Marmalade bread and butter pudding

Name: Marmalade bread and butter pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) thickly sliced fruit loaf, with the crust on; 60 g (2¼ oz) butter, softened, plus extra for greasing; vanilla ice cream, to serve; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) thin (pouring) cream; 2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract; 165 g (5¾ oz/¾ cup) white granulated sugar, plus an extra 1½ teaspoons, for sprinkling; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) milk; 6 eggs; 225 g (8 oz/⅔ cup) good-quality marmalade, plus an extra 115 g (4 oz/¼ cup), for brushing (see Tip)

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr 30

Appears in

Slow Cooker Vegetarian

By Katy Holder

Published 2018

About

If you can’t find a fruit loaf, this bread and butter pudding is also great with sliced croissants, hot cross buns or a crusty white loaf.

Ingredients

600 g (1 lb 5 oz) thickly sliced fruit loaf, with the crust on

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Spread half the fruit loaf slices with the butter, then spread the remaining slices with the marmalade. Sandwich together and cut in half on the diagonal.

Grease the slow cooker and arrange the bread slices inside it on a slight angle, covering the base.

In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, milk, cream and vanilla. Pour over the bread and gently press the bread down with y