Introducing a delightful dessert experience that combines the flavors of fall in a comforting and delectable way – Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding. This autumn-inspired dish tantalizes the taste buds with its moist and fluffy texture, a harmonious blend of pumpkin and pear flavors, and a touch of warm spices. Savor every bite of this classic comfort food, perfect for cozy gatherings or as a special treat.
This article presents a collection of Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding recipes that cater to a range of dietary preferences and skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your culinary journey, you'll find a recipe that suits your needs and expertise. From traditional bread pudding made with day-old bread to gluten-free and vegan variations, these recipes offer something for everyone to enjoy.
Indulge in the classic Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding, featuring soft bread cubes soaked in a creamy custard mixture infused with pumpkin puree, pear chunks, and aromatic spices. Discover the delightful twist of the Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding, which uses almond flour and gluten-free bread to create a delectable dessert that caters to those with gluten sensitivities.
For a healthier alternative, try the Vegan Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding, which uses plant-based milk and eggs to deliver a rich and satisfying flavor without compromising on taste. And for those who love a touch of indulgence, the Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce is an absolute must-try, featuring a luscious caramel sauce that elevates the dessert to a whole new level of decadence.
With easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips, these recipes ensure a successful and enjoyable baking experience. Prepare to be captivated by the irresistible aroma and delightful flavors of Pumpkin Pear Bread Pudding, a perfect way to celebrate the fall season and create lasting memories.
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING
This stuff is over-the-top delicious and likely to be a family favorite! You can prep it a day in advance and store it in the fridge then bake the following day but do be sure to serve it warm for best results.
Provided by Jaclyn
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl whisk together brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and salt.
- Whisk in eggs and egg yolks. Stir in half and half, milk, pumpkin and vanilla.
- Place bread cubes in an extra large mixing bowl. Pour half and half mixture evenly over bread cubes then gently toss to coat. Let rest 10 minutes.
- Spoon mixture into a buttered 12 by 8-inch or 13 by 9-inch baking dish (I like to lightly press down on the cubes to even it out a little). Bake in preheated oven until set, about 45 - 50 minutes.
- Let cool for a few minutes then cut and serve with salted caramel sauce, pecans and sweetened whipped cream.
- Follow link HERE for salted caramel sauce step-by-step photos and recipe.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 277 kcal, Carbohydrate 44 g, Protein 6 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Sodium 293 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 20 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING
Provided by Food Network
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter a small lasagna style serving dish. In a large bowl, beat the whole eggs with yolks and brown sugar until smooth. Add spices and pumpkin puree and blend until smooth. Add cream, milk and extract.
- Place one layer of bread in prepared pan. Pour half of the batter over them, making sure to cover the slices thoroughly. Sprinkle almonds and raisins over the first layer and then add another layer of bread on top. Gently pour the remaining batter over the top of the bread being sure to submerge the bread, pushing them down by hand if necessary. Allow pudding to rest at room temperature up to an hour.
- Fill a deep cookie sheet with 1/2 inch of water to create a water bath for cooking. Place filled lasagna pan in water. Bake for 35 to 50 minutes or until the top is golden and firm.
- Serve with your favorite whipped cream or ice cream.
PEAR BREAD PUDDING
Michel Richard of Citrus likes to use brioche in this homey pudding, but white bread also works well. Pears add a lovely taste to this bread pudding recipe.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line a 10-by-2-inch round ovenproof glass dish with plastic wrap. Thinly slice pear quarters lengthwise, but don't separate slices. Arrange in an attractive pattern on pan bottom. Place bread slices in two overlapping layers on top.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, cream, eggs, brown sugar, coriander, and salt. Pour over bread slices.?
- Place baking dish in a pan filled with enough boiling water to reach halfway up sides of dish. Cover pan with foil; bake for 1 hour.
- Cool completely and unmold pudding onto a serving plate. Discard plastic wrap. Refrigerate pudding until ready to serve.
- To make Caramel Sauce, heat sugar and lemon juice in a heavy, medium saucepan over low heat until mixture turns deep amber. Carefully stir in milk and pear-poaching liquid; boil for 1 minute, until smooth. Strain and use immediately.
- To serve pudding, cut into slices, inserting Bartlett pear slices between each pudding slice. Serve with Caramel Sauce.
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING
Old-fashioned but never out of style, I got this favorite pumpkin recipe from an elderly aunt. -Lois Fetting, Nelson, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Combine bread cubes, dates and 1/3 cup pecans; place in a greased 2-qt. shallow baking dish. , In a bowl, combine the milk, pumpkin, egg yolks, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into pumpkin mixture. Pour over bread cubes and toss gently. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. , Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour. Serve warm or chilled with cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 261 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 61mg cholesterol, Sodium 226mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
PEAR BREAD PUDDING
Bread pudding with a little more style. Pear brandy lends a special touch. The bread pudding is poached in a water bath to seal in moisture.
Provided by puella_mea
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Bread Pudding Recipes
Time 55m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix in the butter and 1 tablespoon of vanilla just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1 cup white sugar, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, pear brandy and salt.
- Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a layer of bread. Top with a layer of pear. Pour about 1/4 of the custard over the layers followed by about 1/3 of the heavy cream. Sprinkle with some of the crumb topping. Repeat layers until you are out of ingredients, ending with the crumb topping on top. Press down on the layers as needed to help them absorb the liquid. Cover the pan with parchment paper then seal with aluminum foil. Place another baking pan on top or two dinner plates to keep it from puffing while it bakes.
- Place the pudding onto a larger pan or cookie sheet with sides. Pour boiling water into the bottom pan until it is half way full.
- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Pudding is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 680.3 calories, Carbohydrate 86.5 g, Cholesterol 206.1 mg, Fat 30.8 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 14 g, SaturatedFat 17.1 g, Sodium 859.2 mg, Sugar 33.3 g
EASY PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING
Easy pumpkin bread pudding with wheat bread. Serve with whipped cream.
Provided by spyseoflife
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 1h5m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 7x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place bread cubes in the greased baking dish. Pour half-and-half on top.
- Mix pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs, raisins, pecans, butter, pumpkin pie spice, and orange zest together in a large bowl. Pour over the bread.
- Bake in the preheated oven until middle is set and edges are golden, 50 to 60 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 436.7 calories, Carbohydrate 71.7 g, Cholesterol 84.3 mg, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 5.2 g, Protein 10.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 443.2 mg, Sugar 50.9 g
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING
Soft cushions of country bread soaked with rich custard-there's no better dessert to cozy up with on a chilly autumn evening than this sultry bread pudding, fragrant with warm spices.
Provided by Ian Knauer
Categories Milk/Cream Dairy Dessert Bake Quick & Easy Pumpkin Fall Winter Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
- Whisk together cream, pumpkin, milk, sugar, eggs, yolk, salt, and spices in a bowl.
- Toss bread cubes with butter in another bowl, then add pumpkin mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to an ungreased 8-inch square baking dish and bake until custard is set, 25 to 30 minutes.
PUMPKIN PEAR BREAD PUDDING
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add pumpkin, pears, milk, sugar and spices and mix well. Gently stir in bread cubes until completely coated. Pour into a 9-inch sprayed square baking dish or spring form pan. Cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours (may be refrigerated overnight).Just before baking, combine streusel ingredients and mix well. Sprinkle mixture over Bread Pudding. Bake at 350°F for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve while still warm, with a dollop of whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
TOFFEE-PEAR CRISP BREAD PUDDING
My son loves pear crisp, but one night I was making bread pudding. He asked if I could make both. I compromised by combining two desserts into this one dish. It's absolutely fantastic! -Kurt Wait, Redwood City, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, combine milk, caramel topping, butter, cinnamon and ginger. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until butter is melted. Remove from heat., Whisk eggs in a large bowl; gradually whisk in a third of the milk mixture. Stir in remaining milk mixture. Add bread; stir to coat. Let stand 10 minutes. Gently stir in pears; transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes., Meanwhile, for topping, in a small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in toffee bits; sprinkle over bread pudding. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes longer or until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331 calories, Fat 14g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 260mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (30g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
PEAR & PUMPKIN BREAD
This is made in pear or other canned fruit (15 ounce) cans, but can also used a standard 9x5 bread pan. Source: Shopper's Newsletter
Provided by ellie_
Categories Quick Breads
Time 1h30m
Yield 6-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- ****Note--if you use the four pear or canned fruit cans (15 ounce size)--open one end of 3 cans, drain fruit into bowl (except for the one can of pears) refrigerate for a later use. Wash and dry all four cans and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Open can of pears, drain juice and chop pears. Set aside. (see above if using cans for baking).
- In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients (flour - baking soda), stir to combine.
- In another bowl, combine next 4 ingredients (pumpkin - lemon juice). Stir in chopped pears. Add pumpkin mixture to dry ingredients, stir well to combine.
- Stir in pecans and coconut.
- Spray cans or one 9x5 bread pan with Pam (or other cooking spray). If using cans place cans of baking sheet.
- Spoon batter into cans or bread pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes if using cans or 70-75 minutes for bread loaf pan or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 570.5, Fat 25.4, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 70.5, Sodium 513.8, Carbohydrate 80.9, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 43, Protein 8.2
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING
A new Thanksgiving favorite. Dust with powdered sugar or if desired top with whipped cream.
Provided by Vivi
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 2h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Toss the bread cubes with the cream and soy milk in a large bowl until the liquid has been absorbed; set aside.
- Beat the eggs in a separate bowl; whisk in the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Pour the pumpkin mixture and raisins over the bread cubes. Toss gently until evenly combined. Refrigerate 30 to 60 minutes.
- Divide the mixture between 8 6-ounce ramekins. Bake in the preheated oven until the pudding has firmed and the top has turned golden brown, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and allow to stand 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 376.3 calories, Carbohydrate 57.3 g, Cholesterol 110.5 mg, Fat 14 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.7 g, Sodium 367.4 mg, Sugar 36.5 g
PUMPKIN PIE BREAD PUDDING
Combination of 2 classic recipes: bread pudding and pumpkin pie. I put this together on a whim and loved it. Taste is more comforting than sweet. Great served warm or cold and can be complemented with whipped cream or milk.
Provided by Mary
Categories Fruits and Vegetables Vegetables Squash
Time 2h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Spread bread cubes into the prepared baking dish.
- Mix raisins, maple-flavored extract, and rum-flavored extract together in a bowl; pour in enough water to almost cover raisins. Heat raisin mixture in microwave until raisins are plump, about 1 1/2 minutes; set aside to cool slightly.
- Beat milk, pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, raisin mixture, brown sugar, butter, molasses, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger together in a large bowl until smooth; pour over bread. Set mixture aside until bread has absorbed the liquid, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.8 calories, Carbohydrate 59.7 g, Cholesterol 76 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 11.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 456.1 mg, Sugar 34.9 g
Tips:
- Use ripe and flavorful pears for the best taste.
- If you don't have a bread pudding pan, you can use a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- To make sure the bread pudding is cooked through, insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, the bread pudding is done.
- Serve the bread pudding warm with your favorite toppings, such as whipped cream, ice cream, or fruit.
Conclusion:
Pumpkin pear bread pudding is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for autumn. With its combination of pumpkin, pears, and spices, this bread pudding is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this pumpkin pear bread pudding a try. You won't be disappointed!
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