My mother has always made delicious Bread Puddings, and really enjoys them, so I thought it would be nice to treat her to one of her favorites. I wanted to give it a little spin though, and decided to incorporate Peaches and Blueberries to the mix. Now, unfortunately, Peaches aren't really in season yet and are far too hit or miss right now to purchase fresh. So I decided to use frozen peaches since I knew I could find more consistent flavor there. Unfortunately, after visiting numerous grocery stores, I was unable to find frozen peaches.....so I ended up with




We let the hot pudding rest for a bit and cool. When we just couldn't wait any longer- I cut three squares from the pan, and set out maple syrup for my family to drizzle over their pudding as needed.
As frustrated as I was at having to use jarred peaches, I really loved the flavors of this bread pudding. You could detect the light lovely taste of the peaches, the delicious flavor of the almond, the sweetness from the sugar, and it as all offset by the tartness of the blueberries. One of the things that I really love about bread pudding is the consistency that the bread takes on- spongy almost with just a wonderful texture to it. I loved the addition of the almond slivers with this as they countered the soft pudding like quality with a bit of a crunch.
Overall, I would deem this, my first attempt at bread pudding a success, though I am itching to make this again when fresh, ripe, beautiful summer peaches are available. I hope my mother is up for a Mother's Day re-do!
5 comments:
Oh wow, that looks delicious! Not sure I've ever tried the peach/blueberry combo - but that sounds perfect a spring/summer time dish!
Aww thank you! Just be sure to use fresh peaches! I have learned my lesson
Oh YUM! I LOVE bread pudding. This looks awesome...great work!
The pudding looks fantastic. This is my first visit to your blog. I had planned only to say hello but started reading your prior posts and ended up staying quite a while. I really like what you are doing here. I'll be back as often as is possible. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
Thank you so much Mary for your kind words! I look forward to more of your feedback!
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