Pumpkin Walnut Bread Pudding. HINTS FOR MAKING THE BEST EASY PUMPKIN WALNUT BREAD PUDDING. Use a day old bread loaf. Fresh bread has too much moisture still in it and won't absorb the wet ingredients.
Stir in evaporated milk and pour over cubed bread, coating all bread cubes with pumpkin mixture. The bread is outstanding, the egg custard is lightly spiced, the caramelized topping is great, and the caramel sauce is terrific. The next time I make this I plan to mix all the wet ingredients before pouring over the bread crumbs. You can have Pumpkin Walnut Bread Pudding using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pumpkin Walnut Bread Pudding
- You need of bread slices.
- It's of pumpkin puree.
- You need of walnuts.
- You need of cream.
- It's of cinnamon.
- It's of grated nutmeg.
- It's of ginger powder.
- It's of eggs.
- It's of vanilla extract.
- You need of soft butter.
- You need of warm milk.
- You need of sugar.
I ended up with a delightful pudding on top of a bread pudding that was a bit bland though my husband gobbled it up. In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin, cream or half & half, milk, sugars, rum, salt, spices, and vanilla, stirring to blend. Cool and add to the pumpkin custard mixture. Bread pudding has come a long way, baby!
Pumpkin Walnut Bread Pudding step by step
- Blend sugar and butter in a bowl. add eggs and beat well.
- Add pumpkin puree, milk and cream. Blend well.
- Add spices, vanilla extract and mix well.
- Grease a cake pan. Trim edges of bread.
- Crumble bread slices and add to pan. Pour the pumpkin mix over the bread. Sprinkle walnuts on top.Rest aside for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until done. Do not overbake, Pudding should retain some moisture. It should not be completely dry.
- Serve warm or cold as desired.
Once eaten by the poor in early nineteenth century England to make use of stale bread, bread pudding is now considered comfort food extraordinaire. With all these changes this was the most satisfying pumpkin bread I ve ever eaten vegan or not. How to Make Pumpkin Bread Pudding. In a mixing bowl whisk together sugar, spices and salt. Whisk in eggs and egg yolks.