Description
Creating Grandma’s Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce is straightforward if you follow these simple steps.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups day-old bread, cubed (French or challah works best)
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup raisins (optional)
- ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter.
- In a large bowl, combine the cubed bread and optional raisins or nuts. Toss gently to mix.
- In another bowl, whisk together the milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt until well combined.
- Pour the custard mixture over the bread cubes. Gently press the bread down to soak in the custard. Allow it to sit for 10-15 minutes.
- Pour the soaked bread mixture into the prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the custard is set.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool for about 15-20 minutes before serving.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the softened butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Stir in the vanilla extract, then gradually add milk until reaching your desired consistency.
- Drizzle warm vanilla sauce over individual servings of bread pudding.
Notes
- For extra flavor, try adding a pinch of nutmeg to the custard mixture.
- This bread pudding can be served warm with vanilla sauce or chilled.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 90mg