Apple Bread Pudding

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By: Jill Mills Posted: Oct 4, 2019 Updated: Nov 27, 2023

This Apple Bread Pudding is a sweet and delicious dessert that your family will insist that you add to your family favorite recipes this fall.

Apple Bread Pudding Recipe

When the air turns nippy and the leaves start to turn, everyone makes a mad dash to buy pumpkin spice. No judgment here! I’d put pumpkin spice flavor in just about anything. But allow me to advocate for apple pie spice. It’s every bit as good as pumpkin spice and certainly as versatile. We’ll show you how to make your own in this recipe.

The next time you’re shopping, grab a bag of apples and a can or two of apple pie filling. They’ll come in handy when you’re whipping up all sorts of apple recipes. For example, take a peek at our Caramel Apple Crisps Cups, Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars, Caramel Apple Dump Cake or Slow Cooker Applesauce.

Ingredients You’ll Need

• French bread- stale or day-old bread works best for bread pudding recipes as it absorbs the egg-mixture better.
• Apples- we used Gala apples but Granny Smith apples will work as well.
• Butter- you can use salted or unsalted for this recipe since no other salt is added.
• Flour- you will need all-purpose flour.
• Apple pie spice- you can use store-bought or make your own with instructions below.
• Sugar- brown sugar adds the sweetness to this bread pudding.
• Eggs- you’ll need large eggs.
• Milk- whole milk will work best.
• Vanilla- pure vanilla extract gives the best results.
• Cinnamon- ground cinnamon always

How To Make Apple Bread Pudding

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter using a medium sauce pan on medium heat.
• Begin whisking while adding the flour to the melted butter. Slowly add the brown sugar gently whisking to blend the butter, flour, and the brown sugar together.
• Slowly add the diced apples, apple pie spice and water, stir and cover.
• Continue to cook over medium low heat until the apples are soft.
• Remove from the heat. Strain through a strainer, reserving the hot juice from the apples.
• Cute the stale bread and add the bread cubes to the baking dish.

• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter, vanilla, brown sugar, apple pie spice, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
• Pour this mixture over the top of the apples and bread. Using your hands press down on the bread very lightly. Transfer to the oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• Pour the reserved cooked apple juice caramel sauce all over the top of the bread pudding.

Caramel Apple Bread Pudding Tips

• You need stale bread for this recipe. Stale bread will soak up the the custard (egg mixture) better than fresh bread. To make stale bread, cut it up into cubes and let it sit out overnight. You should be good to go the next day!
• Serve the bread pudding warm. You can add a dollop of fresh whipped cream of a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• We store the leftovers covered in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Then as you want you can heat up the bread pudding adding toppings as you wish.
• Looking to add some crunch? Try adding chopped pecans or walnuts to this bread pudding.

Other Bread Pudding Recipes

• Irish Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
• Cherry Bread Pudding
• Butterscotch Bread Pudding
• Banana Bread Pudding

5 from 3 votes

Apple Bread Pudding

Apple Bread Pudding is so sweet and delicious, your family will insist you add it to your family favorites recipes.

Servings: 9 servings

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 55 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

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Ingredients

  

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Ingredients:

Bread Pudding Ingredients:

• ▢ 14 oz French bread stale
• ▢ 1 bag 3-4 lb gala apples (peel, core, and dice)
• ▢ 4 tablespoons butter
• ▢ 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• ▢ 2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• ▢ 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ 1 cup water

Egg Mixture Ingredients:

• ▢ 5 eggs large
• ▢ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
• ▢ 2 1/4 cups milk whole
• ▢ 2 teaspoons vanilla
• ▢ 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Prep the casserole dish with baking spray.

Apple Pie Filling Directions:

• Melt butter using a medium sauce pan on medium heat.
• Begin whisking while adding the flour to the melted butter. Slowly add the brown sugar gently whisking to blend the butter, flour, and the brown sugar together.
• Now slowly add the diced apples, apple pie spice and water, stir and cover.
• Continue to cook over medium heat until the apples are soft. This usually takes about 10-15 minutes.(Stir occasionally. )
• Remove from the heat. Strain through a strainer, reserving the hot juice from the apples. (The juice will be added to the cooked bread pudding)
• Set aside the apples to allow to cool a little.

Bread pudding directions:

• Add the bread to the baking dish. Evenly spread it out throughout the baking dish. Space out the bread pieces before adding the cooked apples. Watch out when working with the apples. Remember they will still be a little hot while spreading them over the bread. (Work the apples around to get between the bread)
• Whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter, vanilla, brown sugar (1/2 cup), apple pie spice, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Pour this mixture over the top of the apples and bread. Using your hands press down on the bread lightly.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Pull out of the oven so you can carefully touch the center to see if it is done. (If the bread pudding feels dense and firm that means that the eggs are cooked.) If it is not done return to to oven.
• Pour the reserved cooked apple juice all over the top of the baked bread pudding.
• Serve the bread pudding warm. You can add a dollop of fresh whipped cream of a scoop of ice cream.

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Equipment

• Baking sheet
• Medium sauce pan w/ cover
• Whisk
• Strainer
• 9×13 in casserole dish
• Baking spray
• Large mixing bowl

Nutrition

Serving: 9g | Calories: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 346mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 546IU | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 2mg

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