Carrot bread pudding is a slight variation of typical bread pudding, which is generally a torn bread soaked in a egg based custard and then baked. Bread pudding is one of the most easy and yummy dessert of all time.
I have added grated carrot to give it a extra sweetness and beautiful color to the bread pudding, plus it provides extra fiber and anti-oxidants to the recipe. This carrot bread pudding is infused with the flavors of carrot halwa ( a very popular Indian dessert ) and that’s why I just love it. So in this recipe, cubed bread pieces are soaked in a egg, carrot and milk mixture and then baked until the custard is set. Clove, cardamom and cinnamon powder are also added which make this pudding so warm and comforting, plus the whole house will be perfumed and will give you a holiday feeling. The bright orange color makes this very pretty and tempting. Though this is a dessert recipe but carrot bread pudding can be a good breakfast too, especially if you use good whole wheat bread in the recipe.
Carrot Bread Pudding Recipe
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium6
servings20
minutes45
minutesA bread pudding with grated carrots in it. This carrot bread pudding is pretty to look at and delicious to eat.
Ingredients
8 oz or 10 slices of french or country bread, torn into small pieces
1 can of condensed milk
1 and 1/4 cup of grated carrots
3 eggs
2 cups of low milk ( i used 2% reduced fat)
1/4 tsp of clove and cardamom powder each
1/2 tsp of cinnamon powder
1 tsp of vanilla extract
Handful of raisins and walnuts
2 Tbsp of butter (melted)
1/4 tsp of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a 9 inch baking pan.
- Peel and grate the carrots through a fine grater or just use food processor and squeeze out the juice from the carrot through your hand in a small bowl.
- Soak raisin in the carrot juice and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Place bread in the pan and pour butter all over the bread.
- In a bowl, beat eggs and condensed milk well. Then add milk, grated carrots, walnut, all the dry spices, salt and vanilla together.
- Pour wet mixture and raisins over the bread and press it down, so that each bread pieces will soak all the good flavors of the custard.
- Bake it for 40-45 minutes until the custard is set and carrot bread pudding is done.
- You can use french bread, Italian bread, country bread, brioche or any bread you like .
- Use whole wheat bread to make it a fiber rich dessert.
