Butterscotch Pear Bread Pudding

Submitted by tammarie

"I found this in a magazine years ago. I love bread pudding and never would have thought to put in pears, but this is really very good."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 1 dessert
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 8 cups bread (cubed, Italian works well, you want a dense bread)
• 3 ripe bartlett pears, peeled and cubed
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon sugar

• Butterscotch Sauce

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1⁄3 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream

directions

1. Cook brown sugar and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly for 2-3 minuets until smooth. Remove from heat.
2. In a bowl, whisk eggs, yolk, milk, cream, vanilla and nutmeg. Whisk in brown sugar until smooth.
3. Add 6 cups of the bread, press down and let stand for 30 minuets.
4. Heat oven to 325. Butter 3 qt baking dish.
5. Pour half of the bread mixture into dish. Arrange pears over mixture and pour the remaining bread mixture over pears.
6. Top with remaining 2 cups of bread, pressing down to slightly moisten.
7. Brush bread cubes with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.
8. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until top is golden brown and center is set.
9. Cool for 30 minuets while making sauce:.
10. Melt butter in a pot over medium heat.
11. Add brown sugar, water and corn syrup, bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes whisking occasionally.
12. Remove from heat, whisk in cream.
13. Serve warm over bread pudding.

Reviews

[Ceezie]

A definate do over. My nieces were here and both cleaned their bowls, as did my kids. This is so tasty. I only made a few changes. I used all whole mix instead of whipping cream, half nutmeg, half cinnamon and two large pears (it could have used more). I also made this the night before and cooked it first thing in the morning. So great - loved the topping!

 

[RottNDachs]

I have been searching for this recipe for years. I love this bread pudding. Like you I got it out of a magazine, but lost it.<br/>Thank you ever so much for sharing.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made a couple of changes in your recipe ~ First & used canned pears, since they aren't in season around here, & I also used a very nutty, whole grain bread! Other than that, your recipe was followed right on down, & the resulting bread pudding was very, very nice! We absolutely loved everything about it! Thanks for sharing your recipe! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted chefs in this Spring's Pick A Chef event]