Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Pecans

This pumpkin bread pudding with pecans couldn't be much easier - using canned pumpkin speeds things up, but use fresh pumpkin puree if you have it.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 487 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 1 (8 ounce) loaf French bread, torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tablespoon orange flavoring
• 2.5 cups whole milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Put torn French bread into a bowl. Mix milk and pumpkin puree together in a separate bowl and pour over French bread. Let soak until moistened, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Mix sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, orange flavoring, and pumpkin pie spice together in a bowl. Pour into bread mixture and stir. Fold in pecans and raisins.

Step 4

Place butter in a 9x13-inch baking pan and put into the preheated oven, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from oven when butter has melted and spoon in bread mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the hot oven until pudding is firm in the middle and edges are brown and crisp, 35 to 45 minutes.