Apple Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

This Apple Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce is rich, cozy, and packed with fall flavor. It’s loaded with tender apples, warm spices, and finished with a velvety bourbon caramel sauce that takes it over the top. Whether you’re making it for brunch or dessert, this easy recipe is guaranteed to be a keeper.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Peanuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 8 Servings

Calories: 334 kcal per serving

Ingredients

5 cups - French or Italian bread
1 cup - Heavy cream
1 cup - Whole milk
⅓ cup - Brown sugar
⅓ cup - Granulated sugar
4 - Eggs
1 tsp - Vanilla extract
2 tablespoons - Bourbon
1 ½ teaspoons - Cinnamon
2 - Apples
1 cup - Caramel sauce
2 tablespoons - Bourbon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350℉ and butter a 9×13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, whisk together heavy cream, milk, eggs, vanilla and rum.
Add sugars and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and whisk until combined.
Add bread cubes to the bowl and carefully stir, ensuring that each piece is soaked in the mixture; set aside.
Toss the apples with remaining ½ teaspoon of cinnamon.
Place half of the soaked bread cubes in prepared baking dish.
Top with cinnamon apple slices.
Place remaining bread on top; lightly press down.
Let sit for 30 – 60 minutes (or overnight).
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until set.
Meanwhile, place caramel and bourbon in a small sauce pan.
Heat over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes until caramel thins.
Drizzle Bourbon Caramel Sauce over the warm Apple Bread Pudding; serve immediately.

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