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Bread Pudding Magic

by Ann
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Chocolate Bread Pudding Magic

Sometimes I just have some quickbread I have tired of that I want to be rid of, but I don’t want to toss out. Maybe a muffin or two that’s getting kind of old and dry … or sometimes when I try to lighten a recipe, it just doesn’t turn out quite like I wanted it.


Chocolate Bread Pudding

Does that ever happen to you? Well, next time it does, don’t throw it away! Take that quickbread and transform it into a lovely, soft comforting warm bread pudding.

Bread Pudding Magic

This one is made with some chocolate/PB chip muffins I made for our camping trip. They turned out good, but not quite moist enough. I will try them again and post the perfected recipe once I get it, but in the meantime I wanted to share this cool trick with you for those not-so-great quickbread recipes or old stale muffins you just can’t bear to throw out.

You could do this with any kind of quickbread or muffins. All you’re doing health-wise is adding a little extra protein and calcium, but taste-wise, you’re creating a moist, sweet flavor sensation.

This is sized for a small serving — a big dessert or breakfast for one, or it’s a lovely sharing size for after dinner dessert for two.

Bread Pudding Magic

Ingredients:

  • 2 medium sized muffins or 2-3 slices of quickbread (Decadent Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread would be perfect for this! Regular Zucchini bread would be great too … I can also imagine apple bread, cranberry bread … oh my, what you could do with this!)
  • 1/2 c. of 1% milk — Or for the lactose intolerant, soy milk would work fine too.
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • A little raw turbinado sugar for the top
  • Other toppings as desired: chocolate chips, nuts, berries, chopped fruit

Directions:

  1. Spray an oven-safe bowl or small baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. Cut up the muffins or quickbread into small chunks and place in the bowl.
  3. Pour the milk over the bread and let sit about 15 minutes, tossing a few times to make sure all the bread gets a turn soaking in the milk.
  4. Beat the egg well.
  5. If you want to add a little “adult” taste and fun to your pudding, add a couple teaspoons of a liqueur that complements the flavors from the quickbread. For a chocolate, try coffee liqueur or Bailey’s. For a fruity bread, perhaps some chambord or amaretto or rum. Whisk the liqueur into the egg.
  6. Pour the beaten egg over the soaked bread and stir gently.
  7. Sprinkle with a bit of raw sugar (just 1/2 T or so) and add the toppings of your choice. I used a few chopped peanuts and some dark chocolate chips for this one, but I could imagine puddings with raspberries, rhubarb, peaches, almonds, apples … the possibilities are endless!
  8. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 20 minutes or until the pudding is set in the middle. Just touch it gently in the middle–if it bounces back, it’s done.
  9. It’s best eaten warm shortly after you pull it out of the oven … it is also lovely topped with ice cream or whipped cream.

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7 comments

Nami | Just One Cookbook August 8, 2011 - 11:11 pm

Wow this looks delicious!!!! I’ve never made brad pudding and haha it sounds like a great magic! I’m your new follower!

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Ann August 8, 2011 - 11:16 pm

Thanks Nami! It IS delicious and so simple! Most bread puddings are made with leftover bread (like a crusty french bread), then you add a sugary egg mixture … with this one the sweetness is already there so you don’t need any more sugar. So glad to have a new follower 🙂

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Cassie @ bake your day August 12, 2011 - 2:21 am

I don’t even like bread pudding but I would try this one, it looks scrumptious!!

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Debi August 3, 2012 - 8:26 am

I Love This! I don’t like to toss anything out, either. I think I will try this in the microwave. I have some left over brownies…can you imagine that? Thanks for the magic touch, sweetie! <3 and hugs!

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Ann August 3, 2012 - 8:40 am

What? Leftover brownies? How does that happen? I hope they make a lovely brownie pudding!

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