TODAY Food Club

An original recipe that will have your taste buds dancing. I make a lowered carb version (in parenthesis), which is just as tasty as the full carb version. It goes together quickly.

Praline Pecan Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

• Yield: 6 servings
• Prep Time: 30 min
• Cooking Time: 50 min

Ingredients

• 6 slices bread (low carb bread), cubed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 c. scalded milk
• ¼ c. butter
• ⅔ c. sugar (sugar substitute)
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Rum Sauce ingredients: ½ c. brown sugar (brown sugar blend)
• ½ c. sugar (sugar substitute)
• Dash of salt
• ¼ c. butter
• ½ c. light cream
• ½ c. corn syrup
• 1 t vanilla
• 3 T light run or ½ t rum extract
• Pralines: ½ c plus 2 T sugar (½ C sugar substitute plus 2 T sugar )
• 2 T cream
• 1½ t. butter or margarine
• ¼ t. cinnamon
• ⅛ t. salt
• ½ t. vanilla
• 1 c. nut meats (I use pecans)

Preparation

1. For bread pudding: Put bread cubes in greased 1 ½ to 2 quart baking dish.
2. Beat eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla.
3. Scald the milk; add butter and; cool slightly.
4. Add to the egg sugar mixture; mix well.
5. Add pralines (see recipe below) over bread cubes.
6. Bake in a 325 degree oven with pan setting in a pan of water for about 45 minutes, or until knife inserted comes out clean.
7. While warm, top with rum sauce (see recipe below) and sprinkle with reserved pralines.
8. For rum sauce: Mix all ingredients except rum and vanilla in sauce pan, bring to boiling, stirring constantly..
9. Cool for about 15 minutes, then add and add vanilla and rum.
10. For Pralines: Combine all ingredients except vanilla and nuts in a 1-qt. saucepan.
11. Mix well and bring to boil over medium heat until 244 degres (firm ball stage), stirring constantly.
12. Remove from heat, dd vanilla and nuts.
13. Continue stirring until coating grains on nuts. Spread on cookie sheet to cool.
14. Add to bread pudding, reserving 3 T for topping.

Recipe Tags

• Comfort Food
• American
• Dessert