Blueberry and Cream Cheese Bread Pudding
https://foodloversmarket.co.za/recipes/blueberry-bread-pudding/
We’re trying 4 ways with our freshly baked baguettes, a.k.a french loaf! Which one will you love most? Le francais love their desserts and pastries, we experimented with french-SA pudding fusion – Blueberry & Cream Cheese French Bread Pudding…are you in?
Keen to try the 3x other ways?
Cooking Methods
- Baking
Prep Time
30 minutesCooking Time
40 minutesIngredients
For the blueberry French toast:
- 1 x Food Lover’s Market French loaf (35cm)
- 1 tin cream cheese
- 60ml (¼ cup) maple syrup
- 500ml (2 cups) blueberries
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) cinnamon
For the custard:
- 2 eggs
- 375ml (1½ cups) cream
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) vanilla essence
For the caramel topping:
- 80g butter
- 80ml (1/3 cup) sugar
- 60ml (¼ cup) maple syrup
- 2.5ml (½ tsp) cinnamon
Directions
For the blueberry French toast:
- Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Thinly slice the French loaf.
- Combine cream cheese, maple syrup, blueberries and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix until combined. Spread 15ml (1 tbsp) of blueberry cream cheese onto one side of each slice of bread. Place bread slices evenly in a row in the prepared square baking dish of about 20cm.
- For the custard, whisk eggs, cream and vanilla together in a bowl. Pour over the bread slices.
- Bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar, maple syrup and cinnamon. Drizzle over the baked bread slices immediately after baking.
