Description
Indulge in the delicious flavors of this traditional Mexican bread pudding, Capirotada, enhanced with extra pecans and raisins. This sweet and savory dessert is a perfect blend of textures and tastes that will delight your taste buds.
Ingredients
Scale
Bread:
- 1 loaf bolillo bread or French bread, cut into 1-inch slices
Syrup:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 cups water
- 2 cups dark brown sugar or 2 piloncillo cones
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional Layers:
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Toast Bread: Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes until lightly toasted. Brush with melted butter.
- Prepare Syrup: In a saucepan, combine water, brown sugar, spices, and salt. Simmer until slightly thickened.
- Layer Ingredients: Grease a baking dish. Layer bread, raisins, pecans, and cheeses. Drizzle with syrup. Repeat layers.
- Bake: Cover with foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Rest and Serve: Let it rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Enhance with sliced bananas or apple rings for added flavor.
- Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 33 g
- Sodium: 340 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
