I’ve been a crazy lady in the kitchen, and I recently baked this Bread Pudding Recipe Made with Apples.
I feel that apples welcome Autumn in with their crispy sweet-tart flavor. So baking an apple dessert on a cool autumn day is one of my favorite ways to spend an afternoon. In fact, I just created my Apple Dumpling dessert that is a stunning and delicious treat.
But, this bread pudding recipe has a unique twist since I added apples and a caramel sauce. The custard bread pudding is yummy but combing the apple compliments it so lovely.
By the way, there are quite a few apple recipes at the bottom of this post. So make sure to scroll down to view my friend’s tasty recipes.
How My Recipe All Began
For many summers, we rented a remote cabin in Montana. This rustic cabin is my husband’s ideal vacation spot since he can fly fish and unplug from everything. Well, I’m similar to my husband in this regard, and I love this kind of retreat since I bake until my heart’s content.
So, on one trip, I found a great recipe and thought maybe I should try making it. You see, I had never made bread pudding let along tasted one.
I should give you a bit of the backstory to this baking adventure. This cabin has a wonderful 1960s cookbook that I have tried quite a few of the recipes. So, I found this recipe and was excited to give it a try. The tricky part I had to deal with is that the cabin’s oven door looked like some kid had sat on it. So, needless to say, the door leaked out air and wasn’t sealed tight.
Well, when I baked, I wedged a kitchen chair in front of the door to secure the oven.
I’m sure my oven shenanigans were a funny sight to see, but that didn’t stop me from baking the yummy bread pudding. Well, the custard did come out great on my first attempt, and we devoured it until the rich egg custard made our tummies full.
Bread Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
Custard
- 1 qt milk
- 2 cups 2-day old bread crumbs cut into small squares
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2-4 tbsp butter melted
Cooked Apples
- 2 Granny Smith apples sliced
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Apples
- Slice apples and cook in a saucepan with butter, sugar, and cinnamon.
- Cook until apples are tender. Take off stove and set aside for later.
Custard for Bread Pudding
- Start heating oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 1 ½ qt casserole dish.
- In a double boiler, heat milk until tiny bubbles appear around the edges of the pan.
- Remove from heat and stir in bread crumbs and set aside.
- Break eggs into the casserole dish beating slightly with a fork.
- Stir in sugar, salt, then milk mixture, nutmeg, vanilla, and butter.
- Set the casserole dish in baking pan; fill baking with warm water. The water should come up 1" from top of the casserole dish.
- Place cooked apples on top of the custard bread pudding. Drizzle the sauce over the apples.
- Bake uncovered, 1 hour 15 minutes or until knife when inserted comes clean.
- Serve warm or cold. Place a dollop of whip cream or ice cream on top.
Nutrition
I love this old-time recipe, but I wanted to add the sweet apples and sauce for bread pudding. Every time I add different things to an already great recipe, the new version is even better! The apples are just the perfect complement to this dessert, and they add some sweetness and crunch with the egg custard and bread. And I’m seriously in love with this dessert with apples. You can find another recipe on the blog, mini apple tarts baked in small cast iron pans.
I have so many recipes floating around in my head and not enough time to bake them.
Happy Fall and Happy Baking!
More Amazing Apple Recipes From My Friends!
Bread Pudding Recipe by Happy Happy Nester | Baked Apple Chips by Modern Glam | Sparkling Apple Pie Cocktail by Craftberry Bush | The Best Apple Bread Recipe by My 100 Year Old Home
Cream Cheese and Spiced Apple Dessert with Homemade Caramel by Twelve on Main | Cinnamon Apple & Walnut Dutch Bread by Sincerely, Marie | Amazing Apple Crisp by Julie Blanner | Hasselback Apples by Tatertots and Jello
Apple Pancakes by My Sweet Savannah | Simple Salted Caramel Baked Apple Recipe by Grace In My Space | Apple Cider Donuts with Cardamon Dipping Cream by Finding Lovely | Caramel Apple Phylo Bites by The Happy Housie
Cinnamon Sugar Spiced Apple Pie Sundae by Pink Peppermint | The Best Rosemary Browned Butter Apple Pie by The Tattered Pew | Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramel Apples by The Handmade Home | Old Fashioned Apple Dapple Cake by A Blue Nest
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Amanda Marie
This looks not only beautiful but so delicious! Apple season is just the best. I can’t wait to try it!
Jordan
It looks and sounds so delicious, Janine!! I’m going to have to try this!
Sarah
This looks absolutely delicious! I can’t wait to try it.
Ashley Stringfellow
This looks delicious!
Jennifer S. Hadfield
This sounds and looks amazing! And your cabin sounded like a wonderful place!
xoxo
Kelly
Oh it looks so good! I’ve never tried bread pudding but you make it sound so easy and good! Happy Fall and baking!
Coco
I want this for breakfast served in bed tomorrow morning.
If only I had a butler… *sigh*
Julie Blanner
Yes please! This looks perfect for fall days. Can’t wait to make it!
Jackie
Oh my goodness this looks SO good Janine! I loooove fall.
Rosette
This looks so delicious!!! Can’t wait to try! Thank you fir sharing! In reading the instructions, did I miss the step of when to add the milk and breadcrumbs that were put aside?
happyhappynester
Hi Rosette,
The milk mixture is added in step 6. Sorry, you missed this in the instructions. Hope it came out ok.