Name: Easter bun pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon water; 2 medium pears, peeled, cored, sliced; 1 1/2 cup milk; 300 millilitre carton cream; 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways, seeds scraped; 4 leftover hot cross buns, thickly sliced; 4 eggs; 2 tablespoon caster sugar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; ice-cream or cream, to serve

Easter bun pudding

Make the most of your leftovers with this glorious Easter bun pudding.

Serves 8

Prep

20M

Cook

55M

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon water

2 medium pears, peeled, cored, sliced

1 1/2 cup milk

300 millilitre carton cream

1 vanilla bean, halved lengthways, seeds scraped

4 leftover hot cross buns, thickly sliced

4 eggs

2 tablespoon caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

ice-cream or cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C, lightly grease a deep, 6-cup ovenproof dish.

2.In a medium frying pan, combine brown sugar and water, Heat on low, stirring, until sugar dissolves.

3.Add pear slices and simmer, uncovered, 3-5 minutes, until just tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.

4.In a medium saucepan, bring milk, cream and vanilla bean to boiling point. Remove from heat. Set aside, covered 5 minutes. Discard vanilla bean.

5.Arrange bun and pear in alternate layers in prepared dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. caster sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Gradually beat in warm cream mixture

6.Strain egg mixture carefully over bun and pear. Place dish in a large baking pan, adding enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dish.

7.Bake 55-60 minutes, until set. Serve with ice-cream or cream.