Pumpkin Maple Pudding Recipes

Steps:

• Lightly spray a 3-quart casserole dish with butter flavored cooking spray; set aside.
• Toss together cubed raisin bread and pecans in the casserole dish; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, except hard sauce and maple extract. Pour over bread cubes. Let soak for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bake bread pudding in preheated oven for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Remove hard sauce lid and place jar in a microwave-safe bowl. Fill bowl with water halfway up the side of the jar. Microwave on HIGH for 30 to 45 seconds. Pour into a bowl and stir in maple extract. Drizzle over bread pudding.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Coat the bowl of a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
• Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, baking mix, maple syrup, eggs, butter, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl. Transfer to the prepared slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low until an instant-read thermometer reads 160 degrees F ( C), 6 to 7 hours. Stir in vanilla extract and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
• Combine pumpkin, milk, maple syrup, coconut sugar, eggs, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; whip until well blended.
• Layer bread pieces on the bottom of the prepared pan. Pour pumpkin mixture over the bread. Use a fork to poke down and bread that pops up and make sure all bread is soaked in the mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until pudding is spongy but set, about 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Cut the pumpkin into quarters, place it on a baking sheet, and roast for about 1 hour or until the pumpkin is fork-tender. Remove the pumpkin from the oven and let cool (this can be done a day or two ahead). When the pumpkin is cool enough to handle, peel off the skin, remove the seeds and guts, and purée the flesh in a food processor. If you're using canned pumpkin, skip this step.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 325°F.
• In a large bowl, combine the puréed pumpkin, heavy cream, brown sugar, eggs, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and vanilla, and mix well to combine.
• Butter a 9 x 13-inch baking dish well. Toss the bread, walnuts, and cranberries together in the baking dish. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the bread and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Put the dish in the oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until the custard is set.
• ANNE ALTERNATE
• If you want to get really fancy, use cinnamon brioche or pound cake in place of the challah. Mmmmm . . .

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly spray a 3-quart casserole dish with non-stick spray.
• Toss together cubed raisin bread and pecans in casserole dish.
• In a large bowl, whisk together remaining ingredients, EXCEPT hard sauce and maple extract. Pour over bread cubes. Let soak for 1 hour, occasionally pressing bread down into custard.
• Bake bread in heated oven for 60 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean.
• Remove hard sauce lid and place jar in microwave-safe bowl. Fill bowl with water halfway up the side of the jar. Heat on High in microwave for 30-40 seconds. Remove and stir in maple extract. Drizzle over bread pudding.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat a 2 1/2 quart baking dish or souffle dish with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine 1st 9 ingredients, and whisk together until smooth.
• Pour into prepared dish, and bake for 1 hour, or until almost set. (The pudding should jiggle slightly in the center).
• Sprinkle with the pecans. Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove to a wire rack to cool.
• Cover and refrigerate for several hours to chill.
• Serve with whipped topping if desired.