Butternut Squash Bread Pudding with Tres Leches Sauce

Name: Butternut Squash Bread Pudding with Tres Leches Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder; 340 grams baguette (about; 118 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 12 servings Butter for pan; 907 grams butternut squash (about; 5 larges eggs; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 710 milliliters half-and-half, divided; 12 servings Tres Leches Sauce or other caramel sauce; 0 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg

This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 321 calories, 7g of protein, and 14g of fat. If you have nutmeg, eggs, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Cut bread into 1-in. cubes and spread them on a baking sheet or clean counter.

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Spread

Bread

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Baking Sheet

Let sit overnight.

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

With a fork or sharp knife, poke holes all over squash. Microwave it on high 10 minutes.

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Squash

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Microwave

Knife

Let sit until cool enough to handle. Halve squash lengthwise; scoop out and discard seeds. Flesh should be tender when scraped with a fork; if it isn't, microwave on high (cut side down) in 1-minute intervals until tender.

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Squash

Seeds

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Microwave

Scrape flesh from 1 squash half into a blender. Whirl with 2 cups half-and-half, the granulated sugar, nutmeg, and five-spice powder until smooth.

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Granulated Sugar

Nutmeg

Squash

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Blender

Add eggs and whirl just to combine.

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Egg

Put bread cubes in a large bowl and pour half the egg mixture over them. Stir remaining 1 cup half-and-half into remaining egg mixture and pour entire mixture over bread.

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Bread Cubes