Easy Bread Pudding Recipe (2024)

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Easter is just around the corner. In fact I realized as I was shopping through Walmart that it really is only a week and a half away. I have a lot to do between now and then. I need to find the kids some Easter clothes, plan their Easter baskets, and make a lot of Easter eggs! I want it to be special because it will be Caroline’s first Easter.

One thing I do have planed already is to make some bread pudding for brunch. It is the perfect accompaniment to a brunch as it has all the flavors of french toast. If you have never made it before, it is really simple… well, at least the way I make it!

I found this recipe online a while back, and it has become a great breakfast or dessert go to ever since.

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Easy Bread Pudding

Author: A Mom's Impression

4.75 from 4 votes

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Servings: 4

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An easy bread pudding recipe perfect for brunch or for a dessert. It is easy to modify to your specifications.

Ingredients

  • Day old bread
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Cube enough bread to fill a 8 inch square baking pan, I actually used a circle baking dish because I didn't have a square one on hand. Pour melted butter over bread. If desired and sprinkle with raisins.

  • In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push bread down to be sure that the bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.

  • Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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Caution… if you are making this when you are very tired, be sure you don’t substitute cumin for the cinnamon (I may or may not know from experience that this is disgusting)!

For my bread pudding, I love Ecce Panis bread. I have used them several times in recipes or just for the perfect accompaniment to our family dinners. Right now you can print a coupon for Ecce Panis to utilize at your local Walmart store. I love the bake at home varieties because it smells and tastes homemade! It couldn’t be any easier.

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My son and I stopped by Walmart on the way home from school earlier this week to pick up the few ingredients that we needed to make the bread pudding. You can see and read all about my shopping experience at Walmart by clicking my shopping cart photo below!

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For more meal ideas using Ecce Panis breads follow along on twitter using the hashtag#EccePanis.

Do you have any Easter meal plans? I would love to hear how you and your family celebrate!

I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias® and Ecce Panis #EccePanis #cbias #SocialFabric

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Kat Hodson is the founder of A Mom's Impression, a wife to a handsome man, a mom to a beautiful girl, a sweet boy, and a first grade teacher. She loves to shop, cook, read, take photos, and hang out with her family. Her life may be hectic, but it is an exciting ride!

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  1. Raquel @ Organized Island says

    Kat your bread pudding looks so good! My husband loves bread pudding so I will have to try this!

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  2. HilLesha @To the Motherhood says

    Easy Bread Pudding Recipe (6)
    My mom would love this!

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  3. Rachel says

    I just had a conversation with my aunt about bread pudding. She loves it!

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  4. Virginia @thatbaldchick says

    My MIL would love this.

    Reply

  5. Sara @ The Football Wife says

    Easy Bread Pudding Recipe (7)
    I’ve never tried Bread Pudding, but now I really need to try this out. Looks delicious!

    Reply

  6. Sheilacakes says

    My mom loves bread pudding. I am not sure what we are doing for our Easter meal. We don’t usually do a traditional ham or whatever. I haven’t thought about it much. 🙂

    Reply

  7. Kiersten @ OMV says

    Bread pudding is my husband’s favorite dessert–this sounds so good!

    Reply

  8. Jennifer H says

    mmm this looks good. I must try it!

    Reply

  9. Elizabeth A. says

    That looks really moist and yummy. It will be perfect for a brunch!

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  10. Anne says

    Bread pudding is a great simple dessert

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  11. Maryann says

    I love good bread pudding.

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  12. Kristin Wheeler (Mama Luvs Books) says

    I LOVE bread pudding! Thanks for the easy recipe!

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  13. Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says

    Oh that looks good! I can smell it baking over here.

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    • norma salas says

      My son-in-law loves bread pudding. I’m sure he will love this one. Norma

      Reply

  14. Lynn says

    Easy Bread Pudding Recipe (8)
    Bread pudding is on of my Cajun born and bred hubby’s childhood favorites. I tried a number of recipes over the years and never gotten it quite right. He loved this one as it “was just like Nanny’s”. This is now my family’s bread pudding recipe. Thank you.

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    • Mom says

      I’m so happy you enjoyed it!

      Reply

  15. Paula Schuman says

    I going to use Hawian rolls for bread pudding so well use less sugar if any .stay safe.

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    • Mom says

      Yummy! I love the idea of using Hawaiian rolls!

