Description
A holiday dessert worth cheering for! This gingerbread bread pudding is packed with whole grain goodness, sweet raisins and gingerbread spices, and topped off with a warm eggnog sauce.
Ingredients
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For the gingerbread:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger (or 1/2 teaspoon ground)
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
For the bread pudding:
- Day-old gingerbread (cubed)
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups whole milk
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar (or white granulated sugar)
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup raisins
For the Eggnog Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup eggnog
Instructions
For the gingerbread:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a loaf pan with butter.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add flours, baking soda, salt, and spices and stir to combine.
- In a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer), beat butter and molasses until combined. Add eggs and ginger and beat until combined. Alternate adding flour and buttermilk to the wet mixture, a little at a time, so that you begin and end with the flour. Stir until combined.
- Transfer the mixture to the loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Turn out onto cooking rack to cool completely.
- Cut loaf into cubes to let dry out overnight.
For the bread pudding:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Transfer cubed gingerbread to a large baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla until combined. Pour wet mixture over bread into the baking dish. Sprinkle raisins over top.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until pudding has set.
- Let cool for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm with eggnog sauce.
For the eggnog sauce:
- In a small saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch and salt over medium-high heat. Slowly pour in eggnog, whisking constantly. Whisk frequently until sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Serve warm with bread pudding.
Notes
- If using ground ginger, add it to the dry ingredients.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Holiday