Sourdough 5 spice bread pudding

Disclaimer: I don't actually remember ever eating or making bread pudding in my pre-vegan days, so I have no idea how similar this is to conventional bread pudding. All I know is that it's delicious. I ate both servings last night. The top is sugary and crisp, while the insides are creamy, warm, and gooey.



Bread pudding, makes 2 generous servings
3 1/2 c. cubed sourdough bread (a crusty variety; stale is just fine)
2/3 c. coconut milk
2/3 c. soy milk
1/4 c. unrefined cane sugar + 1 tsp.
1 1/2 tbs. cornstarch
1 tbs. margarine, melted
1 tbs. orange juice
1 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. 5 spice
1/8 tsp. cardamom


Preheat oven to 350F.

In a large bowl, whisk together the milks, 1/4 c. sugar, cornstarch, margarine, oj, zest, cocoa, and spices.

Toss in the bread cubes and stir/press until they have soaked up most of the liquid. Let them soak while the oven finishes heating.

Divide the bread into two 4" ramekins. You can pack it a little to make it fit, and drizzle in any extra liquid left in the bowl. Sprinkle the tops of each with 1/2 tsp. of sugar. Bake for about 25 minutes until the bread is lightly browned.

They taste best straight from the oven.

6 comments:

Joni Marie Newman said...

this looks really yummy and perfect now that the weather is cooling down. thanks for the recipe.

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Ooh, this sounds great! Do you ever make it with Acme bread?

Anonymous said...

um, you know i only live like 2 minutes away! looks so good!

mel said...

melisser: I used Grace Baking this time, but I bet Acme would be great, too!

Caty said...

Looks so yummy! I love the idea of using coconut milk.

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