Apricot Bread Pudding
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Description
Delicious French-style apricot bread pudding that will become a family favorite.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 8 thick slices crusty French bread, quartered
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) can apricot halves in light syrup, drained, with syrup reserved
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (8 ounce) container creme fraiche
- ½ cup white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 lemon, zested
Directions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
- 2. Whisk cinnamon and brown sugar together in a small bowl; set aside.
- 3. Butter both sides of bread slices with softened butter. Layer in the prepared baking dish with apricot halves.
- 4. Combine milk, creme fraiche, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and apricot syrup in a large bowl; whisk until combined. Pour over bread and apricots and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over top. Let stand until bread is saturated with liquid, about 20 minutes.
- 5. Bake in the preheated oven until golden on top, about 30 minutes. Set on a wire rack to let cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 1 9-inch square pudding
calories: 337.8 kcal
carbohydrates: 37.7 g
protein: 8.7 g
saturated fat: 10.9 g
cholesterol: 126.6 mg
sodium: 241.4 mg
fiber: 2.3 g
sugar: 20.1 g
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