Apple Bread Pudding (Capirotada)

Serves: 6

Jailyn Upton

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

63

Sweetness

50

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

450 g

Brown Sugar

1.5 cups

Water

1.5 tsps

Ground Cinnamon

1

Crema

Directions:

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Butter a 9 x 13inch glass casserole or lasagna pan

3

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, add the bread cubes and stir to coat evenly

4

Spread the cubes on a baking sheet and bake 15 minutes or until lightly brown and crisp

5

Remove the bread and turn the oven temperature up to 400 degrees F

6

Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil

7

Remove from the heat

8

Stir in the cinnamon and set aside

9

In a large mixing bowl, combine the chopped apples, walnuts, cream cheese and toasted bread cubes

10

Drizzle with the reserved sugar syrup and mix to evenly distribute

11

Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan

12

Bake, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes

13

Then bake an additional 5 minutes, without stirring, until the top is golden brown and crusty and the liquid is almost gone

14

Serve warm with pitchers of crema or heavy cream for adding at the table