If you have any leftover bread, buns or croissants, then I’m about to change your life. This bread pudding tastes like a decadent French toast and is SO easy and quick to make, its going to become a weekly staple in your house.

You can use fresh or stale bread for this. I personally used a sourdough loaf I baked over a month ago that I froze and then thawed out to make this and it turned out better than expected.

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INGREDIENTS :

BREAD PUDDING

• 8-10 Slices of thick cut Bread. Cut into 1-1.2″ chunks. (works great with stale/leftover bread, rolls, croissants and especially sourdough)
• 1/4 cup Butter, melted.
• 3/4 cup Milk.
• 1 tsp (teaspoon) Vanilla Extract.
• 3 Eggs.
• 1 1/2 cup Sugar.
• 2 TB (Tablespoons) Brown Sugar.
• 1/2 tsp ground Cinnamon.
• 1 cup Raisins (optional)

VANILLA SAUCE

• 2 TB Butter, melted.
• 1 TB Flour.
• 1 1/4 cup Milk.
• 1/2 cup Brown Sugar.
• 1 pinch Cinnamon.
• 1 TB Vanilla Extract.

STEPS :

1. Cut your bread into 1-1.5″ cubes. Put on a baking tray and toast them until golden. Roughly about 5-10 minutes in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven.
2. Put your bread pieces into a 9×13″ baking dish. Melt your butter and pour your butter over your toasted bread.
3. In a bowl, mix together your milk, eggs, white and brown sugars, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder and OPTIONAL raisins. Make sure the egg yolks are broken up well. Pour directly over the bread pieces in your baking dish. You can let the bread soak in this wet mixture for 20 minutes before baking, if you wish. Otherwise, just use a spatula to push your bread down into the liquid a little bit before baking.
4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45-60 minutes or until the middle of the bread pudding is set.
5. During the last 15 minutes of baking time, start making your vanilla sauce by melting your butter in a sauce pan and adding a Tablespoon of flour. Stir until you get a roux started. A roux is a thickening agent made from fats (like butter or oil) mixed with flour, used for sauces, stocks and the likes.
6. Once your roux is going, pour in your milk. Stir. Then add your egg and stir again. Add your brown sugar, a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of salt and cook on low-medium heat, stirring constantly, until your sauce begins to thicken. This should take roughly 5 or so minutes. Once your sauce thickens, remove it from the heat and stir in your Tablespoon of vanilla extract.
7. Remove your bread pudding from the oven and pour your hot vanilla sauce directly over your bread pudding. Allow it to sit for a little bit to soak up all those flavors, or even overnight in the fridge, before cutting and enjoy!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut your bread into 1-1.5″ pieces and toast them. Melt your butter. Transfer your bread to a 9×13″ baking dish and pour over the melted butter.

In a bowl, mix together your milk, eggs, sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla extract until well combines. Add in raisins, if you wish. This is optional.

Pour your wet mixture over your toasted bread pieces.

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45-60 minutes or until the middle is set.

During the last 15 minutes of bread pudding baking time, begin your vanilla sauce. Melt together your butter in a small sauce dish and add your butter. Stir together to make a roux.

Once your roux is made, add your milk and egg. Mix together. Stir in your pinch of cinnamon powder and your pinch of salt. Cook on low-medium heat until your sauce begins to thicken.

Once your sauce thickens, remove from heat and stir in your vanilla extract.

Remove your bread pudding from the oven and pour your vanilla sauce directly over your bread pudding. Allow to sit for a bit before cutting into it, even overnight in the fridge.

Cut into squares.

Enjoy!

LINKS TO PRODUCTS I LOVED USING DURING THIS RECIPE :

Pyrex 9×13″ Baking Dish – https://amzn.to/3AT6lZN

Pyrex 4 cup Measuring Cup – https://amzn.to/3ZtpF9q

Metal Whisk Set – https://amzn.to/3ZsXvvb