Old-Fashioned Vanilla Bread Pudding with Winter Fruit

Name: Old-Fashioned Vanilla Bread Pudding with Winter Fruit
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters chopped dried mixed fruit; 2 egg whites; 2 eggs; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 184 grams 10 (1/2-inch-thick) slices Italian bread (about; 355 milliliters 2% low-fat milk; 1 Tbsp margarine, melted; 59 milliliters raisins; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters evaporated skimmed milk; 118 milliliters sugar; 6 inches vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 118 milliliters boiling water

Old-Fashioned Vanilla Bread Pudding with Winter Fruit might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 323 calories. Winter will be even more special with this recipe. If you have water, raisins, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Scrape seeds from vanilla bean; place the seeds and bean in a small heavy saucepan.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

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Sauce Pan

Pour 2% low-fat milk into pan, and cook over medium-low heat to 180 or until tiny bubbles form around edge of pan (do not boil).

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1 Percent Milk

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Frying Pan

Remove from heat, and let cool; discard vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Combine boiling water, mixed fruit, and raisins in a small bowl; cover and let stand 30 minutes or until softened (do not drain).

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Mixed Fruit

Raisins

Water

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Bowl

Brush melted margarine over bread slices, and place bread on a baking sheet.

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Margarine

Bread

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted. Arrange half of bread in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray, tearing bread slices to fit dish, if needed. Spoon softened fruit and soaking liquid over bread; top with remaining bread.

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Cooking Spray

Bread

Fruit

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Baking Pan

Oven

Combine the vanilla-milk mixture, evaporated milk, and next 5 ingredients (evaporated milk through egg whites) in a medium bowl; stir well with a wire whisk.

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Evaporated Milk