Pumpkin Bread Pudding Recipe

Pumpkin pie will be orange with envy when it sees Bobby's Flay's bread pudding.
Bobby Flay•

This fantastic dessert is perfect for the cool months of late fall and winter. Cubes of tender pumpkin bread are baked in a rich custard laced with bourbon and maple syrup. Crisp apple cider is the base of a buttery caramel sauce spiced with fresh ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and star anise. Forget about serving the same old pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and put this out instead for a new twist on two old classics.

The recipe includes directions for making your own pumpkin bread to use in the pudding, but you can of course also use a loaf of pumpkin bread from your favorite bakery. Brioche or cinnamon-raisin bread would also work perfectly.

Pumpkin Bread Pudding Recipe
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Prep Time
30
minutes
Cook Time
3
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Servings
8
Pumpkin pie will be orange with envy when it sees Bobby's Flay's bread pudding.
Total time: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Ingredients
  • unsalted butter for the pan
  • 8 cups 1/2 inch cubed pumpkin bread
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 6 large egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon
  • fresh whipped cream
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 one inch piece fresh ginger root
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon apple schnapps
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