Brown Sugar Bread Pudding With Creme Anglaise

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 4 egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/4 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 3/4 cup fat-free evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 (12 ounce) french bread, loaf cut into 1-inch cubes (about 8 cups)
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 4 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 3/4 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• cinnamon stick

Recipe

• 1 whisk together egg whites and egg in a medium bowl until blended. whisk in reduced-fat milk and next 7 ingredients.
• 2 arrange bread cubes in an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray. pour egg mixture evenly over bread. sprinkle evenly with 4 teaspoons brown sugar, butter, and almonds. press down gently on bread cubes, and let stand 10 minutes.
• 3 bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. serve warm with 2 tablespoons chilled crème anglaise per serving. garnish, if desired.
• 4 creme anglaise:.
• 5 heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat just until bubbles and steam appear (do not boil). remove from heat.
• 6 whisk together sugar and egg yolks in a medium bowl until blended. gradually add heated milk to egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. return mixture to saucepan. cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, 6 minutes or until mixture thinly coats the back of a spoon. pour mixture into a bowl. stir in vanilla. place plastic wrap directly on surface of mixture, and chill at least 4 hours. (mixture will thicken slightly as it cools.) stir in bourbon before serving.