Yield
4 Servings
Prep Time
mins
Cook Time
mins
Difficulty Level
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Make the most of your Easter hot cross bun leftovers to make this glorious pudding – it goes perfectly with some cream or a scoop of your favourite ice-cream.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsps brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 2 medium pears, peeled, cored, sliced
  • 1½ cups milk
  • 300 ml carton cream
  • 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways, seeds scraped
  • 4 leftover hot cross buns, thickly sliced
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tbsps caster sugar
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • Ice-cream or cream, to serve
01.

Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160 C. Lightly grease a deep, 6-cup ovenproof dish.

02.

In a medium frying pan, combine brown sugar and water, Heat on low, stirring, until sugar dissolves.

03.

Add pear slices and simmer, uncovered, 3 to 5 mins, until just tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

04.

In a medium saucepan, bring milk, cream and vanilla bean to boiling point. Remove from heat. Set aside, covered 5 mins. Discard vanilla bean.

05.

Arrange bun and pear in alternate layers in prepared dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. caster sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Gradually beat in warm cream mixture.

06.

Strain egg mixture carefully over bun and pear. Place dish in a large baking pan, adding enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dish.

07.

Bake 55 to 60 mins, until set.

08.

Serve with ice-cream or cream.

TIP: Pudding can be covered with plastic wrap and chilled for up to 5 days.

Recipe & Photo: Woman’s Day/BauerSyndication.com.au

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