Bread and Butter Pudding is one of the most wonderful ways to use your less-than-fresh bread, and – well, who are we kidding, we’ll take any excuse to eat comfort food of the reasonably-healthy variety!
Using hearty, grain-filled bread adds to the nutrient value and texture versus making it with white bread.
And this recipe weaves it all together with a traditional custard, plump cherries and the warming, spicy-sweet, comforting and energising powers of Young Living Cinnamon Bark Vitality™ essential oil. You can also increase the antioxidants by including Young Living Ningxia Organic Dried Wolfberries for an optional nutrient boost. What’s not to love?!
Have you used Young Living Vitality™ essential oils in cooking and baking yet? You’re in for a flavour treat!
They are very potent, so just a small number of drops imparts a vibrant flavour and the beneficial properties of the oil. Please note that it’s absolutely imperative to only ever add essential oils to food or drink when their label clearly states you can do so. Not only is it vital that the quality of the oils be authentic and impeccable, but not all essential oils were intended by Mother Nature to be used this way. Young Living’s Vitality™ range is created especially for this.
Quick and easy, you’ll love treating you and your family to this cosy pudding regularly!
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Choc Cherry Almond Bread & Butter Pudding with Cinnamon Essential Oil
Recipe adapted from Eating Well
Cooking time: 1 hr 45 mins total (10-15 mins prep plus baking and resting time – can be prepped ahead of baking)
Serves 8
INGREDIENTS
- 4 large egg whites
- 4 large eggs (in addition to the above egg whites)
- 1 cup unhomogenised organic milk (shake bottle well before pouring)
- ½ cup raw sugar, coconut sugar or Rapadura, or 1/3 cup Young Living Blue Agave Nectar
- 1 tsp organic vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon or 2-3 drops Young Living Cinnamon Bark Vitality™ essential oil (you can also switch this for Young Living Ginger Vitality™ essential oil for a change of flavour scenery)
- 4 cups grainy bread with half the crusts removed and cut into 2.5cm/1 inch cubes (keeping some crust on adds to the texture and looks beautiful!)
- 2 cups pitted cherries (fresh or frozen and thawed) Optional: pre-soak Young Living organic Dried Ningxia Wolfberries overnight in Young Living NingXia Red and replace ¼ cup of pitted cherries with the rehydrated wolfberries
- ¾ cup dark chocolate cooking chips (small size is ideal or lightly break up larger buttons)
- ½ cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted in a dry frypan over low-to-medium heat 2-4 mins – ¼ cup of this goes into the pudding, the other half is reserved for the topping
METHOD
- Put on your favourite happy music and turn on your Young Living diffuser with Young Living Harmony™ or Joy™
- Preheat oven to 190C / 375F
- Coat an 11-by-7-inch glass baking dish (or equivalent capacity casserole dish) with butter or olive oil cooking spray
- Prepare custard: Whisk egg whites, eggs, milk, Young Living Cinnamon Bark Vitality™ essential oil in a medium bowl
- Add sugar/agave nectar, vanilla and cinnamon powder (if using) and whisk to combine
- In a large bowl, toss bread, cherries, chocolate chips and 1/4 cup almonds in a large bowl
- Add the custard and toss well to coat
- Transfer to the prepared baking dish and push down to compact. Cover with foil
- Bake until the custard has set, 40 to 45 minutes
- Uncover, sprinkle with 1/4 cup almonds and continue baking until the pudding is puffed and golden on top, 15 to 20 minutes more
- Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 15 to 20 minutes before serving
To make ahead of time: prepare the pudding through the end of Step 8; refrigerate overnight. Let stand at room temperature while the oven preheats. Bake as directed in Step 9.
For a beautiful essential oil accompaniment while you’re eating this delicious treat, diffuse Young Living Ocotea.
It comes from Young Living’s own farm and distillery in Ecuador† is Ocotea is delightfully spicy fragrance-wise bringing you beneficial beta-caryophyllene in its molecule-laden diffuser mist. It’s one of the key ingredients in Young Living Slique Tea and Slique Essence, too. Enjoy a serving of this pudding with Young Living Slique Tea for a triple points well-being score!
Essential oils are potent, so as always, please follow directions on the bottle and the usual guidelines for safe use of authentic essential oils.
Please ensure you are choosing a brand with complete transparency from seed to seal, such as Young Living. You can learn in this short video why we only ever recommend and choose Young Living oils and love them so much!
This will also connect you up with The Good Oil Team for our personal support and coaching. We'd love to help you on your journey to vibrant well-being the natural way!
Any questions? Please get in touch via our Contact page.
