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Easy Bread Pudding Recipe

Easy Bread Pudding

If you are looking for a dessert recipe to wow everyone, bless them with this easy Bread Pudding. This recipe is handed down from my family in New Orleans and it is absolutely mouth watering. The french bread is baked with bourbon infused raisins and cinnamon and then drizzled with a whiskey sauce. Learn how to make this famous bread pudding recipe here.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Dessert, Party Food
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Easy Bread Pudding
  • 1 cup Raisins Soaked in Bourbon a few hours
  • 1 loaf French Bread cut into 1 in. squares or 1 package King's Hawaiian Rolls cut into squares
  • 3 cups Milk Add a cup if needed
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 tsp All-spice
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 3 Tbsp Salted Kerrygold Butter melted
Bourbon Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Salted Kerrygold Butter melted
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Bourbon Add more or less as desired

Method
 

  1. Soak Raisins in Bourbon for a few hours. You can even soak them overnight if you like.
  2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Chop dried bread into 1 inch squares. Place 3 cups milk in a bowl and add the bread cubes. Press on the bread to soak up most of the milk. Add more milk if needed. All pieces should be soaked.
  3. In another bowl, combine the 3 eggs, 2 cups sugar, 2 Tbsp Vanilla, 1/4 tsp All-Spice and 1/2 tsp Cinnamon. Whisk together all ingredients and then pour over the bread and milk mixture. Add the Bourbon soaked raisins and gently stir with wooden spoon.
  4. Melt 3 Tbsp butter and coat a 9 x 13 inch dish (pyrex works great). Coat the bottom and sides with butter. Then pour bread mixture into pan and spread evenly.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 60 minutes. The liquid should set and the tops and edges should brown. The bread should pull away from the edges when it's done. To brown the top even more, put under a broiler for a minute or two. Watch carefully.
  6. While baking the bread, make the Bourbon sauce. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a sauce pan. Whisk in 1 cup sugar and 1 egg. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens. Do not boil. If sauce curdles, it can be blended in a blender. Finally, whisk in desired amount of Bourbon 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup depending on your taste. Serve on the side to pour on top by your guests.
    Easy Bread Pudding Recipe

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