Bread and Butter Pudding With Butterscotch Sauce (Lighter)

Ingredients

Pudding

• 1 tablespoon butter, melted (optional) or I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Spray (optional)
• 2 slices sourdough bread or whole wheat sourdough bread
• 1 egg
• 1-2 tablespoon Splenda granular
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk or nonfat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract or vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon orange zest
• 1-2 tablespoon semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Topping

• 1 teaspoon Splenda brown sugar blend (optional) or Splenda granular (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Butterscotch Sauce

• 2 tablespoons Splenda brown sugar blend
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons fat-free evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla

To Serve

• Cool Whip Lite, to top (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Pudding:.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. 3

   Grease two 1-cup ramekins.

4. 4

   Brush melted butter onto bread slices. Cut them into small cubes. Put aside.

5. 5

   In a medium bowl, whisk egg and Splenda together until pale.

6. 6

   Whisk in milk, extract, and zest until well combined.

7. 7

   Stir in bread cubes and chocolate chips until most of the liquid is absorbed.

8. 8

   Spoon into 2 prepared ramekins.

9. 9

   Topping:.

10. 10

    Mix together brown sugar Splenda, cinnamon and nutmeg.

11. 11

    Sprinkle over the pudding tops.

12. 12

    Place pudding ramekins into a small baking dish filled halfway with hot water so that they are each surrounded by the water.

13. 13

    Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes.

14. 14

    Butterscotch Sauce:.

15. 15

    In a 2-cup glass pyrex, stir together brown sugar Splenda, salt, cream of tartar and cornstarch.

16. 16

    Slowly stir in evaporated milk and put 1 tbsp of butter in it.

17. 17

    Microwave on high for 3 minutes.

18. 18

    Stir in vanilla.

19. 19

    Reheat if made ahead.

20. 20

    To Serve:.

21. 21

    Drizzle hot sauce over puddings.

22. 22

    Top with a dollop of Cool Whip Lite, if desired.