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- Disposable slow cooker liner
- 1 12 ounce loafFrench bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 9 cups)
- 2 cups half-and-half, light cream, or whole milk
- 3 eggs or 3/4 cup refrigerated or thawed frozen egg product
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped and toasted
- 1 recipeCaramel-Banana Sauce
1. Line a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker with disposable slow cooker liner.
2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Arrange bread cubes in a single layer on a baking pan. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until bread cubes are golden, stirring once or twice; cool. Place bread cubes in prepared slow cooker.
3. In a large bowl whisk together half-and-half, eggs, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour mixture over bread cubes in cooker. With back of a large spoon, press bread down slightly to moisten cubes completely.
4. In a medium bowl, using a pastry blender, cut butter into brown sugar until pieces are pea-size. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle pecan mixture over bread mixture in cooker.
5. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove crockery liner from cooker, if possible, or turn off cooker. Cool mixture for 30 minutes.
6. Serve casserole with Caramel-Banana Sauce.
Yield: 1-1/2 cups
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 tablespoons light-color corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 banana, thinly sliced
1. In a medium heavy saucepan combine brown sugar, whipping cream, butter, and corn syrup. Bring to boiling over medium-high heat, whisking occasionally; reduce heat to medium. Boil gently, uncovered, for 3 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour sauce into a small bowl; cool to room temperature. If desired, cover and chill in the refrigerator overnight. To serve, let chilled sauce stand at room temperature for 1 hour. Stir in banana.
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- cal. (kcal) 658,
- Fat, total (g) 39,
- chol. (mg) 160,
- sat. fat (g) 19,
- carb. (g) 68,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 14,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 5,
- fiber (g) 3,
- sugar (g) 38,
- pro. (g) 11,
- vit. A (IU) 972,
- vit. C (mg) 2,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 2,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 81,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- sodium (mg) 445,
- Potassium (mg) 322,
- calcium (mg) 141,
- iron (mg) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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