Thanksgiving Recipes: Pumpkin Orange Bread Pudding
By: Amie Valpone, HHP, AADP Culinary Nutritionist and author of The Healthy Apple, www.thehealthyapple.com
Ingredients
• 12 slices stale bread, crust removed and cut on the diagonal
• 2 Tbsp. freshly grated orange zest
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
• 3 cups milk
• 5 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tsp. honey
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted and cooled
• 2 tsp. ground flax seeds
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. all spice
Directions
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Create three layers of bread in an 8 x 8 baking pan sprayed with baking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk orange zest, juice, ground flax seeds, pumpkin, honey, milk, sugar, butter, eggs, butter, cinnamon, all spice and salt; mix well. Pour over the bread layers and let sit for 45 minutes.
• Bake for 1 hour or until top is browned and edges and middle are set.
• Serve warm.
Ingredients
• 12 slices stale bread, crust removed and cut on the diagonal
• 2 Tbsp. freshly grated orange zest
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
• 3 cups milk
• 5 eggs
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tsp. honey
• ¼ tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. butter, melted and cooled
• 2 tsp. ground flax seeds
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. all spice
Directions
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Create three layers of bread in an 8 x 8 baking pan sprayed with baking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk orange zest, juice, ground flax seeds, pumpkin, honey, milk, sugar, butter, eggs, butter, cinnamon, all spice and salt; mix well. Pour over the bread layers and let sit for 45 minutes.
• Bake for 1 hour or until top is browned and edges and middle are set.
• Serve warm.
