Pear White Chocolate Bread Pudding Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE PEAR AND FIG MORNING BREAD

Steps:

• Warm the milk in a saucepan on low heat to just warm. Stir in the sugar and yeast and set aside until bubbly and foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk together the flour and salt in a large bowl and create a well. Stir in the yeast mixture, and then knead the dough in the bowl until smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the white chocolate chips, figs and pears and knead a bit more to evenly distribute. Place in a greased bowl, cover and set aside to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Punch down the dough and lightly knead again. Turn into a greased 10-by-5-inch loaf pan. Allow to rise in the pan for 30 minutes more. Bake the loaf in the oven until the internal temperature reads about 190 degrees F, about 45 minute. Allow to cool about 5 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Slice and Serve.

PEAR BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup white sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt. Mix in the butter and 1 tablespoon of vanilla just until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1 cup white sugar, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of vanilla, pear brandy and salt.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a layer of bread. Top with a layer of pear. Pour about 1/4 of the custard over the layers followed by about 1/3 of the heavy cream. Sprinkle with some of the crumb topping. Repeat layers until you are out of ingredients, ending with the crumb topping on top. Press down on the layers as needed to help them absorb the liquid. Cover the pan with parchment paper then seal with aluminum foil. Place another baking pan on top or two dinner plates to keep it from puffing while it bakes.
• Place the pudding onto a larger pan or cookie sheet with sides. Pour boiling water into the bottom pan until it is half way full.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, then reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes. Pudding is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

PEAR AND CHOCOLATE BRIOCHE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish and sprinkle bottom evenly with chocolate. Arrange brioche in dish, alternating each slice with 3 or 4 pear slices.
• In a large bowl, gently whisk together eggs and egg yolks, milk, cream, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour mixture evenly over bread and pears and let sit 5 minutes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.
• Bake until brioche is puffed and custard is just set, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PEAR & WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine cream, vanilla bean and seeds in med. saucepan; bring just to scalding over med-hi heat. Watch closely. Meanwhile, whisk eggs + sugar together in lg bowl. Remove cream from heat, discard bean. Whisk a little cream into egg-sugar mixture to equalize temp. of eggs, then slowly whisk in remaining cream to form a custard. Strain to remove any curdled egg. Add liqueur, if using. Transfer custard into vessel w/ spout. Fill ea. ramekin to top w/ custard, poke holes to get to bottom. Let ramekins rest 30 min. to absorb custard. 15 mins. b/f baking, preheat oven to 350. Boil water for roasting pan bath. Top off ea. pudding w/ more custard so ramekins are filled; puddings will glisten, may overflow slightly. Reserve remaining custard (@ room temp) to make sauce. Put pan on mid rack, fill w/ boiling water so water comes ½-way up sides of ramekins. Bake 20 mins, carefully turn pan front to back. Bake for 10-20 mins, or until puddings are puffed, set, golden. Let rest in water-filled pan until cool enough to handle. (Now, ramekins can be removed from water and cooled to room temp b/f covering; refrigerate up to 1 day. To serve, run a knife around inside edge of ea pudding and invert to unmold. To warm b/f serving, place unmolded puddings, browned side up, on a baking sheet in a 350-degree oven, warm through.) Heat any remaining custard in med. saucepan over med-low heat, stirring constantly w/ wooden spoon until warmed through and slightly thickened to form sauce. (If eggs curdle, transfer to blender, puree until smooth.) Just b/f serving, combine remaining 1/2 c heavy cream & confectioners' sugar in bowl; beat to soft peaks. Cut remaining 1/2 pear into 24 very thin slices. Place a warm pudding on ea. plate. Spoon creme Anglaise around ea. Garnish w/ whipped cream, 2 fanned pear slices, mint sprig. Dust tops w/ confectioners' sugar.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Cut the brioche loaf into 1 inch dice. Place in a 2 quart baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter. Toss chunked white chocolate with bread cubes.
• Combine milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla bean and bring to a boil over medium heat until sugar is disolved. Whisk eggs until smooth. Add hot milk mixture to eggs slowly, stirring contsantly. Do not wisk or custard will have a great deal of foam on the surface. Skim foam from custard. Strain custard over bread and chocolate. Let stand for 10 minutes to allow custard to soak into bread.
• Place baking dish in another larger pan. Pour hot water into larger dish to reach 1 inch up side of dish. Bake the bread pudding for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, until custard is set and brioche is golden.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH TART CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the cherries, juice and sugar to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove cherries with a slotted spoon; set aside. Return liquid to a boil; cook until reduced to about 3/4 cup. Return cherries to pan; cool., Place bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, combine the cream, white chocolate, milk, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until chocolate is melted., Stir a small amount of mixture into eggs; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over bread cubes. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm with cherry sauce and chocolate curls.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place French bread in a large bowl. Pour heavy cream over bread and let soak. Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract; mix all together with your hands. Add white chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 40 to 45 minutes.
• While bread pudding is baking, prepare the sauce. Combine white chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until melted. Drizzle a small amount of sauce over each serving.

PEACH AND WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH SCHNAPPS WHISKEY SAUCE AND CHANTILLY CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 13-by-9-inch baking dish; set aside. In a 2-quart saucepan, combine the white chocolate, half-and-half, cinnamon, and butter. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Place croissant pieces in a large bowl and stir in the white chocolate mixture, blending well and breaking up the croissants. In bowl of electric mix, combine eggs and sugar; beat at medium speed until thickened, about 7 minutes.
• Add the peaches, pecans, and vanilla; beat just to blend. Fold egg mixture into the croissants, blending well. Turn out into prepared baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
• To serve, slice the warm pudding into squares. Place a portion of the peach sauce in the bottom of each serving bowl and set a square of pudding in the center. Top with a large dollop of Chantilly cream.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the milk, cream and sugar. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in chips until melted. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and vanilla. Gradually whisk in cream mixture. Add bread. Let stand for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally., Stir in apples. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Uncover; bake 30 minutes longer or until a knife comes out clean., Meanwhile, for sauce, In a large saucepan combine the sugar, water, corn syrup and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; boil, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 295° and mixture turns deep amber. , Remove from the heat; stir in cream. Cook and stir over low heat until mixture is smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 4 minutes. Stir in nuts and vanilla. Stir before serving. Serve warm with warm bread pudding.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH HONEY-ROASTED PEARS

Steps:

• For pears:.
• Preheat the oven to 190ºC.
• Combine all ingredients in a heavy, ovenproof dish and mix well.
• Bake uncovered, stirring often, for 30-45 minutes until the pears are golden and starting to caramelise. Allow to cool before using. These pears can be refrigerated in an airtight container for a few days.
• For the pudding:.
• Preheat the oven to 160ºC. Grease a 2-litre pudding bowl or similar dish with the softened butter.
• Press down a layer of croissant or brioche, then a layer of roasted pears, a sprinkling of cinnamon followed by a layer of chocolate.
• Repeat until all ingredients are used up, ending with a croissant layer and a little chocolate on the very top.
• Whisk eggs, cream and caster sugar then strain. Pour this mixture over the pudding and press down on top of the croissants or brioches so they all absorb some of the custard. Allow to sit for half an hour. Sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 45-60 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed. Leave the pudding to cool for 20 minutes.
• Serve with lightly whipped cream or a large dollop of mascarpone.