cookie party time!

Today is Scrappy Jessi's 3rd Annual Cookie Party! Yee-haw!

I would like to share a new recipe I tried this year for Thanksgiving..Pumpkin Bread Pudding! It totally turned out like bar cookies so I thought it would work for Jessi's swap! And it fit perfectly with our Thanksgiving dinner...

Tofurky with all the trimmin's!  Our gorgeous centerpiece was a bouquet that my sweet friendLilli sent me for my birthday! SOOOO thoughtful!!! Thank you again, darling Lilli!

Here is the recipe...

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces French bread, torn into small pieces, about 5 cups
• 2 cups half-and-half, or half milk and half cream (I used soy creamer)
• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
• 1 cup dried cranberries (I used half craisins and half golden raisins)
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• cinnamon sugar, optional

Preparation:

Butter an 11x7-inch baking dish. Heat oven to 350°.

In a bowl, cover the torn bread with the half-and-half; set aside.

In another bowl, combine eggs, sugars, pumpkin, cranberries, melted butter, spices, and vanilla; blend well. Pour pumpkin mixture over soaked bread and stir to blend.

Pour mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle top with cinnamon-sugar, if desired. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, or until set.

Serve with a vanilla dessert sauce or brown sugar sauce, whipped cream, or vanilla ice cream.
Serves 8.

All the ingredients assembled...

I totally wanted to try this recipe because I've been dreaming of using this bread in a bread pudding for months!

French Toast bread from Safeway! It's SO yummy! And it makes great French Toast too! :-)

So after everything is put together magically in the kitchen, here's the finished pudding in all it's majestic glory...

 
Served with a dollop of whipped cream...

VERY tasty! If you try it, be sure to let me know what you think!

Thanks again to sweet Jessi for hosting another spectacular cookie party. I'm looking forward to visiting all the guests and see what they've cooked up!

Comments

[Cheryl]

Looks yummy! I can almost smell it all the way down here in So Cal! I will definitely have to try this recipe, Michelle. Happy Holiday!
Xo
Cheryl

[Sarah]

oh yummy! Thanks for sharing this delish looking recipe! big hugs

toodles-
sarah

[Jen@thecottagenest]

That looks really good! How am I supposed to drop 10 lbs with all these good recipes begging to be made?

[jessi nagy]

OMG!!!! this looks so amazing.
i love bread pudding. my fav.
thanks for sharing doll,
have fun hopping around in cookieland.
oxoxo,
Jessi

[Valerie]

That looks so good - we love bread pudding here and pumpkin!

Your table looks great and don't you love Tofurky - I try to get that each year and it does taste so good.

Also like how you posted the cooking photos.

[mendy]

PUMPKIN...Yum!! Those look incredible! Thanks for sharing! :)mendy

[Stephanie O.]

This looks great! Loving this cookie exchange!

[renee]

Wow, I just love these photos, Shell! You are SO (younger, prettier, more talented) Martha Stewart!

[Suz Reaney]

Sure looks tasty, Michelle. I do love bread pudding and the older I get, the more I like pumpkin. I may have to give it a try!

[Meleen Dupré]

michelle,

this sounds yummy!!! i'll have to give it a try!!! i just recently discovered a bread pudding that uses cake donuts instead of bread and has a rum sauce...also yummy!!!

happy baking!!!
meleen