Cheddar Apple Bread Pudding Recipes

GRAMMA'S APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine bread, raisins, and apples. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 3/4 cups milk, and 1/4 cup margarine. Cook and stir until margarine is melted. Pour over bread mixture in bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish, and pour egg mixture over bread.
• Bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until center is set and apples are tender.
• While pudding is baking, mix together sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve over bread pudding.

APPLE, BACON AND CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease 2-quart casserole. In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook apples in butter 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender. Stir in brown sugar; reduce heat to low. Cook 5 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until apples are tender.
• Layer half each of the bread, bacon, apples and cheese in casserole. Repeat with remaining bread, bacon, apples and cheese.
• Mix all remaining ingredients; pour over cheese. Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

APPLE CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread bread slices thinly on 1 side with 1/2 stick butter. In a small bowl stir together 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and sprinkle evenly over buttered sides of bread. Arrange bread, buttered sides up, on baking sheets and toast in batches in middle of oven until just golden, about 15 minutes. Cool cinnamon toast on racks and quarter each slice into triangles, reserving 24 triangles.
• Peel, quarter, and core apples. Cut apples lengthwise into thin slices and in a bowl toss with lemon juice. In a large heavy skillet melt remaining 1/2 stick butter with brown sugar over moderately high heat, stirring, and add apples and water. Cook mixture, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Remove lid and cook apples until just tender and most liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes more.
• Butter a 9-cup oval gratin dish or a 13- by 9- by 2-inch shallow baking dish (about 3 quarts). Arrange one layer of cinnamon toasts in dish, breaking triangles to fit. Spoon half of apple mixture evenly over toasts and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup Cheddar. Top with another layer of cinnamon toasts and remaining apple mixture. Arrange reserved cinnamon toast, sugared sides up, overlapping slightly, in a ring around edge of dish.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, milk, and salt and pour slowly and evenly over apples. Chill pudding, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake pudding in middle of oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar evenly over top and bake pudding 15 minutes more.

CHEDDAR APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter an 8 inch square pan.
• In large bowl whisk eggs.
• Add sugar, milk, melted butter, cinnamon and salt.
• Whisk again until sugar is dissolved.
• Add bread, apple and cheese and gently stir to combine.
• Put in buttered dish and bake 35 - 40 minutes until golden and set all the way through.
• Dust with additional cinnamon and confectioner's sugar (if desired).
• This is also good covered in warm syrup.

APPLE-CHEDDAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread bread slices thinly on 1 side with 1/2 stick butter.
• In a small bowl stir together 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and sprinkle evenly over buttered sides of bread.
• Arrange bread, buttered sides up, on baking sheets and toast in batches in middle of oven until just golden, about 15 minutes.
• Cool cinnamon toast on racks and quarter each slice into triangles, reserving 24 triangles.
• Peel, quarter, and core apples.
• Cut apples lengthwise into thin slices and in a bowl toss with lemon juice.
• In a large heavy skillet melt remaining 1/2 stick butter with brown sugar over moderately high heat, stirring, and add apples and water.
• Cook mixture, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes.
• Remove lid and cook apples until just tender and most liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes more.
• Butter a 9-cup oval gratin dish or a 13- by 9- by 2-inch shallow baking dish (about 3 quarts).
• Arrange one layer of cinnamon toasts in dish, breaking triangles to fit.
• Spoon half of apple mixture evenly over toasts and sprinkle evenly with 1/2 cup Cheddar.
• Top with another layer of cinnamon toasts and remaining apple mixture.
• Arrange reserved cinnamon toast, sugared sides up, overlapping slightly, in a ring around edge of dish.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar, milk, and salt and pour slowly and evenly over apples.
• Chill pudding, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Bake pudding in middle of oven 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar evenly over top and bake pudding 15 minutes more.

APPLE BUTTER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place raisins in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside., Combine apple butter and raisins. Spread over croissant bottoms; replace tops. Cut each croissant into 3 pieces; place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over croissants; let stand for 30 minutes or until bread is softened., In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over top., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE, CHEDDAR & BACON BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add apples; cook and stir 2-3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Reduce heat to medium-low; stir in brown sugar. Cook, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Cool completely., In a greased 8-in. square baking dish, layer half of each of the following: bread, bacon, apples and cheese. Repeat layers. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cinnamon and salt; pour over top. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove bread pudding from refrigerator; uncover and let stand while oven heats. Bake until puffed and golden, and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-55 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving., In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave syrup and walnuts until warmed, stirring once. Serve with bread pudding. Freeze option: After assembling, cover and freeze bread pudding. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake and serve bread pudding with syrup as directed.

APPLE CHEDDAR BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon walnuts, apples, and cheese. Add the eggs, melted butter or margarine, and milk; stir until well blended. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until done. If loaf starts to brown too much, cover with foil.