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Irish Bread Pudding with Caramel-Whiskey




Source of Recipe


Cooking Light-3/98






List of Ingredients



• 1/4 cup light butter, melted
  
• 1 (10 oounce) French bread baguette, cut into 1" thick slices
  
• 1/2 cup raisins
  
• 1/4 cup Irish whiskey
  
• 1 3/4 cups 1% low-fat milk
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
  
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated skim milk
  
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
  
• cooking spray
  
• 1 tablespoon sugar
  
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• Caramel-Whiskey Sauce:
  
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
  
• 2/3 cup water
  
• 1/4 cup light butter
  
• 2 ounces 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel) (about 1/2 cup)
  
• 1/4 cup Irish whiskey
  
• 1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
  






Instructions



1. For bread pudding:
   
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
3. Brush melted butter on one side of French bread slices, and place bread, butter sides up, on baking sheet. Bake bread at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or lightly toasted. Cut bread into 1/2" cubes, and set aside.
   
4. Combine raisins and whiskey in a small bowl; cover and let stand 10 minutes or until soft (do not drain).
   
5. Combin 1% milk and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add bread cubes and raisin mixture, pressing gently to moisten; let stand 15 minutes.
   
6. Spread bread mixture into a 13x9" baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over pudding. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until set. Serve warm with Caramel-Whiskey Sauce.
   
7. For Sauce:
   
8. Combine sugar and water in a small heavy saucepan over med-high heat; cook until sugar dissolves, stirring constantly. Cook an additional 15 min or until golden (do not stir). Remove from heat. Carefully add butter and cream cheese, stirring constantly with a whisk ( mixture will be hot and bubble vigorously). Cool slightly, and stir in whiskey and milk.
   
9. Servings: 12
   
10. 1 ( 3" square) and 2 tbl. sauce= 362 cal, 6.7 g fat, 8.1 g pro, 66.7 g carb, 57 mg chol, 269 sod
    






Final Comments


note: Substitute 1 tablespoon imitation rum extract and 3 tablespoons water for the whiskey, if desired.