Description
This old-fashioned dessert turns simple ingredients into something unforgettable. With soft, custard-soaked bread and a silky bourbon sauce drizzled over the top, every bite delivers sweet, spiced, melt-in-your-mouth magic. It’s comfort food at its finest—with a grown-up twist.
Ingredients
For the Bread Pudding:
1 loaf day-old French bread (about 10 cups, cubed)
4 cups whole milk
4 large eggs
1½ cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ cup melted butter
Optional: ½ cup raisins or chopped pecans
For the Bourbon Sauce:
½ cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
¼ cup bourbon (or to taste)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
In a large bowl, combine milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and melted butter. Whisk until smooth.
Add bread cubes to the mixture and let soak for 10–15 minutes until soft.
Fold in raisins or pecans if using, then pour into prepared baking dish.
Bake for 45–50 minutes, until golden and set.
Make the Bourbon Sauce:
In a saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Stir in sugar and whisk in the egg.
Cook over low heat until sauce thickens (don’t boil).
Remove from heat and stir in bourbon.
Serve bread pudding warm, drizzled generously with bourbon sauce.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 420 / Serving
- Sugar: 40g / Serving
- Fat: 18g / Serving
- Saturated Fat: 10g / Serving
- Carbohydrates: 55g / Serving
- Protein: 7g / Serving
- Cholesterol: 115mg / Serving