White Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding

Name: White Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 6 cups, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2 cups half-and-half; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 21 ounces canned cherry pie filling, drained; 10 ounces challah or 10 ounces other firm bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, 6 cups; 5 ounces dried cherries or 5 ounces dried sweetened cranberries, 1 cup; 1/2 cup white chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon sliced almonds; confectioners' sugar (optional)

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping as a New Years Day Brunch recipe in Woman's World 12/31/07. Sweetened dried cranberries may be substituted for the dried cherries if you wish."

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Ready In:: 1hr 25mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 6 cups
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups half-and-half
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon almond extract
21 ounces canned cherry pie filling, drained
10 ounces challah or 10 ounces other firm bread, cut into 1-inch cubes, 6 cups
5 ounces dried cherries or 5 ounces dried sweetened cranberries, 1 cup
¹⁄₂ cup white chocolate chips
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sliced almonds
confectioners' sugar (optional)

directions

Coat 6-cup baking dish with cooking spray.
In large bowl, whisk eggs with half and half, 1/2 cup sugar and almond extract until blended.
Stir in pie filling, bread, dried cherries (or cranberries) and chocolate chips.
Transfer to prepared 6-cup baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes to 12 hours. If refrigerated more than 30 minutes, let stand at room temperature 20 minutes before baking.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover baking dish; bake 30 minutes.
Uncover; sprinkle with sliced almonds. Bake uncovered, 35-40 minutes or until set and golden.
Let stand 20 minutes before serving. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

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Reviews

Love making bread pudding & love eating it, as well, & your recipe was very nicely different from those I usually make, what with the use of the pie filling! I did use almost an entire one-pound loaf of a nutty, whole grain bread, as well as dried cherries, that those to ingredients, along with the cherry filling & the chocolate, made for a wonderfully tasty pudding! And, I'll make it again, for sure! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Zaar Cookbook recipe tag]

Sydney Mike