Slow Cooked Winter Bread Pudding with Dried Pears

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Cook Time:
3 hr 30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 to 8 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 3 hr 30 min
Total:: 3 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

1 loaf (about 1 pound) whole-wheat multi-grain bread, preferably stale, cut into large cubes (about 6 cups)
1 quart (4 cups) half-and-half
4 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons whiskey or bourbon
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
12 ounces dried pears or a combination of pears and apricots, chopped

Topping:

1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon mixed together
1 1/2 cups walnuts or pecans, toasted
Whipped cream or yogurt

Directions

If bread is not stale: Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F. Spread the bread cubes out on a baking sheet and cook until toasted, about 10 minutes.

Whisk the half-and-half, eggs, sugar, whiskey, vanilla, salt and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Toss bread cubes and dried fruit together and place into the slow cooker. Pour custard over top and press down lightly until all bread is covered with custard.

Cover and cook on LOW until pudding puffs and is just set, about 3 1/2 hours. Remove insert from the slow cooker and cool on a rack, about 20 minutes.

Spoon pudding into large cups or bowls and sprinkle each serving with cinnamon sugar, and toasted nuts. Top with whipped cream or yogurt, if desired.

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recipe Slow Cooked Winter Bread Pudding with Dried Pears
Gia Greenwich, CT 11-13-2009
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yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was excellent! and super easy! I grew up on the bread pudding at Commander's Palace in New Orleans and, while nothing... compares to that, I was very impressed by how this turned out. I did make a few adjustments: cinnamon raisin bread, fat free half & half, 3 tablespoons whiskey, and half apricots/half raisins. This was so great that my husband immediately deemed it the dish I should take to every potluck!Read more
recipe Slow Cooked Winter Bread Pudding with Dried Pears
Mary Fort Hood, TX 03-24-2009
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this recipe with a few changes. I used Thomas' Cinnamon Raisin bread instead of wheat bread and raisins instead of... pears. I also doubled the amount of whiskey. I toasted the bread in the oven for a few minutes before I put it in the crockpot so it was more like stale bread. I served it with whipped cream. It was amazing - my husband and I could not get enough! It also reheats nicely for leftovers. We're really disapointed that it is gone!Read more
recipe Slow Cooked Winter Bread Pudding with Dried Pears
Colleen Cockeysville, MD 02-04-2009
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1st bread pudding
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the first bread pudding I ever made and it turned out great at the Superbowl Party I hosted. I substituted the half... and half for a whole carton of almond milk and I could not find dried pears so I used apricots, nectarines, and some currants I had lying around. I was so worried that it would be dry with the almond milk instead of half and half (seriously 4 cups !! Im used to putting a bit of half and half in my coffee, anything else just seems like overkill) but it has been moist going on four days now! Read more
recipe Slow Cooked Winter Bread Pudding with Dried Pears
Mari Milwaukee, WI 08-20-2007
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It's a HIT!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this recipe for my coworker's birthday (who by the way is VERY IRISH). He loved it and so did everyone else in the... department. It was very easy to make and portable for it to be served at work over lunch. The one recommendation was to cut the pieces smaller (1/2 inch by 1/2 inch). Overall it was a delight!Read more