Pumpkin-Pecan Bread Pudding

Name: Pumpkin-Pecan Bread Pudding
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 3/4 c. pure pumpkin puree; 2 large eggs; 1 c. milk; 1/2 c. heavy cream; 1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar; 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1/4 tsp. ground ginger; 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg; 7 c. day-old brioche, cut into 1-inch cubes; 1/2 c. pecan halves, roughly chopped; 1 c. granulated sugar; 1 tbsp. bourbon

By Gena KnoxPublished: Oct 17, 2017

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Yields:

8 serving(s)

Prep Time:

25 mins

Cook Time:

35 mins

Total Time:

1 hr

Drizzle (or better yet, pour) sweet bourbon sauce on this Pumpkin-Pecan Bread Pudding for the ultimate fall treat.

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Ingredients

Bread Pudding

Cooking spray
3/4 cup pure pumpkin puree
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
7 cups day-old brioche, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 cup pecan halves, roughly chopped

Bourbon Sauce

1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp. bourbon

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 350°F with the rack in the middle position. Grease an 8-by-8-inch baking dish.
2. Step 2Make bread pudding: Whisk together pumpkin, eggs, milk, cream, sugar, butter, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl until smooth. Fold in bread and pecans. Let stand 30 minutes. Transfer to prepared baking dish and bake until set, 30 to 35 minutes.
3. Step 3Make bourbon sauce: Combine sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, without stirring, until sugar mixture is dark amber in color, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and carefully add cream and bourbon, stirring until smooth and creamy.
4. Step 4Serve pudding with sauce alongside.