Caramel Bread Pudding in Instant Pot

Ingredients-

• 2 cups milk. I used 1 percent milk
• 2 medium eggs, beaten lightly
• 3/8 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 4 slices of sandwich bread

For the caramel-

• ¼ cup sugar + ¼ cup water

To make the Caramel Bread Pudding in Instant Pot-

1. Combine the milk, eggs sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the vanilla essence.
2. Cut or tear the sandwich bread into small cubes or pieces ,about ¼ inches each.
3. Put them into the milk mixture and let them soak well.
4. Meanwhile, make the caramel. In a skillet or pan, combine the sugar and water on medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Then lower the heat and let the sugar mixture bubble undisturbed, until it is amber in color.
5. Remove from heat and pour into the molds. I used two tapered molds about 7 inches across on top and about 4 inches deep.
6. Depending on the type of molds you are using, if you need to, butter the sides of the molds after the caramel cools. I did not use any butter to grease the sides of the molds.
7. Pour the milk mixture into both pans. Cover with a loose-fitting lid.
8. Add 2 cups of warm water in the Instant Pot. Stack the molds on top of each other, close the lid, turn the pressure valve on and set the Instant Pot to 12 minutes manually with low pressure.
9. After natural pressure release, open the Instant Pot and remove the molds. Let them cool to room temperature with the lids on. If you like the pudding cold like we do, refrigerate it until ready to serve.
10. To serve, run a knife along the edge of the mold and invert onto a serving platter.

Note- Timing in Instant Pot will depend on the size of your molds/pans.