When it comes to easy recipes this Bread Pudding couldn’t get any simpler. Filled with cinnamon and nutmeg this makes the perfect breakfast or dessert recipe.
Bread pudding is something I absolutely love. You can see in my recipes for my banana bread pudding, Pina colada bread pudding and my gingerbread bread pudding. There just ain’t no stopping me when it comes to this stuff.
This is a classically simple dessert that we adore. It whips up in minutes and seres a crowd! We love making this bread pudding recipe for any holiday and brunches that we host.
Over the last few years I’ve been trying to perfect my bread pudding recipe and we finally have the best one around. Hence the title The Best Bread Pudding.
There is no weird ingredients, nothing that you cant find in your own pantry of fridge. It is literally just that simple that there is no reason why you wouldn’t want to whip it up.
We like to use French bread in our recipe. A 1lb loaf really is the perfect amount. It produces the best custard to bread ration that you really look for in bread pudding recipes!
But sometimes people don’t always have that on hand. I prefer it over regular white bread because we can pick up a loaf at our local Walmart for $1, I mean how can you beat that price. Plus its so versatile.
If you don’t have French bread on had and you want to whip this up anyways, here are some alternative breads you can use!
OTHER BREADS YOU CAN USE:
Challah
Texas toast
Regular white bread
Hot dog or hamburger buns
Really this can be made from a various amounts of different breads, but French has always been our go-to along with Texas toast, its a thicker bread and you are able to cut it to the size you like
HOW TO MAKE BREAD PUDDING:
Preheat oven to 350.
Spray a 9″x13″ baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Cut bread into 1″-2″ squares and add to large bowl.
In another bowl whisk together your milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until combined.
Pour over bread and stir gently to coat, let soak for about 20 minutes.
Spread into baking dish and bake in oven for about 50-60 minutes until center is set.
Now to tell you the truth, as much as the ration of eggs to milk and spices is important to the perfect bread pudding, so is the bread pudding sauce.
I am not the type to eat a bread pudding without the sauce, and I probably won’t ever provide you a recipe without a bread pudding sauce to go along with it.
I mean they just go hand in hand together so here you go!
HOW DO MAKE BREAD PUDDING SAUCE:
In saucepan whisk together sugar, flour and heavy cream until combined.
Add in your butter and heat on medium until butter melts and liquid starts to boil.
Whisk until thickened slightly then remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
This sauce is super easy, and super addictive. I load my bread pudding slices up with the sauce because obviously it’s just my favorite and it is my go to vanilla sauce for a lot of different desserts.
If you are looking for that perfect bread pudding recipe, look no further, you have found it. Quick, easy and simple this is one classic recipe that the whole family will love!
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Ingredients
- 1 16 oz loaf French bread
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Sauce:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbs flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 Tbs butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray a 9"x13" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cut bread into 1"-2" squares and add to large bowl.
- In another bowl whisk together your milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg until combined.
- Pour over bread and stir gently to coat, let soak for about 20 minutes.
- Spread into baking dish and bake in oven for about 50-60 minutes until center is set.
- In saucepan whisk together sugar, flour and heavy cream until combined.
- Add in your butter and heat on medium until butter melts and liquid starts to boil.
- Whisk until thickened slightly then remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
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Dyanne
Great recipe! Easy to follow and the outcome is amazing
Tornadough Alli
Thank you so much! It is suuuuuper easy and tastes so good, one of our go-to’s for sure!
Teresa
Made this for a family gathering on Sunday. A big hit! Added a bit less nutmeg and a bit more vanilla and it was perfect. Thank you so much!
Sandy
Love this so much. I want to use bourbon as well. Happy new year to all,
Felicia Renfro
This is the best bread pudding I’ve ever eaten in my life. I did a double batch of the sauce though lol. It’s my favorite as well. I put it over the entire pan and put let it soak for a little while. I also stuck it in oven with the sauce for about 5-7 minutes. Everyone loved it, even the ones that doesn’t eat bread pudding. Thanks for the recipe.
Tornadough Alli
Thats amazing to hear and I love the idea to let the sauce soak up!! So happy everyone loved it, and I used to be a non-believer in bread pudding and I was converted many years ago after actually trying it, so so so good!
Jolene
I’ve only had bread pudding once before but fell in love. I followed this recipe exactly the way it was written and OMG! Absolutely wonder! My brother in law has cooked professionally and he went back for seconds! Said it had perfect flavor. It wasn’t too sweet, and it was so creamy and moist. So glad I happened across this recipe! Even took the neighbors a big bowl as it’ll feed a lot of people, and they loved it.
Kim
Hi, this recipe looks great. If I make it ahead of time, do you recommend putting the sauce on or waiting till I re-heat it?
Tornadough Alli
I would wait put the sauce on until you re-heat it 🙂
Linda
So glad I found you and this recipe. I am going to make it for Christmas day dinner dessert. I would like to know if you have ever made it in individual servings in muffin tins? I kinda want to do that but need to know first if it still comes out great. Thank you so much for your answer. Very excited to make it.
Tornadough Alli
I actually have a similar recipe to this that I call French toast muffin cups that uses pretty much the exact same ingredients and they worked fine in the muffin tins. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes for that.
Gwen
Hi there, when you say French Bread do you mean a baguette? Or a brioche?
Tornadough Alli
There are loaves of bread that are longer that are called French Bread, we usually get them at Walmart, you can use brioche or italian bread loaf as well, or even Texas toast, I would not recommend a baguette.
Nat
Thank you so much for this amazing recipe! My family absolutely loves it! Fixed it at Thanksgiving and it was a big hit! Making it for Christmas as well! Happy Holidays!
Ruth skiles
I’ve been eating bread pudding for almost 70 years. In my family we always made a lemon sauce. One year I had a package of leftover croissants (Christmas party). Not healthy but good for special occasion dessert. I’m new to your website and am looking forward to trying your recipes.
Nikki
This recipe is amazing! I have searched everywhere for a good bread pudding recipe. This one is definitely the BEST! My family loved it and devoured it. I made it regularly and with Panettone. AMAZING!!!! Thank you! 😋
Mary Cole
Ion think this is the BEST bread pudding I have ever made!
Tornadough Alli
Woohoo, this is so good to hear Mary! Thank you for coming to let me know!
Sharon
Looks too tempting will surely try one day
Angela
This came out awesome! I didn’t make the topping because we just added ice cream.love it!
Megan
Looking to make this a day ahead! How would you recommend reheating it?
Tornadough Alli
This is actually one of those desserts/breakfast that is good either warm or cold so you don’t have to reheat if you don’t want to. But if you want to I would maybe just cut out single servings and put it in the microwave for a bit to warm it up. Or you can turn your oven onto the lowest it will go and throw it in there to that through.
Sonya
Can I substitute bourbon for the vanilla?
Tornadough Alli
Absolutely!