Fruity bread pudding
An eggless bread pudding with dried fruit, banana, apple juice and skimmed milk
A light, eggless bread pudding: dried fruits are plumped in hot apple juice and mixed with diced stale bread, sliced banana and cardamom and clove, then soaked in skimmed milk, sprinkled with brown sugar and baked until firm and golden. Serve hot or cold with low-fat yogurt.
- Total time
- 45 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 ⅝ oz mixed dried fruitsapricots, dates, sultanas, figs, berries; chopped
- ¾ cup apple juice⅔ cup
- 4 oz stale brown or white breaddiced
- 1 tsp ground cardamom and clovesmixed
- 1 bananalarge, sliced
- ¾ cup skimmed milk⅔ cup
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- low-fat yogurt (optional)to serve
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 400°F. Put 2 ⅝ oz mixed dried fruits and ¾ cup apple juice in a small pan and bring to the boil.
3 minStep 2: Take off the heat and stir in 4 oz stale brown or white bread, 1 tsp ground cardamom and cloves and 1 banana.
Step 3: Spoon the mixture into a shallow 1.2-litre (5-cup) ovenproof dish. Pour ¾ cup skimmed milk over it.
Step 4: Sprinkle with 1 tsp brown sugar and bake for 25–30 minutes, until firm and golden brown.
28 minStep 5: Serve hot or cold with low-fat yogurt.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 1 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does fruity bread pudding take?
- About 45 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of ground cardamom and cloves?
- Ground cloves, ¼ tsp for every 3 whole cloves.
- What can I use instead of banana?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
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