Creamy PHILLY Maple Bread Pudding

By Greywolf

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 2 Granny Smith apple s, peeled, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup (1/2 of 250-g tub) Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1-1/4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup maple syrup , divided
• 7 cups (275 g) French bread cubes (1 inch)

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 55mins
Adapted from kraftcanada.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 375ºF

Melt butter in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add apples; cook 5 to 7 min. or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese spread, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with whisk until well blended. Gradually whisk in milk. Reserve 1 Tbsp. syrup; stir remaining syrup into cream cheese mixture. Add bread cubes; stir to evenly coat.

Add apples to bread mixture; mix lightly. Pour into 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake 40 min. or until pudding is set in centre and top is golden brown. Drizzle with reserved syrup. Let stand 10 min. before serving.