I recently scored some dried persimmons from my local Asian market. It has been ages and ages since I had these, and they can be really hard to find State side. Of course I had to bring them home. If you happen to come across dried persimmons, you need to buy them and give them a try. Like any dried fruit, it can be consumed as is. If you need an easy recipe to enjoy dried persimmon, do give this easy persimmon kabocha bread pudding recipe a try.

Kabocha Squash Bread

Since I have extra kabocha squash bread laying around, I decided to use that as my bread. You can use other kind of bread if you wish. My go to bread for bread pudding is typically more toward brioche variety, although even simple white bread will do in a pinch. The exact amount is pretty hard to pin down, but I typically fill the baking dish to 50% with just bread.

Dried Persimmon

I know dried persimmon can be really tough to find, so feel free to use other dried fruits. Raisin or prune can be a good choice, and you want the total amount of dried fruit to be about ¹⁄₄ cup. When serving bread pudding to kiddies, feel free to sprinkle with some chocolate chips, and probably ditch the rum and sub with 1 teaspoon of vanilla instead.