Pear Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce Recipe
Soft English muffins, cinnamon, cardamom and pears make this Pear Bread Pudding, a tender dessert drizzled with a rich caramel sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pkg Raisin English Muffins
- 2 pears (ripe), peeled and diced
- 3 tbsp. melted butter
- 3 ½ cups milk
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ tsp cardamom
- 1 orange, zested (about 1-2 Tbsp)
- ½ cup sugar
- 8 egg yolks
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 jar Caramel Sauce, we buy at Trader Joe's or Harry & David
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a 9x9 baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
- Cut English Muffins into 1-inch cubes and lightly toast in the oven. Optional to use a toaster to toast. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine milk, egg yolks, whole eggs, cinnamon, cardamom, orange zest, and sugar. Mix ingredients well; fold in diced pears.
- Add cubed muffin pieces to the egg mixture and allow to soak up the eggs.
- Pour melted butter into a 9×9 inch pan, coating the bottom. Pour the egg and pear mixture into the pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until set and browned.
- Dust with powdered sugar while warm.
- Heat up the caramel sauce. Drizzle over the top, or optional to drizzle over each serving.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
reposted from Dec 2017
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 352kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 19g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 347mg, Sodium: 136mg, Potassium: 367mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 32g, Vitamin A: 909IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 239mg, Iron: 1mg