Upside Down Apple Bread Pudding

Upside down apple bread pudding creates a beautiful pattern of sliced apples on your bread pudding. Easy to make, with just a few simple ingredients.

Upside Down Apple Bread Pudding

This apple bread pudding is designed to work like an upside down cake.  You put the fruit on the bottom, then when the apple bread pudding is done, you flip it over and remove the pan so the fruit is on top.

Feel free to add a shot of your favorite liquor to the custard before mixing it with the bread.  My favorites for adding to bread pudding are rum, brandy, and cognac.

Since all bread puddings are essentially custards poured over bread,  it's handy to have an instant read thermometer so that you can tell exactly when your bread pudding is done.  It's much easier than just trying to guess.  As soon as the temperature in the middle of the bread pudding reaches 175 F, it's done.

Try this instant read thermometer, if you don't already have one.  It's cheap and reliable.

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Upside Down Apple Bread Pudding

Apple bread pudding has gone upside down!  You'll love this awesome and easy bread pudding recipe.  Try not to eat it all at one sitting.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings 8

Calories 311 kcal

Author Katie Moseman

Ingredients

• ¼ cup unsalted butter
• ¾ cup light brown sugar divided
• 1 medium baking apple I use Pink Lady or Honeycrisp
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 2 cups whole milk
• 4 large eggs
• 8 ounces bread I used soft dinner rolls

Instructions

1. Cut up the bread into roughly equal pieces, about 1 inch each.
2. Put the butter in a 9 inch round cake pan. Place it in a cold oven and preheat the oven to 400 F. Watch the butter; when it melts, take out the pan.
3. In the pan, mix ½ cup brown sugar into the butter and pat it evenly over the pan bottom. Set aside. Core and slice the apple into 8 equal pieces, then cut each piece one more time to make 16 slices. Arrange the slices like flower petals on top of the butter/sugar mixture in the pan.
   

4. To fill in the gap in the middle, cut a few triangular apple pieces and arrange in the middle.

5. In a large mixing bowl, combine the granulated sugar, ¼ cup brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the milk and stir to combine. Beat in the eggs. Drop in the bread pieces and massage with your hands to break them up some more and get them to absorb the most liquid.
6. Scoop the bread and custard mixture into the cake pan and pat it down evenly on top of the apples and butter/sugar mixture. Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
7. After 15 minutes, reduce the heat to 300 F and continue baking for about 30 minutes, or until the temperature in the middle of the bread pudding reaches 175 F. Remove from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes.
8. Run a knife around the edge of the pan to loosen the pudding, then top the pan with a platter and invert. The bread pudding should drop neatly onto the platter. Continue cooling for another 30 minutes. Serve slightly warm, or place in the refrigerator and chill completely.

Nutrition Facts

Upside Down Apple Bread Pudding

Amount Per Serving

Calories 311 Calories from Fat 90

% Daily Value*

Fat 10g15%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 103mg34%

Sodium 216mg9%

Potassium 214mg6%

Carbohydrates 46g15%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 33g37%

Protein 7g14%

Vitamin A 405IU8%

Vitamin C 1.1mg1%

Calcium 143mg14%

Iron 1.5mg8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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