Apple & Spice, Naughty & Nice Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 6 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 1/2-2 cups apples
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3 -4 cups stale bread cubes
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon coffee-flavored liqueur
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9x13 pan (may need to use 2 pans, like a 9x13 and an 8x8, if your bread slices are big) or if making bread pudding muffins grease 12 muffin tins.
• 2 place bread cubes in a bowl.
• 3 mix together apple, nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar (if using any, i find it too sweet when i add suagr but others in my family like this with added sugar), 6 eggs, and both milks, almond extract, and vanilla in a a separate bowl. pour this mixture over bread cubes and let sit for at least 10 minutes.
• 4 pour into bread mixture into the greased dish or muffin tins.
• 5 combine crumble ingredients until it looks like crumbly and sprinkle over bread pudding.
• 6 bake for 30 minutes for muffins or 40-50 minutes for 9x13 dish or until set, watch carefully!
• 7 sauce for the grown ups:.
• 8 combine chips, butter, and heavy cream and melt in microwave until melted (stirring every 30 seconds).
• 9 then mix in liqueur and serve over bread pudding!
• 10 sauce for the little ones:.
• 11 mix syrup and butter and place in microwave until melted (stirring every 30 seconds).
• 12 then stir in the brown sugar and microwave again until dissolved (stirring every 30 seconds).
• 13 you may make this dish ahead and leave in the fridge over night, then bake in the morning.