Raisin Bread Pudding With Apple-Molasses Sauce

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Old-fashioned taste that is comforting and delicious. One of my favorites! This recipe came from one of the Disney resorts but I don't recall which.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

For the Pudding

• 10 slices raisin bread, cut into cubes
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 2 teaspoons sugar

For the Sauce

• 1 1/4 cups apple juice
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1/4 cup dried apple, chopped
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish or oven-proof casserole.
3. Spread the bread cubes in the bottom of the baking dish.
4. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together eggs, milk, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
5. Pour mixture over bread.
6. In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and 2 teaspoons of sugar; sprinkle over the top of pudding mixture.
7. Bake pudding at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until it is lightly browned and firm.
8. To prepare sauce, stir together apple juice, apple butter, apples, raisins, molasses, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan over low heat.
9. Simmer 5-10 minutes or until warm and well blended.
10. Serve sauce over warm pudding.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

GREAT BREAD PUDDING! Did double the amount of raisins to the sauce, but that's because I love 'em so much! And the sauce is wonderful! Other than what I did, I wouldn't change a thing! A real keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Please Review My Recipe]