Name: Pecan, Bourbon, and Butterscotch Bread Pudding
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup (packed) light brown sugar; 1/2 cup light corn syrup; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoon bourbon (optional); 1 pound day-old rustic white bread, crusts removed, cut into 1/2” cubes (12 cups); 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 cups sugar; 5 large eggs; 4 cups heavy cream; 1 1/2 tablespoons poppy seeds; Pinch of kosher salt; 3 tablespoons bourbon; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 2 cups pecan pieces

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Marcus Nilsson

As if the butterscotch wasn't enough, we packed this bread pudding recipe with pecan and bourbon. Yep. Bourbon.

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