Vegan Bread Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

Recipe by Cook's Hideout

Vegan Bread Pudding with dried fruit and homemade butterscotch sauce. Bread soaked in non-dairy milk custard and baked off until golden and delicious.

Ingredients

• ½ cup vegan Butter
• ½ cup Coconut Sugar or Vegan Brown Sugar
• ½ cup Vegan Creamer (I used almond-coconut creamer)
• ½ cup almond milk (or other non-dairy Milk)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• of salt
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch or Arrowroot powder
• 6 cups French or Sourdough bread (cubed)
• 1 cup dates (or dried apricots, raisins etc)
• ½ cup walnuts (chopped)
• 1 cups almond milk (or other non-dairy Milk)
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ¼ cup Coconut Sugar or Vegan Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp salt

Method

1. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the coconut sugar, creamer, non-dairy milk and agave syrup. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in the vanilla and salt.
3. Whisk corn syrup in 2tbsp milk; add this to the butter mixture. Whisking continuously cook for 1~2 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Turn off the heat and let the syrup cool. This can be made up to 1 week in advance and chilled in an airtight container until ready to use.
4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 8" square baking pan or a 8~10" cast iron skillet or 6~8 8oz. ramekins with cooking spray.
5. In a large bowl, combine the bread, dates, raisins (or other dry fruit) and walnuts (if using).
6. In a medium bowl, combine non-dairy milk, applesauce, coconut sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and ½cup of the butterscotch sauce. Add this mixture to the bread mixture and stir until combined. Soak for about 5 minutes.
7. Transfer the mixture into the prepared pan(s). Bake for 30~40 minutes (or 20~25 minutes for ramekins), until the top is set and beginning to turn golden brown. Remove and let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes.
8. Serve with a drizzle of the remaining butterscotch sauce. Enjoy!!

View the recipe instructions at Cook's Hideout