Honey Vanilla Hawaiian Bread Protein Pudding

Honey Vanilla Hawaiian Bread Protein Pudding

Somehow I had the urge for bread pudding. But had a few problems preventing me from putting down a nice slice of bread pudding: (1) I just started a fat cutting diet and (2) I had never made bread pudding before. Fortunately, one of my friends handed me a recipe, which I checked out, and then I tossed it aside and and tried my own thing. The result was an awesome honey vanilla bread pudding with a rum honey cream sauce that I could easily consume even on my diet.

A lot of bread pudding recipes call for day old bread, French bread or Cuban bread. Well, I turned that idea on it's nose and decided to try a bread pudding with fresh Hawaiian rolls. The thought was "Hey, I love Hawaiian rolls. They taste soooo good! I bet they would be great in a bread pudding!" And guess what? They are!

My bread pudding also does something else unheard of in bread pudding recipes: no additional sugar. That's right! Even the sauce has no sugar added. Sugar isn't even an ingredient in this recipe. Now, I have nothing against sugar. But why add it if you don't need it? And this recipe absolutely does not need any sugar added. And uh, hey, I'm on a diet, remember?

And finally, there is some protein added. I suppose I couldn't very well call this a protein pudding without the protein. And I certainly wouldn't want this recipe to disappoint. Have no fear. This baby is packed with protein, deliciousness and awesomeness. And like most of my recipes, it's crazy simple to make.

I bet you're probably reading this and saying to yourself, "Enough already! What's the recipe?" OK, OK, the recipe is just below.

Bread Pudding

Hawaiian Bread Roll Bits

 

Ingredients

• 9 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
• 9tbsp Egg Beaters
• 150g Honey
• 5oz Chobani Non-Fat Vanilla Greek Yogurt
• 1.5cups Skim Milk
• 1tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1tsp Cinnamon
• 2scoops ON Gold Standard Whey - Vanilla Ice Cream

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F.
2. Pull apart the rolls into little fluffy bits.
3. Whisk together all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl.
4. Put the bits of rolls in the bowl and gently push them down with a fork until they are completely soaked in the mixture.
5. Pour the mixture with the bits of rolls into a prepared (with non-stick cooking spray) 9x9 pan.
6. Cook at 350-degrees F for 45min or until top is a light golden brown and it is springy.

Bread Pudding Mixture

 Nutrition Info

Servings Size: One 3x3 Square

Servings: 9

Calories: 203

Protein: 13g

Carbohydrates: 34g Fiber: 7g

Fat: 3g

Sodium: 170.7

Honey Vanilla Rum Sauce

 

Bread Pudding and Rum Sauce

Ingredients

 

• 2tbsp Dark Rum
• 2tbsp Reduced Calorie Butter - Melted (I used I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Light)
• 1tbsp Honey
• 1tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1oz Chobani Non-Fat Vanilla Greek Yogurt

Directions

1. Whisk together everything in a small bowl

Nutrition Info

Serving Size: One Large Spoonful

Servings: 9

Calories: 26

Protein: 0.3g

Carbohydrates: 3 *Note: I counted the alcohol calories as carbs

Fat: 1g

How To Kick It Up To The Next Level

 

Add Walnuts

Adding in 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts would certainly kick this recipe up a notch. And I actually did consider this. However, since I am going to be on a fat cutting diet for the next couple of weeks, I can't really spare the additional fat in my diet. So, walnuts had to go. But as soon as I am done cutting fat, the walnuts are going into a pan of this stuff.

Add Dried Cranberries

 

You might have noticed that a lot of bread pudding recipes add raisins. Well, in my opinion, dried cranberries are like a better, tastier version of raisins. Try adding in 1/2cup of dried cranberries to this recipe and you will see what I mean. And if you really want something that will blow your mind, try soaking the dried cranberries in rum for an hour before adding them into the recipe. That's at least a couple of levels higher!

Posted by Clayton Long