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Fabulous King Cake Bread Pudding
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Recipe By: Alice Morrow
Fabulous King Cake Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 (1 lb.) brioche loaf, cut into ½” cubes
- 8 eggs
- 2 c. heavy cream
- 2 c. whole milk
- 2 c. sugar
- ¼ c. amaretto liqueur
- 1 T. vanilla
- Almond Glaze:
- 2 ½ c. powdered sugar
- 6 T. milk
- 1 T. almond extract
- Mardi Gras Sugars:
- 3 c. sugar, divided
- Yellow food coloring
- Green food coloring
- Purple food coloring
Instructions
- BREAD PART: Divide cut bread between 12 (4-oz.) ramekins.
- In large bowl, combine eggs, cream, milk, sugar, amaretto and vanilla. Whisk until blended.
- Spoon mixture equally over bread and let stand 30 minutes, occasionally pressing bread into milk mixture.
- Do this part at least 2 hours ahead and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
- Preheat oven 350. Place room temp ramekins on rimmed baking sheet and cook until custard is set in center, 18-20 minutes.
- Remove from oven, cool slightly, then top with ALMOND GLAZE and MARDI GRAS SUGARS.
- ALMOND GLAZE: In bowl, add sugar, milk and extract. Whisk until combined. To thicken more, add more powdered sugar and continue to whisk until combined and thickened. Drizzle over the bread mixture in ramekins.
- MARDI GRAS SUGARS: Place 1 c. sugar into (3) quart size zip lock bags. Add 5 drops yellow food coloring into one bag, seal and shake to combine. Add 5 drops of green food coloring to the second bag, seal and shake to combine. Add 5 drops purple food coloring to the last bag, seal and shake to combine.
- Sprinkle the 3 colored sugars over the almond glazed bread pudding part.