Bacon Bourbon Bread Pudding Muffins With Spiced Bourbon Syrup #BaconMonth

Aly M. Cleary

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Bacon Bourbon Bread Pudding Muffins With Spiced Bourbon Syrup

These Bacon Bourbon Bread Pudding Muffins with Spiced Bourbon Syrup will be the ultimate dessert showstopper. Custard soaked challah studded with bourbon plumped cherries and sweetly spiced bacon and drizzled with a spiced bourbon syrup. How bad can that be?

30 minPrep Time

45 minCook Time

1 hr, 15 Total Time

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Ingredients

For the Sweetly Spiced Bacon:
• 5 strips of thick sliced bacon
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
• Black pepper (optional but adds a nice savory note to complement the bacon)
For the Bread Pudding Muffins:
• 3/4 cup of dried cherries
• 1/3 cup of bourbon
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of milk
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 loaf of challah, cut into cubes
For the Spiced Bourbon Syrup:
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tablespoons of heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons of bourbon
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon

Instructions

To make the Sweetly Spiced Bacon:
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees f.
2. Line a baking sheet with foil and add a baking rack over the foil. Lightly spray with nonstick spray.
3. Line up the bacon on the rack and sprinkle over the brown sugar.
4. If using, add some freshly ground black pepper over it.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or so until everything is crisp and golden.
6. Let cool while you prepare the bread pudding mixture.
For the Bread Pudding Muffins:
7. Reduce the oven heat to 325 degrees F.
8. Spray an extra large muffin tin with nonstick spray and set aside.
9. In a small bowl, soak the dried cherries in the bourbon and allow them to plump up for about 10 minutes or so.
10. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and brown sugar until everything is dissolved and mixed thoroughly.
11. Add the vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg and kosher salt and whisk together.
12. To a large bowl, add the cubed challah and pour over the custard.
13. Chop up the cooled sweetly spiced bacon strips into small pieces and add to the custard mixture along with the soaked dried cherries and any bourbon remaining.
14. Stir together until everything is combined.
15. Using a large scoop, add the bread pudding mixture to each muffin cup.
16. Bake for about 25 minutes until everything is puffed and golden.
17. Let cool on a rack while you make the syrup.
For the Spiced Bourbon Syrup:
18. To a heavy bottomed saucepan, add the brown sugar and water. Whisk together to mix and then bring to a boil over medium high heat.
19. When the mixture has reduced to about half, about 7 to 10 minutes, remove from the heat and add the heavy cream.
20. Whisk together and then add the bourbon and cinnamon and whisk until everything is mixed together.
21. Serve over the Bacon Bourbon Bread Pudding Muffins and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories

2052 cal

Fat

39 g

Carbs

402 g

Protein

39 g

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