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custard bread pudding with vanilla sauce and raspberries
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5 from 256 votes

Custard Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Indulge in the best custard bread pudding recipe! This rich, decadent, custard bread pudding is made with day old french bread and a creamy custard base!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, French
Servings: 12
Calories: 376.53kcal

Ingredients

Custard Mixture:

  • 3 ¾ cups whole milk
  • 1 ½ cup heavy cream
  • 7 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ¼ cup sugar
  • Optional zest of ½ an orange

Instructions

  • Cube your loaf of bread into 1.5 inch cubes. Make sure your bread is dry, otherwise lightly toast your cubed bread in the oven or leave it out for a day or two.
  • In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for the custard mixture. Using a whisk, be sure to mix this well until all the eggs are fully mixed in. You shouldn't be able to see any separated egg whites.
  • Pour this mixture into a large baking dish and then add in the dried bread cubes. Gently toss until all the bread is coated. You will see a lot of extra mixture but this will be soaked up by the bread.
  • Cover the baking dish and leave it in the refrigerator overnight or at least 2 hours until all the custard mixture has been soaked up.
  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
  • Cover your baking dish tightly with foil and place it into a large roasting pan and set it in a water bath that comes up halfway up the baking dish. Do not skip this step or the custard will curdle.
  • Bake for 1.5 hours covered or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Uncover your baking dish and continue to bake it in the roasting pan until the crust becomes browned and crispy.
  • Serve with Bread Pudding Sauce and some berries or caramel sauce.

Notes

I baked this in a 2 quart baking dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 376.53kcal | Carbohydrates: 47.01g | Protein: 11.67g | Fat: 16.06g | Saturated Fat: 8.73g | Cholesterol: 165.64mg | Sodium: 285.22mg | Potassium: 222.19mg | Fiber: 0.91g | Sugar: 25.07g | Vitamin A: 658.21IU | Vitamin C: 0.42mg | Calcium: 143.44mg | Iron: 1.99mg