Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce and Fruit
Description
Bread pudding with apples and peaches, spiced with cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg and served warm with a whiskey butter sauce.
Ingredients
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3 eggs, beaten
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1 cup white sugar
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2 1/2 cups whole milk
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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4 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted, and sliced
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4 apples - peeled, cored and sliced
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6 cups day-old bread cubes
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6 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
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1 cup whiskey
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1 pound butter
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2 cups white sugar
Directions
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Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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In a large bowl, combine eggs, 1 cup sugar, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir until smooth. Fold in peaches, apples and bread cubes, until bread is well coated. Pour into prepared baking dish. Dot with 6 tablespoons butter.
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Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until set. Serve warm with whiskey sauce.
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To make whiskey sauce: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine whiskey, 1 pound butter and 2 cups sugar. Cook and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth. Remove from heat and serve hot.