.

CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook just until butter has melted and set aside to cool.
• Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish or spray with cooking spray.
• Add bread cubes to the baking dish. Whisk eggs into the butter mixture until well combined and pour over the bread cubes, pressing down a bit so bread cubes are submerged. Stir cherries into the bread cube mixture and distribute evenly. Let soak for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the bread pudding.
• Bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is set in the center, about 65 minutes. Bread pudding will puff up but drop shortly after coming out of the oven, just like a souffle. Place on a baking rack and cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

OLD FASHION CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and line a standard 9″ loaf pan with parchment paper and non stick spray. Coursely chop cherries and pecans. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar in bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
• Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream beating until combined. Scrape down sides.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder.
• In a liquid measuring cup combine milk and cherry juice.
• With mixer on low and starting with flour mixture alternate flour mixture than milk mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Stir in chopped cherries and chopped nuts with a spatula making sure to evenly mix through batter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake in a 350 degree oven 60 minutes or until a light golden color or a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and place on wire rack. Cool completely before serving.

CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut the bread into 3/4-inch squares. Combine the milk and vanilla 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 pitted cherries 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, kirsch if using, 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.

CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan over high heat, heat dried cherries and 3/4 cup water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until cherries are tender.
• Meanwhile, grease shallow 3-quart casserole. Cut bread into 1-inch-thick slices.
• In very large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, mix milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, egg whites, and eggs until well blended. Drain cherries, adding any liquid to egg mixture. Set cherries aside. Add bread slices to egg mixture; let soak 10 minutes, carefully turning slices occasionally for even soaking.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange enough bread slices in bottom of casserole, in one layer, pushing slices together, to cover bottom. Sprinkle all but 1/4 cup cherries over bread in casserole. Arrange remaining bread, overlapping slices to fit, on top. Pour any egg mixture remaining in bowl over bread in casserole.
• Bake bread pudding 1 hour and 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean, covering loosely with foil during last 10 to 15 minutes of baking if top of pudding begins to brown too quickly. Top with remaining cherries. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if you like. Serve warm. Or, refrigerate to serve cold later.

CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour, soda and salt together.
• In lg mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, beat well.
• Alternately add flour and buttermilk, blending well.
• Add vanilla, nuts, and cherries.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350* for 60-70 minutes, until pick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove and cool on wire rack.

CHRISTMAS CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Dump everything but the cherries in a mixing bowl and beat well, scrape, and mix again.
• Add the cherries and mix well.
• Put into a greased bread pan.
• 350 oven for 60-70 minutes still a tester comes out clean.
• Remove from pan and let cool.
• Store at least 8 hours before slicing.
• Note: To substitute soured milk for buttermilk, add vinegar to the whole milk and let sit for 5 minutes before adding to the bowl. This is what I use usually.

CHERRY NUT PUDDING

Steps:

• Cream together sugar, shortening, eggs, salt and baking soda.
• Add cherries, nuts and flour; mix well.
• Put in greased and floured 13x9-inch glass dish.
• Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes.
• Blend together sauce ingredients.
• Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour over cherry pudding.
• Enjoy.