Cranberry Amaretto Bread Pudding Recipes

CRANBERRY AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together eggs, milk, brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla and spices. Stir in cranberries and, if desired, pecans. Gently stir in bread; let stand until bread is softened, about 15 minutes., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake until pudding is puffed and golden, and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes., In a small heavy saucepan, heat baking chips and butter over low heat until melted and smooth, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in amaretto. Serve with warm bread pudding.

ALMOND AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Grease a 9 x 11 x 2 inch baking pan with butter or margarine.
• 2. Cut or tear French bread into 1/2 - 1 inch pieces. Soak in milk and condensed milk until all milk is absorbed.
• 3. In separate bowl, mix eggs, sugar, almond and vanilla extracts and Amaretto.
• 4. Combine all ingredients, then stir in raisins. Fold in cinnamon - most of the cinnamon will stay on the surface (it doesn't have to be evenly mixed.)
• 5. Pour into buttered baking dish and sprinkle the top with almonds pieces and a little cinnamon. Bake at 350º F for 40-55 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6. SAUCE DIRECTIONS:
• 7. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the Amaretto and whisk until smooth.
• 8. In a medium saucepan, scald cream over medium heat. Add the Amaretto slurry to the hot cream and whisk constantly. Bring mixture to a boil then reduce heat and cook for 30 seconds, whisking constantly.
• 9. Remove saucepan from the heat and add sugar. Whisk until sugar is dissolved and allow sauce to cool down before serving with bread pudding.
• 10. NOTE: I don't use raisins in this recipe but if you love raisins in your bread pudding then add them. It's good both ways.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer half of the bread cubes, cranberries and orange zest. Repeat layers. Drizzle with butter. , In a large bowl, beat the eggs, milk, 3/4 cup sugar and vanilla until blended; pour over bread mixture. Let stand for 15-30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. , Bake, uncovered, for 65-75 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean., For sauce, in a small heavy saucepan, whisk egg yolks and sugar. Stir in cream and orange zest strip. Cook over low heat about 15-20 minutes or until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and a thermometer reads at least 160°, stirring constantly but gently. Do not allow to boil. Immediately transfer to a bowl., Place bowl in an ice-water bath for a few minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in extract. Discard orange zest. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve with bread pudding.

PANETTONE BREAD PUDDING WITH AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• To make the sauce: Bring the cream, milk, and sugar to a boil in a heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently. In a small bowl, mix the amaretto and cornstarch to blend and then whisk into the cream mixture. Simmer over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens, stirring constantly, about 2 minutes. Set aside and keep warm. (The amaretto sauce can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm before serving.)
• To make the bread pudding: Lightly butter a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish. Arrange the bread cubes in the prepared dish. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, milk, and sugar to blend. Pour the custard over the bread cubes, and press the bread cubes gently to submerge. Let stand for 30 minutes, occasionally pressing the bread cubes into the custard mixture. (Recipe can be prepared up to this point 2 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake until the pudding puffs and is set in the center, about 45 minutes. Cool slightly. Spoon the bread pudding into bowls, drizzle with the warm amaretto sauce, and serve.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING AND AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• BREAD PUDDING: In a large mixing bowl, place eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and Amaretto. Mix thoroughly. Add bread and cranberries and toss in the liquid. Set it aside to soak (10-15 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease muffin tin with butter. Fill the miffin cups and place on the middle rack of the oven.
• Bake in the oven for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until the center is firm. Insert a skewer into the center to test. If it comes out wet, keep baking.
• While bread pudding is in the oven, prepare Amaretto sauce.
• AMARETTO SAUCE:.
• In a pan, melt butter over medium heat. Add sugar. When the sugar has dissolved and begins to caramelize add the cream and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally, until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Add in toasted almonds and the Amaretto. Remove from heat. Drizzle the warm sauce over the bread pudding.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Whisk milk, cream, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla bean together in a bowl; fold in baguette slices, raisins, and cranberries. Set aside to soak for 40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 12-inch deep-dish pie dish.
• Transfer bread mixture to prepared pie dish; remove and discard vanilla bean. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until until pudding is set and lightly browned, about 15 more minutes.

CHRISTMAS CRANBERRY CAKE WITH AMARETTO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Mix yellow cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, amaretto, oil, and milk together in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Fold in cranberries, coconut, and walnuts. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine sugar, amaretto, and butter for glaze in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; continue to boil until sugar is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove cake from the oven and glaze immediately.

AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cook's note: When not using the Amaretto sauce, add 4 tablespoons of Amaretto liqueur to the bread mixture.
• Preliminaries: Break the bread into small pieces and place in a medium bowl.
• Cover with the half-and-half.
• Cover the bowl and let stand for 1 hour.
• Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the butter.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small bowl beat together the eggs, sugar, and almond extract.
• Stir the mixture into the bread and milk.
• Gently fold in the raisins and almonds, if desired.
• Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared dish.
• Bake 50 minutes, until golden.
• Remove and cool.
• Sauce: In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, combine butter and sugar.
• Stir constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is very hot.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the egg.
• Continue whisking untiln the sauce has come to room temperature.
• Add the liqueur.

CRANBERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in cranberries. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, for sauce, combine sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan. Add water and stir until smooth. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 3 minutes more. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Cool slightly; serve over warm pudding. Refrigerate leftover sauce.

APPLE CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread and 2 cups sugar in mixing bowl.
• Pour milk over and mix well.
• Allow bread to soak up milk for about an hour.
• In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar and cranberries.
• Cover with water and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Set aside to cool.
• Whisk together eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, rum and melted butter.
• Pour over bread cubes.
• Stir in apples, drained of their cooking liquid and the walnuts and cranberries.
• Pour entire mixture into baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until pudding is puffed and golden.
• Cool slightly, cut into squares and serve with lemon sauce recipe#74942.

CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING AND AMARETTO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, place egg, milk sugar, vanilla and
• Amaretto. Mix thoroughly. Add bread and cranberries and toss in the liquid. Set it aside to soak (10-15 minutes).
• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease muffin tin with butter. Fill the muffin cups and place on the middle rack of the oven Bake in the oven for approximately 25-30 minutes, or until the center is firm.
• Insert a skewer in to the middle to test, If it comes out wet, keep baking. While bread pudding is in the oven, prepare the Amaretto sauce.
• AMARETTO SAUCE:.
• In a pan, melt butter medium heat. Add sugar. When the sugar has dissolved and begins to caramelize add the cream and bring to a simmer. Stir occasionally , until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Add in toasted almonds and the Amaretto. Remove from heat. Drizzle the warm sauce over the bread pudding.

AMARETTO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread cubes, half and half, sugar, eggs, almond extract and almonds in large mixing bowl.
• Mix until well combined.
• Pour mixture into a buttered 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F.
• for 35 minutes or until set.
• When pudding is almost finished baking, place butter in a saucepan and melt slowly.
• Add powdered sugar and beaten egg.
• Mix quickly so that the egg doesn't cook before it is incorporated.
• Cook until smooth and incorporated.
• Add almond liqueur.
• Cut pudding into 12 squares and serve warm with warmed sauce and whipping cream.
• NOTE: I found it easier to mix all liquids and sugar together first, then add bread.