Elite Espresso Bread Pudding

Elite Espresso Bread Pudding

By: Areli B. - Hopkinton, MA - 2014 Recipe Contest Submission

“Coffee brings joy to my life and sanity to my family and I like to incorporate the boldest flavor of joy to my cooking, that is why I transformed a simple basic bread pudding recipe into a sophisticated Elite Espresso recipe by adding and mixing the joyful flavor of coffee!”



This is a Door County Coffee Fan recipe. It was not made in the kitchens of the Door County Coffee Café.

 

Ingredients

Featured ingredient: Elite Espresso Coffee

  • 1 cup Elite Espresso Door County Coffee
  • 1 1/2 Cup whole milk
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon (divided)
  • 2 Tbsp raisins
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 6 cups cubed bread
  • Whipped cream (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees.
  2. Using a big mixing bowl mix eggs, coffee, milk, salt, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon and raisins.
  3. Add bread cubes and with a wooden spatula press bread to absorb the mixture. Let it rest for 5 minutes.
  4. Grease a 9 x 9 baking dish or individual serving oven proof bowls, transfer the mixture and bake for 30-45 minutes until the bread pudding is set & a toothpick inserted in the middle comes clean.
  5. Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
  6. Add whipped cream and ground cinnamon as toppings if desired.
  7. Enjoy with your favorite cup of Door County Coffee.