mom's cherry nut bread pudding

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St. Cloud, FL
Updated on Mar 12, 2015

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...

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

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup dried cherries
  • 3 tablespoons cherry wine or cherry juice concentrate
  • 3/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 cups white bread cubes
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 - beaten eggs

How To Make mom's cherry nut bread pudding

  • Step 1
    Heat cherries in wine/juice until medium warm and soak for 20 minutes. Heat milk & butter in sauce pan.
  • Step 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.
  • Step 3
    Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-55 minutes, or until knife inserted one inch from edge comes out clean.
  • Step 4
    Serve warm Top with whipped cream & a sprinkle of almonds, if desired.

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Category: Puddings
Keyword: #eggs
Keyword: #nuts
Keyword: #milk
Keyword: #bread
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Bread

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