Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
• 1 3/4 cups milk
• 1 cup caramel ice cream topping
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 4 cups cubed bread or 4 cups rolls
• 2 cups peeled thinly sliced apples
• 2 eggs, beaten
• additional ice cream topping or apples, slices or mint sprig (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f lightly grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• 2 stir together the flour, brown sugar and butter until crumbly; add pecans and stir. set aside.
• 3 in a large saucepan, combine milk, ice cream topping and butter.
• 4 cook over medium heat until blended and the butter is melted; remove from heat.
• 5 stir in the bread and apples.
• 6 let stand 10 minutes.
• 7 stir in the eggs.
• 8 pour into the greased baking dish and bake for 20 minutes.
• 9 remove from oven and sprinkle topping over partially baked pudding.
• 10 bake for 20-25 minutes or until apples are tender and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• 11 serve warm with additional slightly heated caramel topping, sliced apples and mint sprigs.