Pumpkin-Ginger Bread Pudding

Name: Pumpkin-Ginger Bread Pudding
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters diced crystallized ginger; 4 larges eggs; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 0 teaspoons ground allspice; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 473 milliliters heavy cream; 2 kgs sugar pumpkin or kabocha squash; 237 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 8 servings Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing; 2 liters loaf cinnamon brioche, challah or plain pound cake, diced (about; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

For $1.54 per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 724 calories, 9g of protein, and 40g of fat. This recipe serves 8. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. If you have crystallized ginger, pound cake, golden raisins, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Cut the pumpkin or squash into quarters and remove the seeds.

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Pumpkin

Squash

Seeds

Brush the insides with a little olive oil and arrange on a baking sheet, skin-side up. Roast in the oven until the pumpkin or squash is soft all the way through, about 1 hour.

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Olive Oil

Pumpkin

Squash

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Remove from the oven and let cool. Discard the skin and puree the flesh in a food processor. (The puree can be prepared 1 or 2 days ahead.)

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Oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of the pumpkin or squash puree, the eggs, brown sugar and spices.

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Brown Sugar

Pumpkin

Spices

Squash

Egg

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Bowl

Oven

Whisk in the cream and vanilla.

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Vanilla

Cream

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Whisk

Combine the bread, raisins and ginger in a 7-by-11-inch baking dish.

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Raisins

Ginger

Bread

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Baking Pan

Pour the pudding mixture over the bread to cover and let sit 15 minutes. (You might not use all of the pudding mixture at first; add more if there's room in the dish once the bread has soaked.)

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Bread

Bake in the preheated oven until the custard is set, about 40 minutes. Spoon into bowls and sprinkle a dusting of confectioners' sugar on top, if desired. It's fall in a dessert.

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Powdered Sugar