Custard Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
A delightful custard bread pudding drizzled with velvety vanilla sauce, perfect for creating warm memories during family gatherings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 65 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups of day-old bread (cubed)
- 4 large eggs
- 2 cups of milk
- 1 cup of heavy cream
- 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- For the vanilla sauce:
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup of milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease your baking dish.
- Whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and salt.
- Add the cubed bread to the egg mixture and gently stir until all pieces are coated.
- Let it sit for about 15 minutes to absorb the custard.
- Pour the mixture into the greased baking dish.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes, until golden brown.
- Prepare the vanilla sauce by melting the unsalted butter and whisking in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Serve the warm bread pudding drizzled with vanilla sauce.
Notes
Use day-old bread for best absorption. You can assemble the pudding the night before and refrigerate it. Customize by adding fruits or chocolate chips.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 100mg