As Requested: Gingerbread Bread Pudding
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d8rkmessngrPeople have asked and mind you, this was a harried housewife recipe I did when I wanted bread pudding but no bread. I found this also works great with day old banana bread and carrot cake.
Ingredients:
6 Cups of gingerbread or gingerbread cake (not fresh tho because it'll be too soft)
3 Cups whole milk
6 eggs
1/2 Cup sugar
1 Tablesp. vanilla
Dash of ground Cinnamon
1/2 Cup of dried fruit (ie: raisins, dates, or figs. Soak in lukewarm water first if too dried)
Chocolate chips, chopped nuts (optional)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. I recommend using some sort of deep dish cake pan like an 8" or a 9". I used a square pan as it distributes evenly. Grease lightly with unsalted butter. No PAM. It discolors the custard.
Heat up your gingerbread/banana/carrot until warm and cut to cubes no bigger than spoon size. Place your cubes in the greased pan. Don't worry if they fill the top.
Mix the milk, vanilla, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and pour over the cubes. Give it a chance to soak (5 minutes) before putting to oven. Sprinkle nuts or chocolate if you're adding them on top.
Bake for 45-60 minutes. It'll depend on your dish, oven, altitude. Check after 45 with a skewer or toothpick at the center. Ready when it comes out clean, like you would a cake or brownie.
Note: For the twins, I don't top it with anything, but for adults, I recommend a Rum-Molasses Sauce or Whipped Cream with a dash of ground ginger and nutmeg whisked in. For Banana or Carrot, a sweetened cream cheese or a vanilla sauce. All the recipes uses the same kind of icing recipe:
3/4 Cup of sugar
1/4 Cup of Water
Boil the sugar and 3 tablesp of water slowly until caramelized. Then put the rest of the water, 3 tablesp of butter, 3 tablesp of rum, 2 tablesp of molasses, a pinch of salt. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.
You can use the same recipe, substituting the rum and molasses with vanilla.
Enjoy! Happy New Year!
mommy
Ingredients:
6 Cups of gingerbread or gingerbread cake (not fresh tho because it'll be too soft)
3 Cups whole milk
6 eggs
1/2 Cup sugar
1 Tablesp. vanilla
Dash of ground Cinnamon
1/2 Cup of dried fruit (ie: raisins, dates, or figs. Soak in lukewarm water first if too dried)
Chocolate chips, chopped nuts (optional)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. I recommend using some sort of deep dish cake pan like an 8" or a 9". I used a square pan as it distributes evenly. Grease lightly with unsalted butter. No PAM. It discolors the custard.
Heat up your gingerbread/banana/carrot until warm and cut to cubes no bigger than spoon size. Place your cubes in the greased pan. Don't worry if they fill the top.
Mix the milk, vanilla, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, and pour over the cubes. Give it a chance to soak (5 minutes) before putting to oven. Sprinkle nuts or chocolate if you're adding them on top.
Bake for 45-60 minutes. It'll depend on your dish, oven, altitude. Check after 45 with a skewer or toothpick at the center. Ready when it comes out clean, like you would a cake or brownie.
Note: For the twins, I don't top it with anything, but for adults, I recommend a Rum-Molasses Sauce or Whipped Cream with a dash of ground ginger and nutmeg whisked in. For Banana or Carrot, a sweetened cream cheese or a vanilla sauce. All the recipes uses the same kind of icing recipe:
3/4 Cup of sugar
1/4 Cup of Water
Boil the sugar and 3 tablesp of water slowly until caramelized. Then put the rest of the water, 3 tablesp of butter, 3 tablesp of rum, 2 tablesp of molasses, a pinch of salt. Stir until the sugar has completely dissolved.
You can use the same recipe, substituting the rum and molasses with vanilla.
Enjoy! Happy New Year!
mommy
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Date: 2008-12-31 09:20 pm (UTC):D
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Date: 2008-12-31 09:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-31 10:47 pm (UTC)8P
But yea the kids tend to get wired. I really only make this when I know I am safe from eating it all by myself :D
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Date: 2008-12-31 10:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-31 10:41 pm (UTC)1/2 cup of milk
1 (8oz) chocolate bar
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
16 large marshmellows (best part)
1 pie graham cracker crust
heat the milk and marshmellows ( the marshmellows need to be completely melted), then add chocolate and stir until melted.
allow to cool, I put it in the frige
fold the whipping cream (whip the cream to form peaks) into the chocolate mixture then pour into pie crust.
chill until firm, usually 'bout 1 hour.
I have used cool whip and it works just about the same.
Hope your Hubby has a quiet night even if he has to work. I wil be going into work a 11-7 tonight, our ER is always short on New Years.
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Date: 2009-01-01 05:53 pm (UTC)And with sugar, bacon and pie in our bellies, twins and I are waiting patiently (sort of) for hubby to wake up to take us to the movies. LOL
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Date: 2009-01-01 06:25 pm (UTC)That pie is one of my favorites and it's so easy!
Oh wow that is a long shift! hope it was quiet other than those silly people.
Happy New Year!