Vanilla Sauce for Bread Pudding
This creamy vanilla sauce for bread pudding, cake, fruit or whatever you'd love to serve this on top of, is an easy recipe that's perfect for so many desserts.
Servings: 6
Calories: 257kcal
Equipment
- Medium Saucepan
- Small mixing bowl
- Spoon
- Whisk
Ingredients
- ½ cup milk 118 ml
- ¾ cup heavy cream 177 ml
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100 g
- ¼ cup unsalted butter 58 g
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch 10 g
- 2 tablespoons water 30 ml
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 15 ml
- ½ teaspoon salt 3 g
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan add the milk, heavy cream, granulated sugar, and butter. Set the heat to medium and using a whisk stir until the butter melts (about 3 minutes).½ cup milk, ¾ cup heavy cream, ½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ cup unsalted butter
- Once the butter has melted, in a small bowl combine the water and cornstarch to create a slurry. Make sure the cornstarch and water is fully combined then add it to the cream mixture.1 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoons water
- Stir to fully combine.
- Using your whisk, continue to stir the mixture until it starts to thicken and bubble (about 3 minutes).
- Once it starts to thicken and bubble, add the vanilla extract and salt.
- Stir to fully combine the vanilla and salt into the mixture.1 tablespoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon salt
- Allow the mixture to continue to thicken. You’ll want to have a consistency of runny pudding for about 2 more minutes. Once you get to that consistency, remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes before topping the sauce over your bread pudding.
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Notes
- Please note that the sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. If you want a runny sauce, omit the cornstarch slurry.
- If you want a more intense vanilla flavor you can add a ½ teaspoon of vanilla bean powder. It will also give you the look of having vanilla specks in the sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 707IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 0.1mg
