Brown Sugar Bread Pudding With Creme Anglaise

Submitted by LMillerRN

"From Southern Living. Creme Anglaise needs to chill for 4 hours."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 1 1⁄4 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 3⁄4 cup fat-free evaporated milk
• 1⁄2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) French bread, loaf cut into 1-inch cubes (about 8 cups)
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 4 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
• 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

• Creme Anglaise

• 1 3⁄4 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons Bourbon

• Garnish

• cinnamon stick

directions

1. Whisk together egg whites and egg in a medium bowl until blended. Whisk in reduced-fat milk and next 7 ingredients.
2. Arrange bread cubes in an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray. Pour egg mixture evenly over bread. Sprinkle evenly with 4 teaspoons brown sugar, butter, and almonds. Press down gently on bread cubes, and let stand 10 minutes.
3. Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm with 2 tablespoons chilled Crème Anglaise per serving. Garnish, if desired.

4. Creme Anglaise:

5. Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until bubbles and steam appear (do not boil). Remove from heat.
6. Whisk together sugar and egg yolks in a medium bowl until blended. Gradually add heated milk to egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return mixture to saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 6 minutes or until mixture thinly coats the back of a spoon. Pour mixture into a bowl. Stir in vanilla. Place plastic wrap directly on surface of mixture, and chill at least 4 hours. (Mixture will thicken slightly as it cools.) Stir in bourbon before serving.

Reviews

[Rita1652]

Enjoyed this version of bread pudding. Nice knowing it`s slightly lower in fat. I used 4 cups bread cubes for it doesn`t state how much to use.And upped the cinnamon!