Peanut Butter And Jelly Bread Pudding

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 8 slices whole wheat bread
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/4 cup jam, any flavor
• 1/2 cup dried fruit, your choice (optional)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• maple syrup, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400ºf.
• 2 lightly coat a 9x9" baking dish with cooking spray.
• 3 using the bread, peanut butter and jam/jelly, make 4 sandwiches.
• 4 cut each sandwich into quarters, then cut each quarter into 4 more pieces.
• 5 arrange the pieces in the baking pan. they should be slightly jumbled.
• 6 if using, scatter the chocolate chips or dried fruit among the sandwich pieces.
• 7 in a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon).
• 8 pour the egg mixture over the sandwich pieces.
• 9 press the bread gently with a fork to help it absorb the liquid.
• 10 bake for 20-25 min, or until egg is nearly set.
• 11 remove the pan from the oven, and scatter the top of the pudding with the sugar.
• 12 increase the oven to broil, and cook until the sugar on top begins to caramelize, about 1 minute watch it closely to prevent burning.
• 13 serve drizzled with maple syrup.