Butterscotch Pecan Bread Pudding

The ultimate comfort food, Butterscotch Pecan Bread Pudding. Home baked goodness.

Prep: 30 min | Bake: 35 min | Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 8 cups Rhodes Bread or Rolls, baked and cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 (11 ounce) package butterscotch morsels, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups milk, divided
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Spread bread or roll cubes, 2/3 cup butterscotch morsels and pecans in the bottom of a sprayed 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
2. In a heavy saucepan, cook 1 cup milk over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes (do not boil).
3. Remove from heat and add remaining butterscotch morsels, stirring until melted.
4. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved.
5. In a medium bowl, combine remaining 1 cup milk, eggs and vanilla extract.
6. Gradually stir about 1/4 of hot butterscotch mixture into egg mixture.
7. Add egg mixture to remaining hot butterscotch mixture stirring constantly. Pour over bread cubes in baking pan. Press bread cubes down to absorb mixture.
8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes.
9. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Rhodes Bake-N-Serv