Enjoy a "not-too-sweet" piece of Lemon Blackberry Bread Pudding with Mascarpone Frosting. Delicious served warm for breakfast or dessert.
Ingredients
112 ozloaf of lemon bread, cut into 1-2 inch cubes, (we bought Franz Lemon Créme Bread at Costco)
⅛ccoconut sugar, or brown sugar, plus some to top
10eggs
1 ¼cmilk or milk alternative
1cfrozen blackberries, defrosted + extra for garnish
2tspcinnamon
½tspcardamom
Oil or butter to grease pan
Mascarpone Vanilla Frosting
1tsplemon zest
2tspvanilla
3Tbsppowdered sugar, plus some to sprinkle
1cupmascarpone cheese
Fresh berries for garnish, optional, or frozen
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine eggs, milk, sugar, and spices in a bowl or blender and mix until smooth.
Grease a 9x13 pan. Spread bread cubes inside, then pour over egg mixture. Top with blackberries and a sprinkle of coconut sugar. Allow bread to soak for a couple of hours, or even overnight.
When you’re ready to bake, place in oven for 40-50 minutes.
In a mixer, combine mascarpone, vanilla, sugar, and lemon. Mix until smooth and creamy.
When bread pudding is cooked, serve warm with a dollop of mascarpone and fresh (or defrosted frozen) berries.