German Bread Pudding with Cherries (Kirschmichel)
Meet Kirschmichel – Germany's amazing cherry bread pudding! Transform stale bread into dessert magic by soaking it with milk, mixing with eggs and butter, then folding in tart cherries. Bakes up golden and crispy on top, soft inside. Serve warm with powdered sugar and vanilla sauce for pure comfort food heaven!
Servings 4 people
Calories 1042kcal
Equipment
- 1 Casserole Dish
Ingredients
- 1 lb cherries sour cherries or black cherries. You can use defrosted cherries or from a jar
- 4 bread rolls stale, ideally from the day before. You can also use old baguette instead.
- 2 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- 1 ¼ cups milk warm milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 tablespoon butter more for the casserole dish
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 eggs medium size at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- powdered sugar
To serve
- vanilla sauce or custard or vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Roughly cube your bread and pour over the warm milk. The measurement for the milk is only a guide, as it depends on how old your rolls are. They should soak up the liquid and soften without falling apart. Add more if needed.4 bread rolls , 1 ¼ cups milk
- Place the cherries in a sieve and drain off any liquid.1 lb cherries
- Preheat your oven to 200°C/ 390°F top to bottom heat.
- Grease a casserole dish with butter and then sprinkle with bread crumbs.2 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- Separate the eggs. Whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.3 eggs, 1 pinch salt
- In a separate bowl mix the butter, sugar, baking powder, almond extract, vanilla extract and eggs yolks to a smooth mass. Then combine with the bread mix.4 tablespoon butter , ½ cup sugar , 1 teaspoon almond extract , 2 teaspoon baking powder , 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Carefully fold in the egg whites. You do not want to stir too much as otherwise the egg white might deflate. Add in the cherries. Pour the mix into a casserole dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Before serving sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm with vanilla sauce.vanilla sauce, powdered sugar
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Nutrition
Calories: 1042kcal | Carbohydrates: 173g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1975mg | Potassium: 765mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 738IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 525mg | Iron: 10mg
