(Slow Cooker) Spiced Pear Bread Pudding & Libby’s Giveaway

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These individual Spiced Pear Bread Puddings are made right in your slow cooker!  They’re perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all your other holiday meals.  I LOVE that these individual bread puddings can be made right in your slow cooker since I always have a hard time fitting everything in my oven when I have friends and family over.  These cute little desserts also contain Libby’s diced pears and the nice folks at Libby’s have a great prize for one of you.  Read on for your chance to win!

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With Thanksgiving and other holidays coming up my oven never seems BIG enough for everything I want to cook and bake.  Thank goodness for my slow cooker!  This bread pudding is quick to put together and only takes a few hours to cook.  So get out your slow cooker and make yourself and your guests this delicious dessert!

For the bread pudding, start with some cubed bread.  Day old or slightly stale bread works best so that it soaks up all the liquid goodness!  I used Challah bread which is one of my favorites but you can use other kinds.

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Drain Libby’s diced pears but reserve the syrup for later for the caramel topping.  I had to get the pears out of the cupboard when my kids weren’t around, otherwise, the pears would have never made it into the bread pudding.  They love gobbling up these individual cups of pears before I can get my hands on them!

Layer the cubed bread and pears in 8 (1-cup) mason jars.   If you don’t have mason jars you could make this bread pudding right in your slow cooker.  If your slow cooker can not fit 8 jars, you can cut the recipe in half or adjust as necessary.

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Once you have your bread and pears in your mason jars, pour the milk/egg mixture on top.  Press a spoon lightly down on the bread so that the bread soaks up the liquid.

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Put the filled mason jars in your slow cooker.  Pour enough water into your slow cooker (be careful you don’t get any water in your bread pudding) so that the water is about an inch-deep.  Cover your slow cooker and cook the Spiced Pear Bread Puddings on low for about 3 hours or until the bread pudding is set and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

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Before serving the bread pudding, make the caramel sauce.  Mix together a thick caramel, a little rum, and some reserved pear syrup.  Heat in the microwave until just warm.  Top your bread pudding with whipped cream, caramel sauce, and chopped nuts.

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The bread pudding is best served a little warm.  You can keep them in your slow cooker for a while to keep them warm which is perfect when you have guests over!  My kids (and even my husband who does not have much of a “sweet tooth”) gobbled these bread puddings up in no time!!!

Would you like to win a brand new slow cooker and prize package from Libby’s????

 

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SNAPPY GOURMET -  LIBBY’S GIVEAWAY:

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Prize(s):

One winner will receive a prize package from Libby’s including a Kitchenaid 6-quart slow cooker and an assortment of Libby’s Fruits & Vegetable products.   (Approximate retail value is $150)

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Snappy Gourmet will choose winners  using Random.org based on the number of valid entries on or around December 13th, 2012. One prize per person. Winner(s) will be notified by email and have 3 days to respond with their address before an alternate winner will be chosen and notified. Prize(s) may be sent by sponsor and winner’s contact information will be supplied to them.

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This is a sponsored post.  I was compensated by Libby’s to develop a recipe and post.  Prize package was supplied by Libby’s.   All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Spiced Pear Bread Pudding & Libby’s Giveaway
4.8 from 18 reviews

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Recipe type: Dessert (slow cooker)
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 8
Individual bread pudding made in mason jars in a slow cooker.
Ingredients
  • 3 (6oz.) Libby’s Diced Pears in Light Syrup
  • 6 cups cubed good quality day-old bread
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2¾ cup milk
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons spiced rum, divided (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • dash salt
  • 1 cup thick caramel ice cream topping
  • Walnuts or pecans, chopped & toasted
  • Whipped cream or whipped
    topping
Instructions
  1. Drain syrup from pears and set syrup aside for later use in caramel topping.
  2. Layer bread and pears in 8 (1-cup) mason jars alternating layers.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, 3 tablespoons rum if desired, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt until well combined. Spoon over pear and bread in mason jars. Using the back of a spoon, press lightly on bread so that the bread soaks up some of the liquid.
  4. Place mason jars in slow cooker. Pour water into bottom of slow cooker (being careful not to get water into bread pudding) so that water is about 1-inch deep.
  5. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for about 3 hours or until bread pudding is set and a knife inserted into middle comes out clean.
  6. Meanwhile, mix together caramel, 2 tablespoons of reserved pear syrup, and remaining 2 tablespoons of rum if desired in microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30 second intervals until warm.
  7. Top bread pudding with caramel sauce, whipped cream/topping, and nuts as desired.
Notes
SNAPPY TIPS: Do not lift the top off of your slow cooker very often if at all so that the steam can help cook the bread pudding.

SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: Instead of cinnamon you can use any kind of spice or spice mixture. Instead of caramel, real maple syrup is also great. Instead of rum, you could use orange juice or omit.

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368 thoughts on “(Slow Cooker) Spiced Pear Bread Pudding & Libby’s Giveaway”

  2. Denee Fleeman

    I love banana pudding! It is my favorite holiday desert. I follow and these feeds pop up automatically on my FB feed. Thanks Snappy ;)

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  3. Tori

    My favorite holiday dessert has to be, either any pie except for pumpkin pie or buckeyes.
    I can’t wait to try this recipe!

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  23. Karen Harris

    Pecan pie. Without a doubt. This recipe looks so good that it just might be my new favorite. I love this because I really need to step out of the box and use my slow cooker for more than just pot roast. You have inspired me.

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  56. Deborah Rosen

    My favorite holiday dessert is a Polish cookie called kruschiki. I’ve had richer, more decadent desserts, but kruschiki takes me back to my childhood, and that’s what holiday desserts are all about.

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  165. Natalie J Vandenberghe

    I like so many desserts! Lately I’ve been craving Pecan Pie tho (and for some reason it seems we only have it during the holidays!)
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    btw, your pear pudding sounds delicious!

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  179. Susan C

    My favorite holiday dessert is a white chocolate, cranberry and pecan tart that I make every Thanksgiving & Christmas.

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  200. Greta

    I have so many holiday favorites! I love stolen and russian tea cakes and my grandma’s homemade fudge just to name a few. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

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  210. Jim Mitten

    I have two favorite Christmas Cookies: Peanut Butter Kisses (Peanut butter cookies with the Hershey’s kisses on them) and Santa Snackers (crushed graham cracker crust, chocolate chips, walnuts, and sweetened condensed milk). Yummy!

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  225. Suzi Holler

    My favorite holiday dessert is Spanish marzipan (not the waxy fruit kind!). This recipe sounds really good…I love desserts that can be made in individual portions.

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  237. Barb Cook

    My mom made cranberry ice every Christmas. It was wonderful. Oh! And pecan tassies. It’s a long list, but I’ll stop here.

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  238. Karen

    My favorite holiday dessert has to be Bourbon Balls, because it’s such a family tradition.

    This is my first encounter with Snappy Gourmet. This Spiced Pear Bread Pudding sounds so delicious.

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  241. Michelle

    Your bread pudding looks delicious!
    My favorite Christmas dessert is white chocolate cheesecake. Cheesecake is so versatile for any holiday!

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  246. Melissa Reyna

    My absolute favorite holiday dessert is warm fruit crisps and coblers with ice cream. I love the contrast of hot and cold. Heck, I just love contrast! lol. I love how certain foods, especially desserts, can evoke feelings of euphoria and nostalgia with something as simple as a scent or taste. I never knew you could make fruit crisps and coblers in a slow cooker until a few years ago!? I still haven’t made a dessert in a slow cooker but I am up for trying it! :)

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  258. Denise

    My favorite holiday dessert is anything involving chocolate and peppermint…. like your Peppermint Brownie-tini! Delicious!

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  261. Jim Mitten

    Paula Deen’s White Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake. My partner made it and it was AWESOME!!

    As for the recipe, I have a thought/suggestion: Instead of just using challah bread, save up your scraps from all breads and cakes. Then use that as the bread. It adds a different flavor to the pudding. We did this at the Biltmore and we always got rave reviews. :-)

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  272. roger

    my favorite dessert at holiday time was when my sister always made her famous red velvet cake-and her dam tasty peach pie-but she passed so this x-mas will be the 1st w/o them tasty treats

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  312. Lisa Garner

    This recipe sounds so delicious and I can’t wait to try making it. My favorite holiday recipe is Forgotten Cookies.
    lisalmg25 at gmail dot com

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  346. Jolene Meehan

    Favorite holiday dessert is eggnog bread pudding served warm with vanilla ice cream! I just recently started following you on FB and look forward to trying your recipes out on my 11 grandchildren!

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  355. Beverly Metcalf

    It depends on the holiday, at Christmas my favorite is usually cheesecake and Christmas cookies. Thanks for having this contest!

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