Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding With Ginger Ale Sauce

Submitted by sparklejem00

"This recipe was on Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee. I made it guilt free and lowfat by making a few tweaks!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Bread pudding

• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 egg whites, beaten
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons rum extract or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 15 slices cinnamon raisin bread, cubed (6 cups)
• 1 (21 ounce) can reduced sugar apple pie filling
• 1⁄4 cup raisins
• 2 (28 g) packets reduced sugar instant apple and cinnamon oatmeal

• Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup diet ginger ale
• 1 (2 1/2 g) packet Dream Whip topping mix
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon rum extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. For bread pudding: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, whisk together egg and egg whites, milk, rum extract, salt, and brown sugar.
3. Stir in raisin bread, pie filling, raisins, and oatmeal packets until bread cubes are moist.
4. Spray a 9 by 12-inch baking dish with nonstick spray and pour the mixture into the dish. Set aside for 30 minutes, until the bread has soaked up the liquid.
5. Bake pudding until it has risen, browned, and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 to 40 minutes.
6. For the sauce:Combine all ingredients in a bowl and blend with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
7. Serve bread with a dollop of sauce.