Elegant Bread Pudding Recipes

BEST EVER BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Whisk together the first 10 ingredients until blended. Gently stir in bread. Transfer to a greased 3-qt. or 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar; let stand until bread is softened, about 15 minutes. Bake until puffed and a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 40-45 minutes., Meanwhile, for sauce, melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar; stir until dissolved. Gradually stir in cream. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until thickened, 15-20 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add vanilla, sea salt and baking soda, stirring well. Serve sauce with warm bread pudding.

FANCY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch baking dish.
• Arrange the bread cubes tightly in the prepared baking dish. Beat together the butter, milk, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Add the granulated and brown sugars, whiskey and cinnamon and mix until the sugars are dissolved. Pour the mixture over the bread. Sprinkle the cherries and pecans all over.
• Put the baking dish on a baking sheet. Bake until the crust is golden brown, 55 to 70 minutes. Let rest for 20 minutes before serving with Whiskey Cream Sauce.
• Combine the butter, cream, sugar and whiskey in a saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches a low boil. Pour a small amount over the individual servings of bread pudding.

BREAD PUDDING PEAR PIE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop pears; place in a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar. Add the milk, vanilla, lemon zest and salt; mix well. Stir in crumbled English muffins; pour over pears. bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly on a wire rack., For butterscotch sauce, combine brown sugar and butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted. gradually add 1/2 cup cream. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla; set aside., In a small bowl, beat the remaining cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Cut into wedges. Garnish with whipped cream and pear slices if desired. serve with butterscotch sauce.

GRAMMA'S APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine bread, raisins, and apples. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 3/4 cups milk, and 1/4 cup margarine. Cook and stir until margarine is melted. Pour over bread mixture in bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish, and pour egg mixture over bread.
• Bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until center is set and apples are tender.
• While pudding is baking, mix together sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve over bread pudding.

BREAD PUDDING I

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F(190 degrees C)
• In a large bowl, combine bread cubes, melted margarine, raisins, and cinnamon; mix well, and transfer to a 2 quart baking dish.
• Use the same bowl to beat the eggs. Stir in sugar, vanilla, and salt until sugar is dissolved. Slowly whisk in the hot milk. Pour egg mixture over bread cubes, sprinkle with nutmeg, and set aside to soak for 5 minutes.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

ELEGANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Arrange bread cubes evenly in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; sprinkle with raisins. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, half-and-half cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest; pour over bread. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes. Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , For sauce, in a saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and whipping cream; cook and stir over low heat until smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Serve bread pudding in bowls with caramel sauce and whipped cream if desired.

SWEET AND ELEGANT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• DIce enough bread slices to fill two 16 to 20 ounce baking dish. Grease your baking dishes and add the diced bread and raisins.
• In a mixing bowl mix together eggs, 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour half of mixture over each bread bowl.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Check the center with a toothpick. If toothpick comes out clean remove from oven. If not, cover bowls and bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Sauce-- Mix 1/2 Cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 1/4 cup whipping cream. Heat on low until melted and bubbley. Add Vanilla and stir.
• Pour caramel sauce over each bowl, approximately 1/3 of the caramel per bowl. The other third is for later! Enjoy!

RESTAURANT STYLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water and let sit for 10 minutes.
• Add warmed milk, sugar, salt, and butter. Slowly stir in flour to form dough.
• Knead bread dough on lightly floured surface.
• Let rise until double.
• Punch down dough and form into a loaf.
• Let rise in loaf pan until double.
• Bake 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.
• Let bread cool.
• Cut bread into 1" cubes.
• Place cubes into a deep casserole dish.
• Toss in the raisins.
• In a separate bowl mix together custard ingredients. Pour over the bread and sprinkle top with coarse sugar crystals.
• Bake 375 degrees for 60 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• Note: You can double the bread recipe and have an extra loaf. I often make the bread the day before. You could use a dense store bought bread but you won't get the same results.

BALLY'S CASINO BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Tear bread into 2-inch pieces and place in 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Add raisins; set aside. In large mixing bowl, beat eggs with wire whip until well blended. Stir in milk, sugar and vanilla. Pour over torn bread and push bread down with fingers until saturated. Let soak for 3 minutes.
• Place pudding pan in larger pan, then fill larger pan with about one inch of hot water (to come halfway up sides of pudding pan). Bake for 65 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in medium saucepan melt butter on medium heat (do not boil). Add both sugars and beat with wire whip until creamy. Remove pot from heat and beat in whipping cream and salt. Add bourbon and beat thoroughly. You may pour the sauce over the entire bread pudding or over individual servings.

SUGAR TOPPED CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Lightly spray a 1-1/2 quart shallow baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Bring 1/2 cup sugar, cream and whole milk to a simmer, stir until sugar dissolves.
• Remove from heat and add 1 cup of the chocolate chips whisking until melted and smooth.
• In a large bowl, lightly beat egg and vanilla just till blended.
• Slowly whisk the hot chocolate mixture into the egg mixture.
• Allow custard to cool for 10 minutes, stirring often.
• Add bread cubes and remaining chocolate chips to the custard mixture.
• Toss lightly to coat.
• Pour mixture into prepared baking dish, sprinkle with 2 Tbsp of sugar.
• Bake until the custard thickens and center is just set, about 50 minutes.
• Serve warm.

NEW ORLEANS BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan.
• MAKE THE PUDDING: In a small bowl, combine the pecans, sugar, butter, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until frothy. Add the pecan mixture and blend well. Stir in the milk and raisins.
• Place the bread cubes in the prepared pan. Pour the egg mixture over them and toss gently until the bread is soaked. Let the pudding sit until the bread has absorbed nearly all the liquid, about 35 minutes. Stir the mixture once or twice to moisten the bread evenly.
• Meanwhile, MAKE THE TOPPING: In a small bowl, combine the pecans, sugar, and cinnamon. Set aside.
• Bake the pudding for 25 minutes. Sprinkle the pecan topping over the pudding and continue baking for another 10 minutes, or until the pudding is set and the topping is browned.
• Meanwhile, MAKE THE BOURBON SAUCE: In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in the sugar and cornstarch, and cook, stirring, until dissolved. Whisk in the cream and vanilla, and continue cooking, stirring, until sauce thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in the bourbon and cook, stirring, for another 30 seconds. Remove the sauce from the heat and let it cool slightly.
• To serve, spoon the pudding out on plates, then ladle a bit of the bourbon sauce over each serving.
• NOTE: To toast the pecans, place them on an ungreased cookie sheet in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10 minutes, or until golden.

VEGAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bread cubes in a 9-inch baking pan. Stir soy milk, raisins, sugar, almonds, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together in a separate bowl and pour over the bread. Mix to combine.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and heated through, about 30 minutes.