Pecan Bread Pudding with Rum Custard Sauce Recipe

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Fat-free ingredients, though not suitable for all baking recipes, work like a charm in this homey dessert. —Virginia Anthony, Jacksonville, Florida

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Pecan Bread Pudding with Rum Custard Sauce Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + standing Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

3/4 cup fat-free milk
3/4 cup fat-free evaporated milk
1/2 cup egg substitute
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups cubed day-old French bread
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
RUM CUSTARD SAUCE:
1/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 cup fat-free evaporated milk
2 tablespoons egg substitute
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon butter flavoring

Directions

In a large bowl, whisk the first eight ingredients. Gently stir in bread and pecans; let stand for 10 minutes or until bread is softened.
Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
For sauce, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small heavy saucepan. Stir in milk and evaporated milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat. Whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg substitute; return all to the pan, whisking constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Serve warm with bread pudding. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 6 servings (1-1/2 cups sauce).

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup pudding with 1/4 cup sauce equals 286 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 455 mg sodium, 43 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Pecan Bread Pudding with Rum Custard Sauce in Taste of Home December/January 2012, p55