Raise your hand if you love dessert! Great! If your hand isn’t up we are no longer friends… seriously. Okay, now raise your hand if you love easy desserts! If that’s you, you are in the right spot. Bread pudding is about as effortless as it gets for dessert and it is SO good.
I have been making bread pudding for years. I have tried so many different things to get the perfect results and let me tell ya, I found it. This bread pudding is gooey and sweet and just melts in your mouth. I like to top it with vanilla ice cream or my limoncello custard sauce.
Got some bread that has seen better days? Bread pudding. Need and easy way to satisfy your sweet cravings? Bread pudding.
The other great thing about bread pudding is you can customize it. Chocolate, fruit, nuts, cinnamon, caramel, jam… did I say chocolate already..? It all works!
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Some notes:
Bread:
You can seriously use whatever you want! One time my dad made raspberry bread pudding out of hamburger buns… weird, I know, but it worked! While you can use whatever you want, I usually use ciabatta for bread pudding because I like the chewy crust. You will need about 1 loaf of bread or 10 cups.
You need to soak your bread in the custard before baking so you get that delicious gooey texture in the middle. Soak it for at least 30-60 minutes.
Dress it up:
After soaking your bread it’s time to add your extras if you want. Fruit, chocolate, nuts, cinnamon, etc. Get creative!
Baking:
Put your delicious bread pudding and all that delicious custard in a 9″x13″ pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
Top it off:
While it isn’t necessary to put a topping on your bread pudding, it is advised for ultimate deliciousness. You can do heavy cream, caramel, OR my Luscious Limoncello Custard Sauce!
If you somehow manage to have leftovers, it makes a great breakfast!
The Best Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 loaf bread
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix cream, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, and salt.
- Cut bread into 1 inch cubes and put in a bowl.
- Soak for 3o min -1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Put bread mixture into 9"x13" pan.
- Slice butter in to small cubes and put on top. Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar on top.
- Bake for about 50 min or until a toothpick comes out clean.
