☕ From Cleo Coyle: One apple and some simple ingredients come together in this recipe to create a tasty bread pudding, perfect for chilly fall mornings, afternoon snacking, or even an after-dinner dessert.
Serve it with a drizzle of honey or maple syrup for a fun alternative to pancakes or waffles. For dessert service, try plating the warm pudding with a scoop of ice cream or gelato and caramel sauce or maybe a boozy splash of Baileys or another liqueur. Whipped cream and fresh berries on top are also delicious.
And don't forget that hot pot of coffee or tea to warm your bones while you're waiting to...
Eat with fall comfort-food joy! 💗☕
☕ A Recipe Note from Cleo
 |
Cleo Coyle writes two bestselling mystery series with her husband. To learn more, click here. |
For this recipe post, I built on that basic spoonbread, adding homey apple spice flavors and shredded apple to create an easy, tasty spiced apple bread pudding. It's a lovely comfort food for fall and winter. Enjoy!
To download this recipe in a free
PDF document that you can print,
save, or share click here.
Spiced Apple Spoonbread
by Cleo Coyle
Makes 4 to 6 servings (depending on the amount you scoop!)
NOTE: This recipe is perfect for a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish. In a pinch, however, you can use an 8-inch square baking pan. Whatever you use, be sure it is well greased with butter or cooking spray to prevent sticking. For a larger batch, double the amount of ingredients and use a 2-1/2 quart casserole dish or a 9 x 9 x 2-inch pan. Cooking time may be a bit longer for a larger casserole, check for doneness as indicated in the recipe.
Ingredients:
1 large ripe apple (or 2 small), peeled and shredded using a boxed grater or food processor. (You'll want about 1-1/4 cups shredded apple)
3 Tablespoons melted butter
2 Tablespoons granulated, white sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups milk whole or low fat (1% or 2%, not skim)
1/2 cup apple juice (or apple cider)
3/4 cup cornmeal (yellow or white)
(optional) 1/2 cup raisins or craisins
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons baking powder
(optional topping) Honey or Maple Syrup*
*Optional dessert toppings might include ice cream or gelato with caramel sauce or a splash of Baileys or your favorite liqueur. Or try fresh berries and whipped cream.
Directions: First preheat your oven to 350° F. Into a medium saucepan, place the shredded apples and butter. Warm over medium heat, stirring while butter melts. Add the white and brown sugars, apple pie spice, and salt. Stir to blend the flavors. Add the milk, apple juice, 3/4 cup of cornmeal, and (optional) raisins or craisins (or a combination of the two). Cook and stir this mixture over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until the mixture thickens and resembles porridge.
IMPORTANT: Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool off for at least ten minutes before whisking in the eggs and baking powder. Transfer immediately to a well-greased 1-1/2 quart casserole dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes (depending on oven). When spoonbread is set on top (no longer liquid and jiggling) and slightly browned, it’s finished cooking. As the name implies, spoon the bread pudding onto plates right from the baking dish. If you like, finish as you would waffles or pancakes with a drizzle of honey or pure maple syrup. For dessert service, try plating the warm bread pudding with a scoop of ice cream or gelato and caramel sauce or even a boozy splash of Baileys or another liqueur. Whipped cream and fresh berries on top are also delicious.
Directions: First preheat your oven to 350° F. Into a medium saucepan, place the shredded apples and butter. Warm over medium heat, stirring while butter melts. Add the white and brown sugars, apple pie spice, and salt. Stir to blend the flavors. Add the milk, apple juice, 3/4 cup of cornmeal, and (optional) raisins or craisins (or a combination of the two). Cook and stir this mixture over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes, until the mixture thickens and resembles porridge.
IMPORTANT: Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool off for at least ten minutes before whisking in the eggs and baking powder. Transfer immediately to a well-greased 1-1/2 quart casserole dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes (depending on oven). When spoonbread is set on top (no longer liquid and jiggling) and slightly browned, it’s finished cooking. As the name implies, spoon the bread pudding onto plates right from the baking dish. If you like, finish as you would waffles or pancakes with a drizzle of honey or pure maple syrup. For dessert service, try plating the warm bread pudding with a scoop of ice cream or gelato and caramel sauce or even a boozy splash of Baileys or another liqueur. Whipped cream and fresh berries on top are also delicious.
Cleo's Foodie
P h o t o s
P h o t o s
 |
A Foodie History Footnote... |
The earliest published version of this bread pudding dates back to the Carolina Housewife cookbook by Sarah Rutledge, circa 1847. To make Sarah's version of this dish, you take...
"One pint of corn flour; boil half to a mush; add, when nearly cold, two eggs, a table-spoonful of butter and a gill* of milk, and then the remaining half of flour. Bake on a griddle, or grease a pan and drop in spoonfuls."
*A gill equals 1/2 cup. (And, yes, I had to look it up!)
Eat (and read) with joy!
Eat (and read) with joy!
CLEO COYLE is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries, now celebrating more than twenty years in print. With more than 1 million books sold, they have gained an enthusiastic following. Cleo's "relentlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) novels have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech; earned starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus; received Best of Year selection honors from multiple reviewers; and have been recommended by Booklist as among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live in New York City, where they write independently and together, including the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries.
CLEO COYLE is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries, now celebrating more than twenty years in print. With more than 1 million books sold, they have gained an enthusiastic following. Cleo's "relentlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) novels have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech; earned starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus; received Best of Year selection honors from multiple reviewers; and have been recommended by Booklist as among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live in New York City, where they write independently and together, including the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries.
National Mystery Bestseller
(Triple) #1 Amazon Category Bestseller
Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection
To Buy:
"EASILY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ THIS YEAR...10 STARS!" —Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
"A KNOCKOUT STORY....one of the best books in this endearing series...a TERRIFIC READ..." —Dru Ann Love, Raven Award-winning reviewer, Dru's Book Musings
No Roast for the Weary is also a culinary mystery with a killer menu of delicious recipes. Click here or on the image below to see the free illustrated guide to our book's recipe section...
Click here or the image above for
Cleo's Free Illustrated Guide to
the recipes you'll find published in
No Roast for the Weary.
National Mystery Bestseller
(Triple) #1 Amazon Category Bestseller
Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection
To Buy:
"EASILY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ THIS YEAR...10 STARS!" —Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
"A KNOCKOUT STORY....one of the best books in this endearing series...a TERRIFIC READ..." —Dru Ann Love, Raven Award-winning reviewer, Dru's Book Musings
Cleo's Free Illustrated Guide to
the recipes you'll find published in
No Roast for the Weary.
Get a free Title Checklist of
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
Get a free Title Checklist of
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
👇
