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mom's cherry nut bread pudding

Recipe by
Jen Smallwood
St. Cloud, FL

this is from my mother's own homemade recipes...I was blessed with all my mothers cookbooks, hand written recipes - we love this tasty & yummy change to the "old bread pudding," with cherries & pecans - you can't go wrong...

yield 6 -8 servings
prep time 25 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For mom's cherry nut bread pudding

  • 1/2 c
    dried cherries
  • 3 Tbsp
    cherry wine or cherry juice concentrate
  • 3/4 c
    evaporated milk
  • 1/4 c
    butter
  • 3 c
    white bread cubes
  • 1/4 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    chopped pecans
  • 1/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt
  • 2
    beaten eggs

How To Make mom's cherry nut bread pudding

  • 1
    Heat cherries in wine/juice until medium warm and soak for 20 minutes. Heat milk & butter in sauce pan.
  • 2
    In large bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients and the cherries (don’t drain). Add milk mixture and stir gently. Spoon into a greased one-quart baking dish. Place dish in pan of hot water.
  • 3
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes, or until knife inserted one inch from edge comes out clean.
  • 4
    Serve warm Top with whipped cream & a sprinkle of almonds, if desired.
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