Cherry Chestnut Bread Pudding Recipes

CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine milk, sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook just until butter has melted and set aside to cool.
• Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish or spray with cooking spray.
• Add bread cubes to the baking dish. Whisk eggs into the butter mixture until well combined and pour over the bread cubes, pressing down a bit so bread cubes are submerged. Stir cherries into the bread cube mixture and distribute evenly. Let soak for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over the bread pudding.
• Bake until the top is golden brown and the custard is set in the center, about 65 minutes. Bread pudding will puff up but drop shortly after coming out of the oven, just like a souffle. Place on a baking rack and cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHERRY CHESTNUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place half of bread cubes in nonstick or sprayed 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle half of chopped chestnuts and dried cherries on top; cover with remaining bread cubes.
• Stir remining ingredeints together in a bowl, and pour over bread cubes. Sprinkle with remaining chopped chestnuts and dried cherries.
• Bake uncovered until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Serve warm or cool. Refrigerate leftovers.
• VARIATION: You can substitute dried sweetened cranberries for the dried cherries, and other roasted nuts such as walnuts for the roasted chestnuts.

CHERRY UPSIDE-DOWN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread slices on ungreased baking sheets. Broil each pan 3-4 in. from heat until golden brown, 1-2 minutes on each side; let cool. Cut into 1-inch pieces; set aside., Spoon pie filling into a greased 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar until crumbly. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk, cinnamon and vanilla (mixture may appear curdled). Gently stir in chocolate chips and bread cubes; let stand until bread is softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low until set and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 2-3/4-3-1/4 hours. Serve warm, with whipped cream if desired.

CHERRY NUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Slice dinner rolls into small pieces or cubes, place into a nine inch cake pan.
• Carefully spoon pie filling onto dinner roll pieces being careful to have some cherries in each serving.
• Sprinkle walnuts over all and then sprinkle the top with the second 1/2 cup sugar.
• Beat the eggs, first 1/2 cup sugar, whipping cream and nutmeg.
• Melt butter and pour over the top of the cherries.
• After the egg mixture is well beaten pour over the whole mix and allow to sit for atleast one hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Place pan on a foil covered baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for atleast one hour.
• Check for doneness by inserting a knife into the center and if it comes out clean the pudding is done, if not bake longer until it does come out clean.
• Pudding will have a dome shape and a golden color when it is done.
• Serve hot or cold, serve with a Brandy hard sauce, whipping cream or ice cream.

CHERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan over high heat, heat dried cherries and 3/4 cup water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until cherries are tender.
• Meanwhile, grease shallow 3-quart casserole. Cut bread into 1-inch-thick slices.
• In very large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, mix milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, egg whites, and eggs until well blended. Drain cherries, adding any liquid to egg mixture. Set cherries aside. Add bread slices to egg mixture; let soak 10 minutes, carefully turning slices occasionally for even soaking.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange enough bread slices in bottom of casserole, in one layer, pushing slices together, to cover bottom. Sprinkle all but 1/4 cup cherries over bread in casserole. Arrange remaining bread, overlapping slices to fit, on top. Pour any egg mixture remaining in bowl over bread in casserole.
• Bake bread pudding 1 hour and 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean, covering loosely with foil during last 10 to 15 minutes of baking if top of pudding begins to brown too quickly. Top with remaining cherries. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar if you like. Serve warm. Or, refrigerate to serve cold later.

MOM'S CHERRY NUT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Heat cherries in wine/juice until medium warm and soak for 20 minutes. Heat milk & butter in sauce pan.
• 2. In large bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients and the cherries (don't drain). Add milk mixture and stir gently. Spoon into a greased one-quart baking dish. Place dish in pan of hot water.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes, or until knife inserted one inch from edge comes out clean.
• 4. Serve warm Top with whipped cream & a sprinkle of almonds, if desired.