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as well as heavy cream, milk, and spices, which are equally important but also a part of the great photograph disappearing act of 2010.
and then cube iot into 1″ cubes (or even a little smaller)
If you can leave them out for a few hours so they get nice and dry, that’s great. If not, just place them on a baking sheet and bake them at 350 for 10-15 minutes or until they’re dry but not toasted.
Toss the apples and the bread cubes together in a large bowl and then place them in a greased 9×13 dish. In the same large bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients except the butter and pour the mixture over the bread and apples.
You want to let this stand for awhile so the egg/milk mixture gets soaked into the bread. Ideally, you could cover it and refrigerate it overnight, but if that’s not possible, you can let it stand for 15 minutes-1 hour.
When the bread has soaked in most of the egg mixture, place the pan in the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes or until the center is set and the apples are tender.
Allow to stand for 5 minutes and then cut into pieces and serve warm. What you really want to do is drizzle some (okay, lots of) Buttermilk Syrup (this is where the “caramel” of the “Caramel Apple Bread Pudding” comes in) over the warm piece of bread pudding.
Like that.
If you’re feeling especially rebellious, you could add some vanilla ice cream, too. So evil, right? Right.
Caramel Apple Bread Pudding
 5-6 c. stale French bread cubes (about 1/2 of a standard loaf cut into 1″ cubes)
3 c. apples, peeled and chopped into small pieces
4 eggs
3 egg yolks
1 1/2 c. milk
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. almond extract
2 tsp. pumpkin or apple pie seasoning
1 Tbsp. butter, chopped
1 recipe Buttermilk Syrup
Questions & Reviews
This was my first time making/eating bread pudding. OMG it was amazing! I'm not a huge apple fan…..actually I dislike them alot. However, my husband loves apples and I love caramel. So I chopped the apples very small, and poured tons of the "caramel" on top! It was sooooo goooood!!!!
OMG! I think I've died and gone to heaven. You've managed to find a recipe that combines all of my favorite things – bread, caramel, and apples. I'm on a diet – but I'm going to have to try this!!! Yummy. I'll have to figure out a way to reduce the caloric intake.
Do like what I’m going to do. Forget the ice cream. lol
Hey Kirsten, Thanks for the feedback on the half-and-half substitute. I'm going to give it a try!! Of course I might just have to try both and compare 🙂
Yummy is right. But it looks like a quick way to put on three pounds.
Oh yum!! That looks soo scrumsciously delicious! I am going to be trying this one out really soon!
P.S I've been voting!! 🙂 Good luck!! So far you two are way ahead, and I hope it stays that way and you end up winning, so we can win too! That pan set looks awesome!!
P.S. Heavy cream works the best for bread pudding, in my experience, but I've used half-and-half without sacrificing much.
You've done it. You've finally completed posting my trifecta of weaknesses: cinnamon rolls (many times), French toast (particularly with buttermilk syrup), and bread pudding.
Oh good heavens, life is delicious.
I've been waiting for a bread pudding recipe from you guys … knew it would just be a matter of time!! Thanks for posting, YUM!
Sorry to ask, but would there be a substitute for the heavy cream? Maybe something a little lighter?
Funny story about this post: as I was reading through it (and drooling over the pictures) my one year old came over and just stared at the screen for a few minutes. Then he started rattling off "I want bread. I want dinner. I want cookie. I want cake. I want dinner. I want eat. I want cake." (this is getting increasingly louder and more and more desperate.) Kind of laughing, I said "what do you want?" He jabbed his finger at the picture on the screen and started screaming "I want that! I want that! I want that!" Your pictures are so mouthwatering even my one year old recognizes the deliciousness behind them.
This looks like trouble…yummy! I know what I'll be having this weekend 🙂
Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for the recipe!
Cheers!