Gluten-Free Waffle Bread Pudding with Berry Sauce
By: Bree Hester
Posted on: May 06, 2014
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I love to have brunch on the weekends. It is one of my favorite meals to make, and it is great for entertaining. Recently, we hosted a guest who is gluten-free and I wanted to make something a little special that she (and the rest of us) could enjoy.
Since breakfast is so gluten-heavy, with pancakes and cinnamon buns being my usual fare, I really had to think about how I could make something for her. I have to be honest, gluten-free baking scares me a little. The ingredients can be really expensive if you are not going to be baking gluten-free often, so I needed to come up with a substitute for bread that I could use for a bread pudding. And then it dawned on me, waffles!
Waffles are perfect for a bread pudding. When toasted, the waffles are the perfect texture for bread pudding, which usually calls for toasted or stale bread. You could serve this with a drizzle of maple syrup and butter, but I had some berries that needed to be used, so I made a simple berry sauce to serve on top. Everyone loved this dish, and no one knew that they were eating gluten-free. Toast waffles according to package directions. When cool, cut into 1-inch pieces. Arrange waffle pieces evenly in an 8x8 baking dish that has been coated with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and lemon zest. Pour over waffles, pressing into the custard. Let the mixture soak while the oven preheats to 325 degrees.
Place baking dish on a sheet pan, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the pudding is set and golden brown.
Serve with berry sauce and powdered sugar.
Ingredients
Bread Pudding:, 1 box Gluten Free Waffles Original, 2 eggs, 1 ½ cup half-and-half, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ? cup sugar, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, pinch of salt, zest from one lemon, Berry Sauce, Berry Sauce:, 2 cups mixed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries), ¼ cup sugar, zest of one lemon, juice from one lemon,INSTRUCTIONS
Bread Pudding:
Toast waffles according to package directions. When cool, cut into 1-inch pieces. Arrange waffle pieces evenly in an 8x8 baking dish that has been coated with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and lemon zest. Pour over waffles, pressing into the custard. Let the mixture soak while the oven preheats to 325 degrees.
Place baking dish on a sheet pan, and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the pudding is set and the golden brown.
Serve with berry sauce and powdered sugar.
Berry Sauce:
Add ingredients to a medium saucepan. Cook over low heat until the berries break down, and the sauce begins to thicken, about 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container for one week.
