Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is the comfort foods of desserts. It uses up leftover bread and it's really easy to make. You can add other ingredients to the mix to vary it or take it to the next level. This is your basic bread pudding recipe - a blank slate for you to work with.
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Basic Bread Pudding
- Prep Time: 15 m
- Cook Time: 1 h
- Total Time: 1 h 15 m
- Servings: 8
Ingredients
- butter
- 3 cups milk
- 6 eggs
- ¾ cup granulated or brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch ground nutmeg
- pinch salt
- 12 cups cubed challah or brioche or other egg-based bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (about 1-pound loaf)
- ½ cup any flavoring ingredient chocolate, dried berries, apples, etc…
Instructions
- Grease a 7-inch by 11-inch baking pan (ceramic or metal) with butter.
- Combine the eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl. Beat well. Add the milk and whisk.
- Toss the bread cubes and flavoring ingredient together and place into the greased baking pan. Pour the egg custard over the top. Press down on the bread cubes to help the bread absorb the custard and let the pudding sit until most of the liquid has been absorbed. In the meantime, pre-heat the oven to 350ºF.
- Transfer the bread pudding to the oven and bake in the 350ºF oven for one hour, or until a skewer inserted in the center of the pudding comes out clean, the top is nicely browned and springs back when you touch it.
- Let the pudding cool to an edible temperature. Then serve with some maple syrup, whipped cream or a sauce.
Nutrition Facts
Basic Bread Pudding
Amount Per Serving
Calories 387
Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 162mg54%
Sodium 315mg13%
Potassium 254mg7%
Carbohydrates 53g18%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 26g29%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 455IU9%
Calcium 182mg18%
Iron 2.4mg13%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Loved it. Thank you. You are a great teacher
I made this with a mix of cinnamon Raisin bread, French bread and some crusty rustic style bread, and it was delicious…..I did add some chopped walnuts and some raisins as well……it was delicious…
Meredith, Is it ok to use the bread if it’s really fresh? Or….should it be dried up a little? Thank You.
You should let fresh bread dry out a little before making bread pudding. You can cut up the bread and just let it sit out on the counter for a few hours or you could toast the bread in the oven for about 10 minutes first.
I love your videos, you’re so laid back and make it looks so easy. Thank you
Absolutely perfect! Easy and quick, my family loves it. My go-to bread pudding recipe. Thanks for posting!
Can you half the recipe? If so, what size pan can you use and bake for how long?
You can cut the recipe in half and bake it in an 8×8-inch baking pan or 2 quart casserole dish. The timing would stay the same.
I will try the bread pudding because anything that you make is a winner. Jacqueline a faithful follower.
Looks delicious! How do you think Hawaiian bread would work? I will baking it as soon as I get the bread.
Hawaiian bread would be great. I would let the bread cubes sit out to dry them out a bit before making the bread pudding.