🍎🐷 Oink~a~Licious Apple Bread Puddin’

Miss Sadie Mae Swine’s Slop’in Seconds

Where leftovers get a second chance ~ and everybody wants seconds.

Miss Sadie Mae opened the bread box this morning and found half a loaf sittin’ there lookin’ about as lively as a fence post.

Too dry for a sandwich.

Too good to throw away.

Which, according to Sadie Mae, means only one thing:

“Honey, that bread ain’t old. It’s READY.” 🐷😂

So grab those leftover slices, a couple of apples, and a few things you probably already have in the kitchen.

We’re turnin’ yesterday’s bread into a warm, cinnamon~scented apple bread puddin’ that works just as nicely for dessert as it does for a sweet weekend breakfast.

And nobody needs to know it started out as the bread everybody had quit eatin’.

🛒 What You’ll Slop Together

6 cups slightly stale bread, cut or torn into bite-sized pieces
2 medium apples, peeled if desired and diced
4 large eggs
2 cups milk
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup raisins or dried cranberries, optional
¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts, optional

For Sadie Mae’s Easy Maple Drizzle

½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

🥄 Let’s Get Slop’in!

1. Heat things up.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Lightly grease an 8~by~8~inch or 9~by~9~inch baking dish.

2. Give that bread another chance.

Put the bread pieces into a large bowl.

Add the diced apples and, if you’re using them, the raisins, cranberries or nuts.

Give everything a toss.

3. Mix up the good stuff.

In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, melted butter, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

4. Slop it all together.

Pour the egg mixture over the bread and apples.

Gently stir until everything is coated.

Let it sit for about 10 to 15 minutes so that tired old bread has time to soak up all that cinnamon goodness.

Miss Sadie Mae says:

“Don’t rush it. That bread has been waitin’ all week for its big comeback.” 🐷

5. Bake it.

Spoon everything into the prepared baking dish and spread it out evenly.

Bake uncovered for approximately 40 to 45 minutes, or until the center is set and the top is golden brown.

Let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving.

🍁 Make Sadie Mae’s Maple Drizzle

Stir together the powdered sugar, maple syrup and 1 tablespoon of milk.

Add a little more milk if needed until it is thin enough to drizzle.

Spoon it over the warm bread puddin’ just before serving.

And yes…

Sadie Mae approves of extra drizzle.

She considers measuring maple anything to be more of a suggestion than a rule. 🐷😂

🐷 Sadie Mae’s Slop~It~Your~Way Ideas

No apples?

Use pears, peaches or a handful of berries.

No regular sandwich bread?

Dinner rolls, hamburger or hot dog buns, French bread, cinnamon bread or leftover croissants can all get another turn.

Got one lonely cinnamon roll left?

Chop that rascal up and toss it in, too.

Want it extra cozy?

Add another sprinkle of cinnamon over the top before baking.

Want dessert?

Serve it warm with a little whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Want breakfast?

Skip the drizzle if you like and serve it warm with fruit.

The important part is using what you already have.

💰 Miss Sadie Mae’s Penny~Pinchin’ Tip

Bread doesn’t have to be soft enough for a sandwich to still have a place at the table.

When bread starts getting a little dry, save it for recipes like bread pudding, French toast, croutons or stuffing instead of automatically tossing it out.

Sometimes the thing that looks like it’s past its prime is actually just waiting for a different job.

Miss Sadie Mae calls that:

Slop’in Smart. 🐷💰