Description
A warm, spiced bread pudding filled with tender pears and finished with a bright, buttery orange caramel sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 5 cups cubed brioche or French bread (slightly stale)
- 2 ripe pears (peeled and diced)
- 3 eggs (large)
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- salt (pinch)
- 2 tbsp butter (melted)
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 1 orange zest
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- salt (pinch)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter a baking dish.
- Whisk eggs, milk, cream, sugars, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Place bread cubes and diced pears in the baking dish and pour custard over them. Let soak 15 minutes.
- Drizzle melted butter over the top and bake 40–45 minutes until golden and set.
- For the caramel, melt sugar in a saucepan without stirring until amber. Whisk in butter, then cream.
- Add orange zest, orange juice, and salt; simmer briefly until smooth.
- Serve warm bread pudding with warm orange caramel sauce.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 150 mg
Keywords: Cardamom Pear Bread Pudding, Bread Pudding, Dessert, Pear Dessert