Copycat Stephanie Izard’s Bread Pudding with Fresh Ricotta, Apples and Salted Caramel Recipe

Copycat Stephanie Izard’s Bread Pudding with Fresh Ricotta, Apples and Salted Caramel Recipe

This bread pudding recipe comes from none other than Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard! This dessert is the harmonious combination of different flavors, which is what makes it so unique.


Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total: 30 mins
Serves:

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup fresh ricotta, for topping

Caramel sauce

  • 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp salt

Bread pudding

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 cups ciabatta bread, diced
  • 2 tbsp butter, for cooking the bread

Sauteed apples

  • 2 tbsp butter, divided
  • 2 apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 2 tsp sugar

Instructions

Making the caramel sauce

  1. Place vinegar and sugar in a small pot over medium heat. Let reduce until syrupy.

  2. Carefully whisk in cream and let reduce until caramel-like in thickness. Season with salt.

Making the bread pudding

  1. Whisk together all the bread pudding ingredients (except the bread and butter).

  2. Add in the bread and let sit for 5 minutes.

Cooking the apples

  1. Heat the butter over medium-high heat. Add in apples and saute until almost soft.

  2. Mix in the sugar and set aside.

Cooking the bread pudding

  1. Heat the butter for the bread pudding over high heat in a large non-stick saute pan. Add in bread and cook until lightly crisp and brown.

  2. Spoon the bread onto a serving platter. Top with apples and ricotta and drizzle with caramel before serving.

Nutrition

  • Sugar: 17g
  • :
  • Calcium: 96mg
  • Calories: 250kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 26g
  • Cholesterol: 68mg
  • Fat: 14g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Iron: 1mg
  • Potassium: 126mg
  • Protein: 5g
  • Saturated Fat: 9g
  • Sodium: 399mg
  • Vitamin A: 532IU
  • Vitamin C: 2mg
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