The Best Bread Pudding - Recipe
 
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You have some leftover bread going stale, perfect. Do not throw it out, repurpose it and make the Best Bread Pudding in a few simple steps. Yummy!
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: Dessert
Serves: 1 bread pudding pan
Ingredients
  • 5 large eggs
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 5 tablespoons melted salted butter (70 grams )
  • 2.5 cups of stale bread (Challah, Croissants or any other type of bread) diced into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes
Optional Ingredients
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Equipment
  • large mixing bowl
  • wire whisk
  • spatula/mixing spoon
  • 8-10-inch baking pan (20-25cm)
  • Soft butter to grease baking pan
Instructions
  1. Measure out all ingredients.
  2. Add the eggs, sugar and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl. Mix with a whisk until well incorporated.
  3. Add in heavy cream, milk and melted butter. Mix with whisk to combine well.
  4. Cut bread into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes if not already done.
  5. Add bread cubes to the egg mixture. Stir to mix. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the bread to soak up the egg mixture for 30 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, prepare a baking pan (8 to 10-inch [20 to 25 cm]) by coating with butter/grease. Preheat the oven to 350ºF/177ºC. Measure out optional ingredients as desired.
  7. I am going to be add chopped walnuts to my bread pudding but you can use different kinds or nuts or raisins. Add the walnuts to the bread pudding and stir lightly to mix.
  8. Pour the pudding mixture into a prepared pan.
  9. Sprinkle the top with some optional cinnamon and brown sugar. (Feel free to mix them together first and make a brown sugar cinnamon mixture). I just sprinkled the two ingredients on one at a time.
  10. Place in a preheat 350ºf/177ºC oven and bake for about an one hour until the pudding is set and lightly browned.
  11. Remove to cooking rack to cook.
  12. Chill in refrigerator before serving.
Notes
Serve with a caramel sauce and/or whipped cream or maybe a dollop of ice cream.
Recipe by Desserts-101.com at /how-to-make-the-best-bread-pudding-recipe/