      Reply

  16. Steph says

    No topping needed? Or icing

    Reply

  17. Angel says

    I have been looking for a good and easy bread pudding recipe for a while now. Today I said I will just go for any easy one that comes my way first. Your recipe caught my eye. I like it because of the ingredients you use in it. I right away started mixing and my pudding is in the oven. I cannot wait! I’m glad I had all the ingredients that was required. I also wrote down the recipe and am going to jot down a few more. Thanks for a delicious recipe! Angel

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  18. Linda Lee Koile says

    Easy Bread Pudding Recipe (9)
    Such an easy recipe! I had left over home made bread that wasn’t moving and I used cranberries. It was wonderful! Thank you for putting this out there…dessert for tonight.

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Easy Bread Pudding Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why is my bread pudding mushy? ›

There are two main reasons why bread pudding bakes up mushy. One is that is has not baked long enough for the custard to . The other reason is that the bread was too fresh and did not soak up much custard, so the pudding is more liquidy than it should be.

What is bread pudding sauce made of? ›

A traditional bread pudding sauce is made from just a few simple ingredients: milk, sugar, vanilla extract and cornstarch. Variations of vanilla bread pudding sauce includes rum sauce, bourbon sauce, caramel sauce and lemon sauce.

What are the 3 types of pudding? ›

Baked, steamed, and boiled puddings

These puddings are baked, steamed, or boiled. Depending on its ingredients, such a pudding may be served as a part of the main course or as a dessert. Steamed pies consisting of a filling completely enclosed by suet pastry are also known as puddings.

Why does my bread pudding curdle? ›

Why does my Bread and Butter pudding curdle? - Quora. It sounds like it was cooked too fast at too high a temperature. Custard needs to be heated slowly, or it will curdle.

How can you tell when bread pudding is done? ›

Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Another way to judge whether the pudding is fully baked, is to gently press down on the center of the pudding. If any custard comes up to the top, the pudding needs to be baked a little longer.

Is bread pudding supposed to be wet in the middle? ›

A good bread pudding needs to be moist -- it is made from custard, after all -- but it should not be anywhere close to runny.

What is Mexican bread pudding made of? ›

This capirotada, or Mexican bread pudding, features layers of nuts, cheese, dried fruit and bread drizzled with cinnamon-infused sugar syrup.

What is queen of pudding made of? ›

Queen of puddings is a quintessentially British dessert made of a custardy bread base, fruit, and meringue. This layered concoction begins with a sweet mixture of milk, cream, eggs, vanilla, and fresh breadcrumbs. Fruit is added either to this base or between the base and the meringue top—the choice is yours.

What is black pudding made of? ›

Black pudding is a distinct regional type of blood sausage originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is made from pork or occasionally beef blood, with pork fat or beef suet, and a cereal, usually oatmeal, oat groats, or barley groats.

What is pig pudding? ›

Popular variants of the recipe consist of pork meat and fat, suet, bread, as well as oatmeal or pearl barley formed into a large sausage—also known as 'groats pudding' and are very similar to a white pudding, whereas other versions of the recipe contain a high percentage of offal such as lung and liver and can more ...

What is the most common pudding flavor? ›

The most common kind of pudding is chocolate. Some other kinds are vanilla, butterscotch, banana, and pistachio. Most pudding today is made out of milk, sugar, flavoring, and flour. Eggs can be used, too.

Why does my bread pudding taste eggy? ›

Bread pudding custard is best at a ratio of about 1 egg per 1 cup of liquid. Whatever the liquid is (see below for a note about that in the flavoring section), use one egg for every cup. This will give you a custard that is not too eggy.

Can you reheat bread pudding? ›

To reheat it, you can reheat it in the microwave which is easier. But it might be a little soggy. But if you want the top to be a little crisp, then you can heat it in the oven or toaster oven. I would heat it at 350.

Can I freeze bread pudding? ›

Yes, you can freeze bread pudding for up to three months. It's best to bake the bread pudding in a foil pan if you plan to freeze it. Allow it to cool, then wrap the whole thing tightly in a layer of storage wrap and at least one layer of foil. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

How do you make pudding more solid? ›

If your pudding is too thin, you may thicken it by adding cornstarch. To properly thicken instant pudding with almond milk, but you don't want to use cornstarch, you need to add a quarter cup more of the powdered pudding mix than in the original recipe.

How do you fix gooey bread? ›

Too much water can also produce a damp loaf. Try less water with your flour. Uneven heat in your oven can be the culprit – if you loaf is nicely golden on the outside but gummy or moist in the inside, it's baking too quickly on the outside. Trying reducing the temperature you're baking at and bake for a bit longer.

Why is my bread mushy inside? ›

Properly Cooling Bread

Although it may be tempting to cut into that freshly baked bread while it's still warm, it is important that the loaf cool completely. If you do not allow the bread to cool for at least two hours before slicing, it can appear soggy inside, even though it is cooked all the way through.

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