Sweet Potato Bread Pudding With Cashews

This pudding is delicious and lovely with ice cream. It may look hard to make but its worth the effort. I just started putting cashews on the top but its just as good without them.

Ingredients (serves 8)

1 kilo sweet potatoes
1 cup whole milk
4 large eggs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons whiskey
1/4 orange finely grated zest
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup heavy cream
6 cups soft white bread, cut into cubes
1/2 cup whole cashews roughly chopped
1 tablespoon turbinado sugar

Method

Wrap the sweet potatoes individually in foil and bake until soft when pierced with a fork, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Let cool remove the foil, cut the potatoes in half and scoop the flesh from the skins. Transfer the cooked sweet potato to a food processor, add 1/2 cup of the milk and blend until smooth.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, vanilla, whiskey, orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice together until smooth. Meanwhile, bring the remaining 1/2 cup milk and the cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Slowly pour the hot cream over the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Add the sweet potato puree and stir until evenly combined. Add the bread and gently stir to combine. Refrigerate the bread pudding base for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Stir the bread pudding base then pour it into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the top with the cashews and turbinado sugar and bake until golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.

80 Comments

- - mom93821 said
  - 09 Oct 2019
    6:07 am
Cashews and dessert and absolutely scrumptious.

- - ella12 said
  - 15 Jan 2018
    4:23 pm
This is certainly something different, cheers.

- - mom112217 said
  - 20 Dec 2016
    12:27 pm
Love your recipe,it sound’s delicious!

- - hmp88 said
  - 01 Sep 2015
    1:11 pm
It does sound amazing b alot of effort yes!

- - EllenG89 said
  - 05 Aug 2015
    7:36 am
this sounds unique and something a little different. Looks nice!

- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    6:53 am
This sounds really interesting. I think my Dad will really like this.

- - mom90758 said
  - 06 Jun 2015
    7:53 pm
What an interesting combination!! Thanks for sharing!

- - kymichelle said
  - 06 Jun 2015
    7:23 pm
This sounds so very good – especially with the cashews!

- - cloverstorm said
  - 03 Nov 2014
    10:08 am
Sweet potato is quite versatile it seems.

- - smart_ass said
  - 30 Oct 2014
    8:32 am
yum…have never tried sweet potato as a dessert…

- - mom63082 said
  - 24 Oct 2014
    1:57 pm
This does look delicious, even with sweet potato

- - rachkap said
  - 24 Oct 2014
    2:23 am
What an awesome looking idea

- - cherz said
  - 23 Oct 2014
    9:52 pm
Not to sure on this one but must admit it looks nice..will have to give it a try. thanx.

- - mom57748 said
  - 23 Oct 2014
    8:43 pm
Something that definitely have to try

- - mom94125 said
  - 23 Oct 2014
    4:44 pm
plus thank you for posting this

- - aliceou said
  - 23 Oct 2014
    3:59 pm
They are very healthy and delicous

- - meedee said
  - 23 Oct 2014
    2:26 pm
Oh wow….what amazing timing…Im on holiday in the US at the moment and have just discovered potato bread buns that are truly amazing. Ive promised myself that i will have a go at baking potato bread when i get home….this recipe sounds amazing
- mom93821 replied
  
  10 Oct 2019 , 7:38 am
  Unique recipes are well worth trying and collecting.
- - mom94125 said
  - 15 Oct 2014
    9:47 pm
yummy there are multiple flavours here

- - fizgig said
  - 29 Sep 2014
    11:24 pm
This looks so yum! I am so going to try this week!

- - mom57522 said
  - 30 Aug 2014
    10:48 am
Certainly looks tasty. Maybe I’ll give it a try!