The BEST Bread Pudding Recipe

The BEST Bread Pudding Recipe

from fantabulosity.com
Dessert
50 min
6 servings
316 kcal / serving

This old-fashioned bread pudding recipe is so easy, traditional, and is the custard dessert recipe we all love! Plus, an optional vanilla sauce to drizzle on top!

Ingredients

  • 6slices stale bread
  • 3 tablespoonsbutter (1 tablespoon + 2 tablespoons)
  • 4beaten eggs
  • 2 cupsmilk
  • ¾ cupwhite sugar
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1 teaspooncinnamon
  • raisins (optional)
  • vanilla sauce (get my vanilla sauce recipe)
  • 3 tablespoonbutter (salted (but unsalted is ok too!))
  • 1 tablespoonbrown sugar
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and use 1 Tablespoon of butter to coat the inside of your 8 inch square baking dish.

  2. 2

    Break your bread (I made larger pieces, rather than crumbling it up) in to the buttered baking dish.

  3. 3

    Melt your remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, and drizzle over bread pieces.

  4. 4

    In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients (don't forget to beat your eggs first) until mixed well.

  5. 5

    Pour this mixture over the bread, making sure to evenly coat each piece.

  6. 6

    Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top of the bread pudding springs back after lightly touching it with a fork.

Optional buttery brown sugar sauce

  1. 1

    Grab a small saucepan, and melt (on high) 3 Tablespoons of salted butter.Once melted, turned it down to medium heat and wait a bit to let the butter brown.

  2. 2

    Then, I add in a tablespoon of brown sugar, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.Stir to combine and remove from heat. Let rest about 1-2 minutes, use the whisk to mix up the brown sugar and butter mixture and pour on top of the cooked bread pudding.The little chunks of brown sugar candied and let a bit of a crunch, which was the PERFECT addition to this soft texture that the bread pudding has.