Plum Bread Pudding with Maple Butter Sauce and Spiced Vanilla Fig Whipped Cream

- Brittany Furbee
Plum Bread Pudding with Maple Butter Sauce and Spiced Vanilla Fig Whipped Cream

 

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Plum Bread Pudding with Maple Butter Sauce and Spiced Vanilla Fig Whipped Cream
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Plum Bread Pudding with Maple Butter Sauce and Spiced Vanilla Fig Whipped Cream

A modern twist on classic bread pudding featuring Seven Barrels Vanilla Fig Balsamic. 

Keyword Bread Pudding, Dessert
Servings 6
Author Brittany Furbee

Ingredients

  • 6 c. Stale Bread Cubed
  • 3 Eggs
  • ½ c. Half and Half
  • 1 c. Whole Milk
  • 1 tsp. Seven Barrels Vanilla Fig Balsamic
  • 4 Plums Chopped*
  • ¼ c. Dark Brown Sugar
  • ¼ c. Maple Syrup
  • ¼ tsp. Cloves
  • ⅛ tsp. Cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp. Nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp. Ginger
  • ¼ tsp. Salt
  • ¼ c. Golden Raisins
  • ¼ c. Chopped Pecans

For the spiced Vanilla Fig whipped cream:

  • 2 c. Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1 Tbs. Seven Barrels Vanilla Fig Balsamic
  • ¼ c. Granulated Sugar
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. Salt

For the Sauce:

  • ½ c. Maple Syrup
  • ½ c. Butter
  • ½ tsp. Cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. Salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.

  2. Mix together eggs, half and half, milk and Seven Barrels Vanilla Fig Balsamic in a bowl. Pour over cubed bread and let sit for 5 minutes.**

  3. In another bowl mix together chopped plums, dark brown sugar, maple syrup, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, golden raisins and pecans. Combine with bread mixture.
  4. Pour bread mixture into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.

  5. For the spiced whipped cream: In a large bowl combine heavy whipping cream, Seven Barrels Vanilla Fig Balsamic, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Beat with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, approximately 3-4 minutes.***

  6. For the sauce: Combine additional maple syrup, butter, cinnamon and salt in a sauce pan. Warm over low heat and stir often until combined. Pour over bread pudding. Top with spiced whipped cream and serve warm.

Recipe Notes

* Seven Barrels Vanilla Fig Balsamic can be substituted for equal parts vanilla extract. 

** In the event that many of the bread cubes are still dry, add additional milk until coated.

**Whipped cream can be prepared in advance and stored in an air tight container in the fridge for up to two days.

A version of this recipe appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail Newspaper.