Carb Counters Low Carb Bistro Bread Pudding

• July 22, 2014
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Meal Type: Dessert

Overview:

You've seen the other so-called low carb bread pudding recipes? Probem is that most of them do no use low carb bread! Here's the one that does: A simply delicious bread pudding that can be easily made and flavor customized to fit your cravings. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 Large eggs
3/4 cups Water
3/4 cups Cream
4 tablespoons Unsalted butter, soft
Sugar Not™Spoonful™Natural Sugar Replacement with Fiber (-or- Splenda® (equal to sweetness of 7 tbsp of sugar))
1 1/2 teaspoon Orange extract
6 Slice(s) 6 Slice(s) Carb Counter's™ Low Carb Classic White Bistro Bread

Instructions:

Whisk together eggs,water,cream and half of the Splenda or low carb sweetener. Add extract or flavoring, stir and set aside. Cut the Bistro Bread loaf in half. Slice off 6 long pieces approx.1/2"thick and then cut them in half. Spread top of each slice of bread with generous amount of butter. Fan the bread pieces around each other in a 9" round baking dish or pie pan, overlapping the pieces in one layer. Pour the egg mixture over the buttered bread, and let stand 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and sprinkle the pudding with the remainder of the sweetener. Bake until puffed and golden brown, and pudding has set -about 20-25 minutes. Serve warm or refrigerate leftovers and reheat if desired. Makes 5 servings. 4 net carbs per serving.

*Any flavor extract may be used, if desired or use a couple tablespoons of sugar-free flavored syrup.

Note: Rum or Grand Marnier® may be used but carbs will increase accordingly

Variations:

Reduced Fat Variation:

Light butter or butter flavored spread may be used in place of butter
Egg Beater Type Product maybe used in place of whole eggs
Fat Free Sour Cream may be used in place of heavy cream