Spiced Pear Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

A spiced pear bread pudding will be mighty tasty and use up some of the pears I bought at Sam’s Club. You just can’t buy a few of anything in that place and then you’re scrambling to find a recipe before everything goes bad. You know what I’m saying?

What is it with bread pudding..do you eat like a coffee cake for breakfast, a side with dinner or serve it with ice cream for a dessert? Or all three? When do you serve it?

We had it as a dessert. The girls loved it, especially the homemade butterscotch sauce. I can tell you I used a whole loaf of Brioche bread and 4 pears in a 11”x 7” baking dish. I could of use a little more of the milk mixture to insure that all of the bread was soaked.

When the bread pudding comes out of the oven it’s extremely hot and I had to keep the girls away for it to cool a bit. The recipe says to let it cool for 20 minutes, but I think I could only keep them away for 10 minutes. 

Serves 9-10 Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Thanks rockrecipes.com for helping me use up some of my pears and finding a recipe that my granddaughters love. We will be making this again!

This recipe has been tested and approved by my granddaughters 😉😁







Ingredients:

• 5 cups bread cubes Use any good quality bread. I’ve used Brioche here but French, Italian or Belgian bread is good too.
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
• 3 medium size pears cut in large cubes
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• Pinch salt

For the Butterscotch Sauce

• 1 cup firm packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp honey or corn syrup

Directions:

1. Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish well.
2. Toss in ½ the bread cubes in an even layer. Sprinkle the bread cubes with the cinnamon, nutmeg and diced pears.
3. Repeat the layer with the remaining bread cubes, and the same amount of cinnamon and nutmeg.
4. Whisk together the cream, milk, egg yolk, eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, vanilla and salt until the sugar is dissolved.
5. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread cubes, pressing down slightly to make sure all the cubes are soaked. Let stand for about a half hour or covered in the fridge overnight if you are having it for brunch.
6. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 45-50 minutes until the custard is set and no longer liquid in the center. Let the bread pudding stand for about 20 minutes before serving. Serve with Butterscotch Sauce.
   
   

For the Butterscotch Sauce

1. Boil all of the ingredients for the sauce together gently for about 5-6 minutes in a medium sized pot. Watch it very carefully and only boil it gently or it will easily foam up over the edge of the pot.
   
   
2. Make sure to allow this sauce to cool for 20 minutes or more before serving because it will be hot enough to burn.