Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Vanilla Butter Sauce Recipe

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McCormick

Recipe and photo courtesy of www.mccormick.com

Bread pudding gets a merry makeover with the addition of pumpkin, dried cherries and pecans, with a spiced vanilla butter sauce.

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Servings:

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
6 ounces white baking chocolate, cut into chunks
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
4 eggs
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
1 tablespoon McCormick® Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
8 cups cubed Italian bread
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup chopped pecans, divided
Vanilla Butter Sauce (recipe follows)

Directions

PREP

15 mins

COOK

45 mins

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix milk, sugar, white chocolate and butter in large microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 4 minutes or until butter is melted, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until white chocolate is completely melted. Set aside.

2. Beat eggs, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Add white chocolate mixture; stir until well blended. Add bread cubes, cherries and 1/2 cup of the pecans; stir until well coated. Spread evenly in greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining pecans.

3. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm with warm Vanilla Butter Sauce.

Vanilla Butter Sauce: Mix 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Pumpkin Pie Spice in medium saucepan. Bring to boil on medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 to 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract.