Caramelized Pear Bread Pudding

From EatingWell: October/November 2006

Sweet caramelized pears are the highlight of this comforting, custardy, raisin-studded bread pudding. When turned out of its baking dish, the flanlike pudding sits in a pool of intense caramel syrup, making it worthy of any holiday table. Serve warm or chilled.

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"This was excellent. I made it with whole wheat bread raisin bread. I didn't have enough pears so I mixed added some apples. I also added a little apple brandy to the pudding before baking which gave it a nice touch. I also doubled the...

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14 Reviews for Caramelized Pear Bread Pudding

03/16/2012

ajlsickau

Recommends this recipe

Best bread pudding I've had

This was delicious. However - my "caramel" did not set (like other reviewers) despite using brown sugar instead of regular and giving extra time. I also did add some spiced rum to the caramel, so that may have contributed to it not setting up. Despite all of this, the bread pudding dish was absolutely delicious. I used a Weight Watchers recipe last year and it was an epic failure - too much liquid, not enough bread, and it just didn't set. I doubled the lemon zest and the nutmeg, added some cinnamon, and the rum was spot on. Definitely recommended...with a few tweaks ;)

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11/03/2011

Anonymous

I've died and gone to bread pudding heaven!

Delicious! I made this tonight and I don't want to stop eating it! I live in Mazatlan, so I love anything flan-like and this fit the bill. I used a crusty Mexican bread instead of whole wheat, added a handful of raisins, and since we love nutmeg, used 1/4 teaspoon instead of 1/8th and added an extra tablespoon each of butter and sugar to carmelize with the pears. This was incredible! I look forward to trying it with apples and using cinnamon instead of nutmeg. Or maybe pineapple and brown sugar and make an upside down pineapple bread pudding. YUM! But, I'll always go back to the pear version. Excellent.

Pros: easy to make, impressive, delicious!

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12/25/2010

eletha

Not bad for a first try

I made this for Christmas Eve dinner and it turned out pretty well. After reading some of the previous reviews, I did adjust the recipe slightly. I used cinnamon raisin bread and doubled both the lemon zest and the vanilla. My family seemed to really enjoy it.

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11/04/2010

Anonymous

This was excellent. I made it with whole wheat bread raisin bread. I didn't have enough pears so I mixed added some apples. I also added a little apple brandy to the pudding before baking which gave it a nice touch. I also doubled the caramel topping. I served it warm to my dinner guests, and they raved about it.

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10/28/2010

brocker1413

The bread pudding was good fresh out of the oven but became more delicious after sitting in the fridge for two days. Instead of raisins I added dried cranberries. The caramel topping didnt turn out great so after flipping the bread pudding onto a plate I transferred it to a baking sheet and placed it under the broiler to complete the caramel process for a few minutes. Watch it carefully though, it can get too done quickly. I will be preparing this two days before Thanksgiving and taking it to the family dinner ; )

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