Sweet Potato Bread Pudding
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1½ cups half & half
  • 1½ cups milk
  • ½ stick butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
  • 1 cup cubed French bread, lightly packed
  • APPLE CIDER GLAZE
  • ½ stick butter
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 6 tablespoons apple cider
  • 2 tablespoons half & half
Instructions
  1. Combine eggs, sugar, and brown sugar in large bowl; beat until smooth with a whisk.
  2. Add half & half, milk, melted butter, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and grated sweet potato. Stir well.
  3. Add cubed French bread to egg mixture; stir until bread is well moistened. Cover and chill 30 minutes, stirring once.
  4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spoon bread mixture into a well greased 10-inch cast-iron skillet or a 7x11-inch baking dish. Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick, inserted into the center, comes out clean. Serve warm with Apple Cider Glaze. Serves 6.
  5. Apple Cider Glaze: Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring well. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Let stand 3 minutes. Serve warm over Sweet Potato Bread Pudding. Makes about 1¼ cups.
Recipe by Webicurean at http://blog.webicurean.com/2006/07/19/sweet-potato-bread-pudding/