Ultimate Bread Pudding: Irresistible Vanilla Sauce!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Additional Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 25 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1 2-quart dish

Ingredients

3cupswhole milk
1 ½cupswhite sugar
¼cupbutter, melted
3eggs, beaten
2tablespoonslight brown sugar
½teaspoonground cinnamon
10sliceshearty farmhouse-style bread, toasted and cut into cubes
1cupraisins

1 ¼cupswhole milk
½cuplight brown sugar
2tablespoonsbutter, melted
1egg
1tablespoonall-purpose flour
1pinchground cinnamon
1pinchsalt
1tablespoonvanilla extract

Cooking Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
For bread pudding, whisk together milk, sugar, melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Gently stir in bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.
For vanilla sauce, whisk together milk, brown sugar, butter, egg, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract.
Pour sauce over warm bread pudding or serve on the side in a bowl.

Melissa Goff

Recipe Tip

For extra richness, substitute heavy cream for milk; for a lighter dessert, substitute 2% milk for whole milk.

Editor’s Note:

The magazine version of this recipe uses 1 cup white sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe8
Calories546
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 17g	21%
Saturated Fat 9g	45%
Cholesterol 129mg	43%
Sodium 387mg	17%
Total Carbohydrate 92g	33%
Dietary Fiber 2g	6%
Total Sugars 72g
Protein 11g	21%
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 236mg	18%
Iron 2mg	12%
Potassium 417mg	9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.