Gale Gand's Grilled Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Rhubarb-Pear Compote


Gale Gand
Makes: 6 servings
Prep 22 mins Grill 4 mins
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Gale Gand's Grilled Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Rhubarb-Pear Compote
Ingredients
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup  sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon  pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup  buttermilk
  • 1 cup  cream
  • 6 thick slices brioche, challah, or soft white bread
  • 1 recipe Pear-Rhubarb Compote (recipe below)
Directions

1. For a gas grill, preheat with outer burner(s) on medium, center burner on low. (For a charcoal grill, set up for indirect cooking.) Clean grill well. In bowl whisk eggs; whisk in sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. Gradually whisk in buttermilk and cream. Transfer mixture to shallow baking dish. Working in batches if necessary, soak bread slices 1 to 2 minutes per side.

2. With tongs, oil grill with a paper towel dipped in cooking oil. Lay soaked bread slices on cooler part of grill; grill about 2 minutes until golden brown. Turn and repeat on other side. Serve right off the grill with Pear-Rhubarb Compote. Makes 6 servings.

Rhubarb-Pear Compote
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup  orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons  honey
  • 2 tablespoons  light-bodied red wine
  • 1/2 cup  light brown sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons  cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon  cinnamon
  • 4 medium-ripe pears, seeded and cut into quarters
  • 4 stalks rhubarb (washed, trimmed and cut into 1-inch sections) or one 8- to 10-oz. bag frozen rhubarb
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl stir together orange juice, honey, wine, brown sugar, vanilla bean, cornstarch, and cinnamon. Add pears, seeded and cut into quarters, and rhubarb. Pour into a 3-quart baking dish and bake until tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts (Gale Gand's Grilled Buttermilk Bread Pudding with Rhubarb-Pear Compote)
  • Servings Per Recipe 6,
  • cal. (kcal) 702,
  • Fat, total (g) 28,
  • chol. (mg) 234,
  • sat. fat (g) 12,
  • carb. (g) 102,
  • Monosaturated fat (g) 10,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (g) 4,
  • fiber (g) 5,
  • sugar (g) 62,
  • pro. (g) 14,
  • vit. A (IU) 1263,
  • vit. C (mg) 18,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 1,
  • Niacin (mg) 3,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 101,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
  • sodium (mg) 412,
  • Potassium (mg) 523,
  • calcium (mg) 172,
  • iron (mg) 3,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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