Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Cinnamon Sauce

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 8 people

Categories: Dessert, Pumpkin

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 cups French bread or 5 cups Italian bread , cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • Cinnamon Sauce
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Combine eggs, pumpkin, whipping cream, half and half, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt in a big bowl.

  2. Add the cubed bread; stir to coat bread cubes.

  3. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.

  4. Pour mixture into a buttered 2-quart baking dish.

  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until tests done.

  6. Meanwhile, beat 4 egg yolks in a small bowl; set aside.

  7. In a saucepan, add 1 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup whipping cream, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch.

  8. Over medium heat, cook and stir until mixture is slightly thickened and bubbly.

  9. Remove from heat.

  10. Stir 1 cup of hot mixture into the egg yolks.

  11. Return all of the mixture to the saucepan.

  12. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.

  13. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 more minutes.

  14. Pour the hot mixture into a bowl, immediately.

  15. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

  16. Serve bread pudding warm with warm Cinnamon Sauce.

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