Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook Time: 55 mins | Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins | Servings: 12 slices
This bread pudding recipe is one of the easiest you can make today. Made with simple ingredients, you can easily throw this together in a snap! This bread pudding is filled with cinnamon and nutmeg, making this my most favourite breakfast or dessert.
My mom shared this simple recipe with me when I was still in college. She knew how much I love this bread pudding. No fancy or hard-to-find ingredients are required. What you need is mostly sitting in your pantry. So you’ll find no reason not to make this delicious bread pudding.
Ingredients
1 16-ounces loaf French bread
5 Eggs
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. milk
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Sauce:
1 c. heavy cream
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 c. sugar
4 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
How to make The Best Bread Pudding
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Using nonstick cooking spray, grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Step 3: Into 1 to 2-inches squares, cut the bread and add them into a large bowl.
Step 4: Place the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a different bowl. Whisk well until combined, then pour this over the bread. Gently stir to coat the pieces of bread and allow them to soak for approximately 20 minutes.
Step 5: Into the prepared baking dish, spread the pieces of bread. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 50 to 60 minutes until the middle is set.
Step 6: Whisk the sugar, flour, and heavy cream in a saucepan until well mixed.
Step 7: Add the butter to the pan and heat over medium heat until melted and the liquid begins to boil, whisking until the mixture has slightly thickened.
Step 8: Take the pan away from the heat, then stir in the vanilla.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 995IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 1.6mg
Ingredients
- 1 16-ounces loaf French bread
- 5 Eggs
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 1 1/2 c. heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- Sauce:
- 1 c. heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.
Step 2: Using nonstick cooking spray, grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Step 3: Into 1 to 2-inches squares, cut the bread and add them into a large bowl.
Step 4: Place the milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a different bowl. Whisk well until combined, then pour this over the bread. Gently stir to coat the pieces of bread and allow them to soak for approximately 20 minutes.
Step 5: Into the prepared baking dish, spread the pieces of bread. Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 50 to 60 minutes until the middle is set.
Step 6: Whisk the sugar, flour, and heavy cream in a saucepan until well mixed.
Step 7: Add the butter to the pan and heat over medium heat until melted and the liquid begins to boil, whisking until the mixture has slightly thickened.
Step 8: Take the pan away from the heat, then stir in the vanilla.
