This yummy Bread Pudding Recipe with apple chunks and warm “brown sugar” butter sauce is low carb using Diane Kress’ new recipe

Sounds like a typo, but this bread pudding is neutral or a 5 gram Counter Carb.  What a comfort food!

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, melted

• 8  slices Great Low Carb Company bread  ripped into small piece. (Use Great Low Carb Bread Company bread).  Shop at this site: http://www.greatlowcarb.com.  This delicious and truly low- carb bread makes this recipe neutral.  Dry the bread as per instructions below.
• 1 apple, peeled, and diced in small cubes (optional).  If using the apple, 1 serving of this recipe becomes a 5 gram Counter Carb. Without the apple, this recipe is  NEUTRAL.
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 8 ounces “half and half”
• 8 ounces water
• 1/2 cup Swerve™ Sweetener (or equivalent of Stevia or Splenda)
• 1/4 cup Swerve™ Brown Sugar (made with erythritol)
• 1 level  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped for topping, if desired

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Dry the Bread

Tear 8 slices of  Great Low Carb Bread Company bread into small pieces

Spread the bread cubes evenly onto a baking sheet then bake until nearly dry, tossing once halfway through, about 8 minutes total. Set aside.

2. Whisk together 2 types of Swerve™sweetener and spices

In a large mixing bowl whisk together Swerve™ sweetener, Swerve™ brown sugar replacement,  cinnamon, and salt

3. Add dried bread cubes, apple cubes (if using the apple), and chopped walnuts to the sweetener mixing bowl and hand stir.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs , “half and half”, water, and vanilla 

5. Add liquid mix to bread cubes, toss with a rubber spatula, and evenly coat bread cubes.

6.  Spread melted butter in an 8×8 baking dish then add soaked bread mixture. Spread into an even layer. Lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture

6. Let rest 15 minutes to absorb mixture, tossing occasionally.

7. Bake until set in center, about 55 – 60 minutes.

Let cool 10 minutes then serve warm with  sauce and optional chopped walnuts and whipped cream.

BROWN SUGAR BUTTER SAUCE:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup Swerve™ brown sugar substitute
• 1 drop orange extract

In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter; stir in brown sugar.  Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat; stir in extracts. Serve warm with bread pudding. Refrigerate leftovers.

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THE GREAT LOW CARB BREAD COMPANY MAKES THIS RECIPE POSSIBLE

Shop at:  http://www.greatlowcarb.com.  While visiting the Great Low Carb Company’s site, check out all their other very low carb products.  Made with the highest quality ingredients and delivered to your door.  When your order arrives, freeze it for later use!

fresh baked wholegrain whole wheat raisins and nuts bread with lots of assorted healthy ingredients

Holiday Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce is NEUTRAL on The Metabolism Miracle. How is that possible? GLCBC makes the magic happen!

CHRISTMAS-TIME BREAD PUDDING with VANILLA SAUCE

Talk about a traditional comfort food! Wouldn’t warm bread pudding with sauce make a delicious breakfast buffet item for Christmas morning or New Year’s Day? How about sitting around after dinner with a cup of coffee, tea, or sugar-free cocoa and a serving of homemade bread pudding.

Make this recipe a holiday tradition!

For those following a lower carbohydrate diet, bread pudding would be a definite “No No.” The reason this delicious bread pudding is possible is the bread is baked by The Great Low Carb Bread Company (www.greatlowcarb.com.

Some people choose white bread, some mix dark and white bread, some prefer the cinnamon version and some use broken up http://www.greatlowcarb.com low carb buns or rolls.

Bread from http://www.greatlowcarb.com is NEUTRAL!

Most low carb store breads (if you are lucky enough to find a bread that is legitimately low carb) have 5 grams net carb/slice. This would add 45 grams net carb to our recipe. (Did you know that there is no check of Nutrition Facts presented on packaged food and many low carb products are not really low carb?).

Bread from The Great Low Carb Bread Company is always NEUTRAL! Best quality ingredients delivered to your door!!

Metabolism Miracle followers may choose to omit the raisins from the recipe and have neutral bread pudding! Just don’t forget that this recipe contains fat from the half and half, eggs, butter, nuts….so I recommend the 3″ serving size.

Makes 9 servings…9-3″ squares per 9″ baking pan
1 serving is a 5 gram Counter Carb with the raisins or Neutral without!

INGREDIENTS

9 slices Great Low Carb Bread Company bread, break into bite-size pieces
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 ounce box of raisins (soak in warm water to soften). If you omit the raisins,
the bread pudding will be neutral.
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (use more, if desired
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 cup half and half
1/2 cup Splenda or Swerve sugar replacement (erythritol based)
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

-Lightly coat a 9″ square baking pan with cooking oil spray

-Break bread into small pieces and put into sprayed square baking pan.

-Drizzle melted butter over bread.

-Mix softened raisins and chopped walnuts and sprinkle over cubed bread

-In a medium mixing bowl, combine beaten eggs, vanilla, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, half and half, Splenda, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla.

-Beat until well mixed.

-Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.

-Wait 15 minutes before putting into pre-heated oven…This time allows the bread to soak up the milk mixture.

-Bake in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.

VANILLA SAUCE FOR WARM BREAD PUDDING

Makes 1.5 cups sauce.

Ingredients

-1/2 cup salted butter
-1/2 cup SWERVE sweetener (erythritol based)
-1/2 cup firmly packed Swerve brown sugar replacement (erythritol based)
-1/2 cup half and half
-1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
To make vanilla sauce for bread pudding, combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla in 1-quart saucepan.

Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (5 to 8 minutes).

Stir in vanilla.

To serve, spoon warm bread pudding into individual dessert dishes; drizzle with vanilla sauce.

Store refrigerated.

Diane Kress: http://www.dianekress.com
Award Winning Blog: http://www.dianekress1.wordpress.com
About The Metabolism Miracle: http://www.themetabolismmiracle.com.

Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season!

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