A family favorite, this delicious apricot bread pudding is made in the French tradition.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Additional Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 5 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 1 9-inch square pudding |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 8 thick slices crusty French bread, quartered
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 (16 ounce) can apricot halves in light syrup, drained, with syrup reserved
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (8 ounce) container creme fraiche
- ½ cup white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 lemon, zested
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch square baking dish.
- Whisk cinnamon and brown sugar together in a small bowl; set aside.
- Butter both sides of bread slices with softened butter. Layer in the prepared baking dish with apricot halves.
- Combine milk, creme fraiche, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, and apricot syrup in a large bowl; whisk until combined. Pour over bread and apricots and sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over top. Let stand until bread is saturated with liquid, about 20 minutes.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden on top, about 30 minutes. Set on a wire rack to let cool completely.
- You can use cream in place of creme fraiche, if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 338 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 127 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 241 mg |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 19 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |