Bread Pudding Recipe: An Easy Old Fashioned Recipe

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BREAD PUDDING RECIPE: An Easy Old Fashioned Recipe – This is the BEST bread pudding, and resembles the old-fashioned recipe we all love! It’s basic, and uses everyday ingredients!

Recipe photos updated November 2018!

Bread Pudding Recipe

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When I walked into my kitchen this morning, I grabbed my loaf of bread to make an egg sandwich for breakfast.

But to my dismay, the bread was a little stale.  Yuck!  So, I thought about throwing it in the trash, but I hated to waste it.  Then I thought about throwing it outside for the birds, but I remembered the last time I did that…

The bread sat out there for DAYS, because nothing ate it, and it just got embarrassing when people would come over.  I’d have to explain why there were 50 pieces of bread serving as yard ornaments.

Easy Bread Pudding Recipe:

So, I began searching for an easy bread pudding recipe, that didn’t require a lot of funky ingredients, because I was NOT putting my toddler in the car and going to the grocery store.  Heck no!

I found a few good recipes for bread pudding, but they all had something that didn’t tickle my fancy.  So… I gathered all of the recipes up, and kind of came up with my own plan.

I love this recipe, because it only includes items I usually have on hand, resembles the old-fashioned recipe that we’ve all known to love, and I had it all put together and in the oven in a matter of minutes. It turned out to be the best bread pudding recipe I’ve ever had.

Recipe for Bread Pudding Below:

You can find the full recipe below with ingredients, measurements, and directions, but I love sharing step by step images to help walk you through in case you like photos like I do!

You’ll start by buttering your 8×8 baking dish, and breaking up the bread into large chunks.

Toss the bread in to the buttered dish and set aside.

Next, in a bowl, mix together the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.

I use my flat whisk for this and it makes things super easy!

(My flat whisk could quite possibly be my favorite kitchen tool in the whole wide world. I use it to whisk eggs together in this recipe, or for scrambled eggs, or even if I have a powdered mixture that needs mixed. It mixes it so well! You can see this must-have kitchen tool, along with every other “Must-Have,” kitchen tool in my post: My Favorite Kitchen Tools )

Next, simply pour the egg mixture over the bread pieces and make sure each piece has been covered or submerged!

Oh my… doesn’t that photo of the egg mixture just make you drool!? It does me, every stinking time I look at it.

Toss that baby in the oven and let it bake uncovered for 40-45 minutes.

Alright, let’s make the best bread pudding, shall we?

How to Make Bread Pudding

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Bread Pudding Recipe

Bread Pudding Recipe: An Easy Old Fashioned Recipe – This is the BEST bread pudding, and resembles the old-fashioned recipe we all love! It’s basic, and uses everyday ingredients!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword best, bread pudding, bread pudding recipe, dessert, easy, left over, old fashioned, recipe, simple, stale

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 316 kcal

Author Jessica

Ingredients

• 6 slices stale bread
• 3 Tablespoons of butter 1 Tbsp + 2 Tbsp
• 4 Beaten Eggs
• 2 cups Milk
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and use 1 Tablespoon of butter to coat the inside of your 8 in. square baking dish.
2. Break your bread (I made larger pieces, rather than crumbling it up) in to the buttered baking dish.
3. Melt your remaining 2 tablespoons of butter, and drizzle over bread pieces.
4. In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients (don't forget to beat your eggs first) until mixed well.
5. Pour this mixture over the bread, making sure to evenly coat each piece.
6. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top of the bread pudding springs back after lightly touching it with a fork.

Recipe Notes

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided below is just a rough estimate and variations can occur depending on the specific ingredients used. 

Nutrition Facts

Bread Pudding Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 serving (1/6 recipe))

Calories 316 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12g 18%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 132mg 44%

Sodium 272mg 11%

Potassium 198mg 6%

Total Carbohydrates 43g 14%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 30g

Protein 9g 18%

Vitamin A 9.3%

Calcium 15.2%

Iron 8.3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Bread Pudding Sauce

For years I shared this recipe without a sauce or a drizzle. There have been tons of you who have made this and made your own sauce to go with it, and I must say… you’ve inspired me.

So when I remade this recipe to take new photos for the blog, I decided to whip up a quick sauce to see how it would taste.

Um… it was heavenly.

The bread pudding is great as a stand-alone, but I’m a fan of this addition now, in a BIG way!

How to Make Bread Pudding Sauce

It’s super easy.  Grab a small saucepan, and melt (on high) 3 Tablespoons of salted butter.

Once melted, turned it down to medium heat and wait a bit to let the butter brown. (Browned butter is my JAM!)

Then, I add in a tablespoon or so of brown sugar, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Stir to combine and remove from heat. Let rest about 1-2 minutes, use the whisk to mix up the brown sugar and butter mixture and pour on top of the bread pudding.

The little chunks of brown sugar candied and let a bit of a crunch, which was the PERFECT addition to this soft texture that the bread pudding has.

Is it your favorite old-fashioned bread pudding recipe too?

So tell me… did you make this bread pudding?  Did you like it?  Let me know below in the comments with the others, and give this a rating to let other’s know how much you love it!

I may or may not have eaten this whole plate of bread pudding above before my husband even came home.

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