Gramma's Apple Bread Pudding

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

This apple bread pudding combines bread, raisins, and apples baked with eggs and cinnamon, and is topped with a warm vanilla sauce for a cozy dessert.

Ingredients

4 cups soft bread cubes
2 cups peeled and sliced apples
1/4 cup raisins
1 3/4 cups milk
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup margarine
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11-inch baking dish.
2 To make the bread pudding: Combine bread, apples, and raisins in a large bowl. Combine milk, brown sugar, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until butter is melted. Pour over bread mixture in the bowl; mix until evenly coated. Pour bread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
3 Whisk eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla together in a small bowl. Pour egg mixture over bread mixture in the baking dish.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until the center is set and apples are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
5 Meanwhile, make the vanilla sauce: Mix milk, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Serve over pudding.