Maple Pecan Bread Pudding with Fresh Peach Sauce
Serves 8-10
Chef Fiona had a special treat for DMB crew at the Virginia Beach tour stop. If dinner wasn’t already appetizing enough, she made some of her Maple Pecan Bread Pudding with Fresh Peach Sauce for dessert. For a wine pairing, try Dreaming Tree Crush Red Blend.
“Never eat a peach out of season.”
— Dave Matthews
Ingredients
BREAD PUDDING
- 1 stick butter
- 1 pound loaf of white bread, brioche preferable (other Italian or French bread will work), cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 eggs, free-range, organic
- 4 cups half and half
- 1 1/4 cups maple syrup, Grade B preferable
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped pecans
PEACH SAUCE
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 cups peaches, diced
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
BREAD PUDDING
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Butter a 9x16 glass-baking dish.
- Melt butter and toss with bread, then cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar.
- Toast in oven for 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Set aside and cool.
- Whisk together eggs, half and half, maple, vanilla, and salt.
- Toss bread with custard, then mix in half of the pecans, pour into baking dish. Let sit for 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle remaining pecans and 1/4 cup sugar on top of pudding.
- Bake for 1 1/4 hrs, or until the center is set.
- Cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.
- Serve pudding with a spoonful of peach sauce and whipped cream if desired.
PEACH SAUCE
- Whisk together water, sugar, and cornstarch in a saucepan, add peaches. Bring to a boil while stirring regularly.
- Remove from heat, add vanilla.
- Cool.