Too many apple fritters on hand? This Apple Fritter Bread Pudding - with Maple Cream Sauce - is a great way to use them up!
It’s a cute little set of roadside shops, near Batchawana Bay Provincial Park. There’s a restaurant, gift shop, gas station, little bakery counter, and more.
The thing they’re REALLY known for, though, is the apple fritter fry shop.
And yeah, if you’ve mentioned a northern Ontario road trip in any group like that, it’s almost guaranteed that someone has told you to stop there and get some apple fritters.
They’re legendary - big as a baby’s head, and tasty! If you’re lucky, you can even get them when they’re still warm!
Last year, we’d stopped a couple times as well - and I’ve had IDEAS since. This time around, Porter bought 6 packs of the Apple Fritters, so I could play around with a couple recipe ideas I’d had kicking around for a while.
... they were both super successful, so I’m sharing them with you now. In addition to this Apple Fritter Bread Pudding recipe, I also have my Apple Fritter French Toast Recipe posted.
Both of these are fantastic - that one as a breakfast, and this take on bread pudding as a fairly fancy dessert recipe.
This one is further elevated with a quick homemade maple cream sauce ... which, now that I think about it, would be fantastic on the French Toast, as well!
Anyway, enough chatter, let’s get to the recipe!
Ingredients
This Apple Fritter Bread Pudding recipe uses super simple ingredients. Most of them are things we already have on hand in our camper, and all can be easily found at pretty much any grocery store!
Some ingredient notes for you:
Apple Fritters
While we designed this recipe to specifically use the Voyageur’s Lodge Apple Fritters that we buy when on our Northern Ontario camping trips, feel free to use your favourite apple fritters if those aren’t available to you.
Fritters can be all kinds of different sizes, so just keep that in mind. As an example, it would take 4 or 5 Tim Horton’s Apple Fritters to make this recipe.
Whatever you use, you’ll want about 4 cups of apple fritter cubes - and you’ll want them to be a few days old, and kind of on the dry / stale side.
Apples
I tend to use either Granny Smith or Mutsu apples when baking something like a bread pudding, and this Apple Fritter Bread Pudding is no exception.
Not only do they both have a texture that will hold up to the baking process, they’re both a bit on the tart side - which is a nice contrast to all the sweetness you’re getting from the fritters themselves, and the maple syrup in the custard.
You can use whatever apples you like, but I’d keep the taste and texture in mind.
Maple Syrup
For the love of all things holy, please use Pure Maple Syrup in this recipe, NOT pancake syrup.
That probably sounds utterly unhinged, but you’d be shocked at how many times people have commented on my food blogs to say they used pancake syrup instead, or asking if they could.
Seriously, if maple syrup isn’t going to happen, use the same amount of liquid honey... long before considering pancake syrup.
Anyway, when possible, I like to use a Dark Maple Syrup, as it has a more robust flavour.
Milk
We stopped using cows milk a few years ago (we’ll still use heavy cream, and no one is taking cheese from me!), so I generally use Unsweetened Almond Milk for baking.
We’ve made this with Oat milk and Cashew Milk, both work great. I’d even recommend Flax Milk and Macadamia Milk - they both have fantastic flavour to bake with.
That said, if dairy isn’t an issue for you, feel free to use whatever cow’s milk you drink at home. If we were still drinking regular dairy milk, I’d be using 2% in this recipe.
Everything Else
Rounding out this recipe, you will need:
Chopped Walnuts (or Chopped PecansPure Vanilla Extract
Ground Cinnamon
Salt
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How to Make Apple Fritter Bread Pudding
The full recipe is in the printable recipe card at the end of this post; here is a pictorial walk through:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease an 8 x 8" square foil baking pan with vegetable shortening or butter.
Cut or rip apple fritters into bite sized pieces (about 4 cups worth).
Arrange apple fritter pieces in the prepared baking pan, and drizzle with melted butter.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt.
Gently stir in chopped apple pieces and nuts.
Pour egg mixture over the apple fritter pieces, stirring lightly so that all of the fritter pieces are covered.
Note: Due to the high sugar content of the fritters - and the fact that they’ve already been fried - expect your bread putting to get quite dark.
You can cover it loosely with foil if it starts getting too dark!
Maple Cream Sauce
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, whisking until well blended.
Whisk constantly, cooking over low heat until mixture thickens – do not allow mixture to come to a simmer.
Best eaten the same day it is made.
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Leftovers are best when both the pudding and the sauce are reheated a bit.
More Camping Recipes
Looking for great ideas to cook on a campfire, or in an RV? Here's a few simple recipes to start with!
Apple Fritter French Toast
Banana Protein Pancakes
Cabbage Roll Soup Mix [Just Add Meat and Water!]
Campfire Chili
Camping Breakfast Skillet
Camping Tacos, 2 Ways
Dutch Oven Pulled Chicken
Egg Roll Soup Mix [Just Add Meat and Water!]
Gingerbread Latte [Protein Powder Mix]
Hobo Eggs
Homemade Mushroom Jerky
Hot Chocolate Mix [Protein Powder Mix]
Instant Camping Pancake Mix
Instant Cream of Chicken Soup [Protein Powder Mix]
Italian Wedding Soup Mix
Pepperoni Jerky
Pumpkin Chai Latte [Protein Powder Mix]
The Ultimate S'Mores Board
Traditional Bannock
Vegan Tofu Jerky
Apple Fritter Bread Pudding with Maple Cream Sauce
Equipment
- 1 8 x 8" baking pan
Ingredients
Apple Fritter Bread Pudding
- 2 Voyageur Apple Fritters stale (or 4-5 Tim Horton’s Apple Fritters)
- 2 tablespoon Butter Melted
- 1 ¾ cups Milk
- 4 Large Eggs beaten
- ⅓ cup Maple Syrup
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 Granny Smith Apple chopped
- ¼ cup Chopped Walnuts or Chopped Pecans Optional
Maple Cream Sauce:
- 3 tablespoon Butter melted
- ½ cup Heavy Cream
- ½ cup Maple Syrup
- 1 Large Egg
- Pinch Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease an 8 x 8" square foil baking pan with vegetable shortening or butter.
- Rip apple fritters into bite sized pieces (about 4 cups worth), arrange in the prepared baking pan, and drizzle with melted butter.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt.
- Pour mixture over the apple fritter pieces, stirring lightly so that all of the fritter pieces are covered.
- Gently stir in chopped apple pieces and nuts.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until set. Edges should be golden, and easily pull away from the side of the pan.
Maple Cream Sauce:
- Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, whisking until well blended.
- Whisk constantly, cooking over low heat until mixture thickens – do not allow mixture to come to a simmer.
- Serve bread pudding hot, with sauce poured over each serving.
Notes
Nutrition
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Marie & Michael Porter
This is one of our favourite ways to use up old apple fritters - hope you love it too!