🍎🍞 Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding

✨ Introduction

A warm and comforting dessert that blends apples, cinnamon, and custard-soaked bread for a cozy treat.

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 cups cubed day-old bread (preferably brioche or challah)
• 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 cups milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup raisins or chopped walnuts (optional)
• Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat Oven: Preheat to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×9 inch baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
2. Prepare Bread & Apples: Toss cubed bread with diced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg until coated.
3. Make Custard: Whisk milk, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter in a bowl. Pour evenly over bread mixture, pressing down to soak.
4. Add Optional Ingredients: Stir in raisins or walnuts if desired. Press gently to ensure bread is soaked.
5. Bake: Transfer to baking dish. Bake 40–45 minutes until golden brown and set. A knife inserted should come out clean.
6. Serve: Cool slightly before serving. Dust with powdered sugar if desired.

✅ Conclusion

Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert—this bread pudding is cozy, sweet, and full of flavor 🍎✨.