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Savory Pear Bread Pudding
Recipes
Savory Pear Bread Pudding
8 servings
1 hour, 10 minutes total (Active 20 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 medium pears
  • 1 medium leek
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 8 oz Bakery Italian bread
  • 4 oz sharp white cheddar cheese
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 5 large eggs (or 1 ¼ cups egg substitute)
  • Aluminum foil

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Chop garlic. Peel and grate pears. Chop leek, white part only (1 cup); remove thyme leaves from stems.
    2. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add garlic and leeks; cook and stir 2–3 minutes until browned and tender. Stir in cream and thyme; remove pan from heat and let stand 5–10 minutes to cool. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes (5–6 cups) and shred cheese.
    3. Coat 9-inch square baking dish with spray. Combine in large bowl: bread, pears, one-half cheese, salt, and pepper. Whisk eggs in small bowl, then stir into leek mixture. Stir egg-leek mixture into bread-pear mixture until well blended; transfer to baking dish.
    4. Top with remaining half cheese and cover dish with foil; bake 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 more minutes until top is browned and center is 160°F. Serve.

Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 24g, Sat Fat 13g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 175mg, Sodium 460mg, Total Carb 25g, Fiber 2g, Total Sugar 6g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 10g, Vitamin D 6%, Calc 10%, Iron 10%, Potassium 2%