Crockpot Bread Pudding Recipe
Bread Pudding is a great crockpot recipe that can be made ahead to cook for breakfast. I love waking up to a fully cooked meal!
Another reason I love about bread pudding is that it can also be a dessert.
(it is essentially a French Toast pudding recipe.... )
;-)
April 2, 2008 *
Day 93.
I had two pieces of rock hard bread leftover from when I made bread last week.
Since I worked oh-so-hard on the bread (that was sarcasm. could you tell?)
I hated to throw any of it away. We had a loaf of Trader Joe's brown rice bread in the fridge, so I decided to combine the bread and make a enak bread pudding.
Since I worked oh-so-hard on the bread (that was sarcasm. could you tell?)
I hated to throw any of it away. We had a loaf of Trader Joe's brown rice bread in the fridge, so I decided to combine the bread and make a enak bread pudding.
Oh! And I used a crockpot.
doy.
doy.
The Ingredients.
serves 4 to 6
serves 4 to 6
6 to 8 pieces of bread. Stale bread is probably the best.
2 cups of milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup dried fruit--I used cranberries, raisins or dried apples would work well
1/4 cup brown sugar (I forgot to pull this out of the cabinet before I took the picture)
--1/4 cup raw sugar (optional; to add at the end to brulee only if desired)
The Directions.
Use a 2-quart slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray, or you can insert a heat-resistant dish into your regular 6-quart crockpot. You can use a loaf pan, or corninware or pyrex dish.
If opting for this method, pour in a cup of water around the base of the loaf pan to create extra steam in the pot and to keep your pudding nice and moist.
If opting for this method, pour in a cup of water around the base of the loaf pan to create extra steam in the pot and to keep your pudding nice and moist.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
Tear up the bread slices and push down into the liquid mixture and fold in the dried fruit.
(a note about using fresh fruit: YES, you can. But it will be "juicier" and I'd suggest only using 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of milk -- apples won't be as juicy as peaches, etc.
Use your best judgement.)
Use your best judgement.)
Cover and cook on high for 2-3 hours, or on low for 3-5.
The cooking time will greatly depend on what size crockpot you use and cooking vessel size. I didn't prop open the lid; it was completely closed.
The cooking time will greatly depend on what size crockpot you use and cooking vessel size. I didn't prop open the lid; it was completely closed.
The pudding will be done when the top is browned and you can push on the top pieces of bread without too much liquid squirting out.
This took 3 1/2 hours in my mini crockpot.
This took 3 1/2 hours in my mini crockpot.
If you are going to cook this overnight, then I'd highly recommend using a programmable slow cooker and setting it for 4 hours on low -- and going to bed sort of late -- in the 11ish hour rather than the 8 o'clock hour!
Your programmable pot will flip over to the warm setting until you wake up for the day.
Here are the cookers that I personally use and recommend.
I thought this "needed something"--so I decided to bruleeicize the top by sprinkling a 1/4 cup of raw sugar on the top and broiling for a few minutes.
The Verdict.
I served this to the kids as an after-school snack and they were really pleased.
This is a great way to use up all the end pieces of a loaf of bread. Save them in the freezer until you have enough to make a batch.
Since we are gluten free, I use gluten free bread -- any variety will work and you can certainly use almond, soy, coconut milk, etc.
This is a great way to use up all the end pieces of a loaf of bread. Save them in the freezer until you have enough to make a batch.
Since we are gluten free, I use gluten free bread -- any variety will work and you can certainly use almond, soy, coconut milk, etc.
* originally posted April 2, 2008. Photos updated 4/15 via DepositPhotos.
