Warm French Bread Pudding Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, heat milk and butter over medium heat until butter is melted and milk is hot.
• In large bowl, mix eggs, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir in bread cubes and raisins. Stir in milk mixture. Pour into ungreased deep round pan.
• Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Serve warm with whipping cream.

GRAMMA'S APPLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7x11 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, combine bread, raisins, and apples. In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine 1 cup brown sugar, 1 3/4 cups milk, and 1/4 cup margarine. Cook and stir until margarine is melted. Pour over bread mixture in bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Pour bread mixture into prepared dish, and pour egg mixture over bread.
• Bake in preheated oven 40 to 50 minutes, or until center is set and apples are tender.
• While pudding is baking, mix together sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup margarine in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Serve over bread pudding.

FRENCH BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut bread in 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Pour milk over it; let stand for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F Butter the bottom and sides of a 9x13x2-inch oven-to-table baking dish.
• In another bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Stir this into the bread mixture. Add the dried cherries.
• Pour into the prepared baking dish. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool to room temperature, cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before reheating. Reheat, covered with foil, at 325°F for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Pass a pitcher of cream to moisten.

FRENCH BREAD PUDDING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously butter an 8" square or similar-sized baking dish. Add torn bread pieces into baking dish and drizzle with melted butter. Sprinkle top with pecans and arrange to make sure they are evenly distributed.
• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add beaten eggs, half-and-half, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla and whisk until well combined and sugar is dissolved. Pour egg mixture over bread, and lightly press bread down into liquid to ensure the bread is soaking up the liquid and becoming completely saturated. Set aside for 15-20 minutes at room temperature before baking to make sure bread has soaked up as much liquid as possible.
• Bake 45-50 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean and the custard has set. Remove from oven and cool on a rack until slightly warm or room temperature.
• While the bread pudding is baking, make the bourbon sauce. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, heavy cream and bourbon and stir to combine. Continue to stir until all the sugar has dissolved. Set aside and keep warm. Drizzle the sauce over the bread pudding with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.

FRENCH BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Cut bread in 1-inch cubes and place in a bowl. Pour milk over it; let stand for 1 hour.
• 2. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9x13x2-inch ovento- table baking dish.
• 3. In another bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar, and vanilla. Stir this into the bread mixture. Add the dried cherries.
• 4. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for about 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool to room temperature, cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate overnight.
• 5. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before reheating. Reheat, covered with foil, at 325°F for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Pass a pitcher of cream to moisten.

WARM FRENCH BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Oven: preheat 350 degrees Beat butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs and blend well. Blend in milk, vanilla and spices. Mixture will look grainy.
• 2. Lightly grease with butter a 2 quart baking dish. Put in bread cubes and fruit. Pour the milk mixture over bread. Lightly stir and let set 10 minutes. Stirring if needed.
• 3. Cover and bake, 40 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 minutes until top is lightly browned and pudding is set.
• 4. Remove from oven. Pour over top the maple syrup if selected. I have not used the maple syrup topping or the fruit. I have used leftover muffins. Slice like a loafs of bread and layer into baking dish. Kind of like how you would put on a dish to serve. Pour liquid over muffins and let set for 10 minutes..I did not stir.

FRENCH TOAST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray and spread half the bread cubes into dish.
• Sprinkle cream cheese over bread and layer with remaining bread cubes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar, and cinnamon.
• Add in maple syrup, vanilla, milk, and melted butter, whisking until well incorporated.
• Gently pour egg mixture over bread. Use a large spoon to press bread into egg mixture until covered.
• Cover dish with tin foil and place in refrigerator overnight.
• Remove foil and bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until top of bread pudding is golden brown.
• Heat additional maple syrup until warm to serve with bread pudding.

RASPBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375°. Prepare a 9 x 13 glass baking dish by spraying with non-stick cook spray.
• In a large bowl mix the cream, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
• Cut bread into 1 - 1 1/2 inch cubes and add to cream mixture, coating the bread well. Let stand 30 minutes. Stir bread mixture every 5 minutes to allow cream to absorb.
• In a separate bowl mix the raspberries, sugar, and apple juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
• Layer a 9 x 13 inch baking pan 3/4 full with bread mix. Pour Fruit filling over the bread mixture, spreading evenly.
• Top with remaining bread. Bake 40 minutes at 375°.
• Serve warm topped with vanilla cream sauce (see directions below)
• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add flour. Stir with a whisk. Stir 10 minutes until it has a "nutty" aroma. Do not allow to brown.
• Add salt, cream, and sugar until mix is thick. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Serve warm over the pudding.
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OLD-FASHIONED BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Spray a 2-quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut or rip the french loaf into bite size pieces.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the 1/2 cup of butter and brown the bread. The bread should absorb all of the butter in the pan. Stir continuously.
• When all the butter is absorbed, pour the bread into a 2-quart casserole dish. Sprinkle the raisins evenly over the bread.
• In a large bowl mix the milk, eggs, sugar, extract, and rum.
• Pour over the bread and raisins in the casserole dish.
• Bake for 1 hour, checking at the 40 minute mark. The casserole is done when the liquid is set, top has browned, and is pulling away from the sides of the casserole dish.
• To make the glaze, combine ingredients with a whisk and pour over the warm bread pudding. Then serve.

FRENCH BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Add eggs, cream, cinnamon, vanilla, and raisins, mixing well. Pour into a 9-inch square pan 1-3/4 inches deep. Arrange bread slices flat in the egg mixture and let stand for 5 minutes to soak up the liquid. Turn bread over and let stand for 10 minutes longer, then push it down so it is covered by the egg mixture (do not break bread). Set pan in larger pan filled with water to 1/2-inch from top and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 45-50 minutes, uncovering pudding for the last 10 minutes to brown the top. When done, custard should be soft, not firm.
• BOURBON SAUCE: Combine sugar, cream/evaporated milk, cinnamon, and butter/margarine in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixed with 1/4-cup water. Cook, stirring, until sauce is clear. Remove from heat and stir in whiskey.