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Apple Butter Bread Pudding Recipe

This is one of my mother's best recipes! I'm sure your family will be delighted with it, too! Serve is as a dessert or a very special breakfast treat.—

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Apple Butter Bread Pudding Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + standing Bake: 50 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

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Ingredients

1/3 cup raisins
1 cup apple butter
6 croissants, split
CUSTARD:
8 eggs
3 cups 2% milk
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
STREUSEL:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cold butter

Directions

Place raisins in a small bowl. Cover with boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Combine apple butter and raisins. Spread over croissant bottoms; replace tops. Cut each croissant into three pieces; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt. Pour over croissants; let stand for 30 minutes or until bread is softened.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over top.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with commercially prepared apple butter.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 433 calories, 14 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 175 mg cholesterol, 422 mg sodium, 68 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 9 g protein.

Originally published as Apple Butter Bread Pudding in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2012, p142