Pear Bread Pudding

Submitted by Dancer

"On a cold day this is perfect."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄4 cup rum (or 1 tsp rum extract & water)
• 2 cups pears, peeled, sliced, ripe
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 4 cups bread, white, coarsely torn with no crusts
• 3 cups milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Heat rum mixture and pour over raisins; set aside.
3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in frypan, add pears and cook 5 minutes.
4. Add 1/4 cup sugar, stir and cook 2 more minutes and then put aside.
5. Place bread in bowl.
6. Scald milk and pour over bread.
7. Let soak 5 minutes.
8. Add raisin mixture and pears with syrup.
9. Beat together eggs, rest of sugar, vanilla and stir in bread mixture.
10. Pour in buttered baking dish, bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.

Reviews

[Jellyqueen]

Great recipe. Made exactly as directed. Was good fresh with vanilla ice cream, but was even better the next day, after the flavors had a chance to really blend. Thanks for the recipe.