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Maple Pecan Bread Pudding {with Bourbon Sauce}

Libby with Lemony Thyme
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

For bread pudding...

  • 1 loaf day old bread such as egg bread, cut into strips
  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1 Tbl. vanilla

For pecan crumble...

  • 1 cup pecans chopped
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 4 Tbl. butter melt

For Bourbon Sauce...

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 cup bourbon

Instructions
 

  • Slice bread into strips and lay in single layer on baking sheet. Leave unwrapped for several hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart casserole.

For pecan crumble...

  • Combine pecans, brown sugar and 4 Tbl. melted butter. Reserve.

For bread pudding...

  • Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla. Reserve.
  • Melt stick of butter in microwaveable shallow dish. Dip one side of bread strips into melted butter and place in casserole dish. Continue until one layer is completed. Sprinkle about 1/3 of pecan crumble over bread. Continue with remaining bread strips dipped in butter until second layer is complete. Slowly pour egg/mixture over bread allowing to fully absorb.Sprinkle remaining pecan crumble over top.
  • Bake for 45 minutes. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with Bourbon Sauce.

For Bourbon Sauce...

  • In a medium saucepan combine sugar, stick of butter, egg and vanilla. Heat over medium heat whisking until butter has melted and sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in bourbon. Serve warm.