Best Southern Bread Pudding Recipes

BREAD PUDDING WITH SOUTHERN BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place stale bread in a bowl with milk and squeeze the bread with your hand until well saturated with milk.
• With an electric mixer on high speed in a separate bowl, beat eggs with sugar until thick and pale. Stir in the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter and raisins to the egg mixture. Add the soaked bread crumbs to the egg mixture and stir well. Let stand for 10 minutes. It is important to allow enough time for the bread to absorb the egg mixture or the bread crumbs will float to the top during baking, leaving a layer of custard on the bottom of the dish.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish. Bake until firm, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes. Let it slightly cool in the dish.
• Meanwhile, near the end of the baking time, make the sauce. With an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale. In a saucepan, melt the butter and sugar. Pour the butter and sugar mixture over the egg yolks, beating constantly with the mixer, until well thickened. Stir in bourbon by hand. Serve the pudding warm with vanilla ice cream if desired. Pass the hot bourbon sauce separately.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9-inch square baking dish.
• Spread half of the bread in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remaining bread. Sprinkle with more cinnamon and nutmeg and drizzle with melted butter.
• Combine half-and-half, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and salt in a large bowl until well mixed and pour over bread. Press down on the bread with a fork to make sure it is saturated with the custard.
• Place the baking dish in a large pan of boiling water and bake in the preheated oven until the center is set, about 1 hour.

OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread bread cubes and raisins in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Mix applesauce, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a small bowl. Pour mixture over bread.
• Mix milk, sugar, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in another bowl and pour over bread. Sprinkle top with a dash of cinnamon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

EASY SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter (set aside).
• Cut the slices of bread into cubes (set aside.
• Beat eggs and add the brown sugar, vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, and evaporated milk (MIX WELL TOGETHER).
• Lightly grease or butter aluminum pan or casserole baking dish.
• Put bread cubes into aluminum pan and add raisins. Pour melted butter over it .
• Pour mixture (brown sugar, vanilla extract, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon,milk) over it.
• Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon on top of bread mixture.
• Place in the oven for 1 hour or until brown.

SOUTHERN STYLE CHRISTMAS BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove crusts from bread and reserve. Cut bread slices into cubes. In a large bowl, beat eggs well. Add milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, Grand Marnier and mix well. Add cinnamon, juice, and lemon zest. Stir in cherries and raisins. Add bread cubes and stir until well coated. Let stand 30 minutes, stirring often. If mixture is soupy, you may need to add additional slices of white bread (crusts removed.) The mixture should be wet but not soupy. Pour into buttered baking dish, dusted with sugar. Prepare topping in a food processor. Add crusts, butter and brown sugar, pulsing until mixture is crumbly. Spread evenly over top of pudding. Bake in a water bath for 50 minutes covered with foil. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes or until brown on top. Serve with bourbon sauce.
• Mix eggs, butter, and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and 1/2 cup bourbon. In top of a double boiler cook until temperature reads 165 on a thermometer. Beating constantly and being careful not to curdle eggs. Remove from heat and strain. In a mixer bowl, beat sauce until slightly cool, adding remaining bourbon a little at a time. Serve with bread pudding.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place raisins in a small bowl; pour water over. Let stand for about 10 minutes to soften; drain. In a bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, 2/3 cup sugar, vanilla and raisins. Pour half into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Butter both sides of bread; arrange in a single layer over egg mixture. Cover with remaining egg mixture. Combine cinnamon with remaining sugar; sprinkle on top. Bake for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, for sauce, melt butter in a saucepan. Add sugar; cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and gradually stir in cream. Return to the heat; cook and stir 8-10 minutes longer or until thickened and golden-colored. Serve warm over a slice of bread pudding.

SOUTHERN-STYLE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• For the bread pudding: Butter a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon butter. Put the bread cubes in the dish.
• Whisk together the half-and-half, 3/4 cup of the sugar, vanilla, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, salt and eggs in a large bowl. Pour this mixture over the bread. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter in a microwave or on the stove and drizzle over the top of the bread pudding. Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the top.
• Place on the center rack in the oven. Bake until the edges start to rise, a knife inserted into the center comes out mostly clean and the pudding jiggles when shaken, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a rack 35 to 40 minutes before serving.
• For the sauce: Puree the berries in food processor. Press through a fine-mesh strainer. Stir in the honey and lime juice. Taste and adjust with more honey if it's not sweet enough for you.
• Serve the bread pudding with a drizzle of sauce. Garnish with additional berries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

PEACH BREAD PUDDING WITH SOUTHERN COMFORT SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly butter a 9x13" baking dish.
• 2. Add bread cubes to a large bowl.
• 3. In a medium bowl, whisk 1.5 cups cream, 2 cups milk, 1 cup sugar 4 tbsp melted butter, 4 eggs and vanilla.
• 4. Add cream mixture and diced peaches to bread cubes and toss to combine.
• 5. Pour mixture into the greased dish. Let sit for 15 minutes.
• 6. Drizzle the bread mixture with the remaining 1/2 cup cream.
• 7. Sprinkle pecans on top then the remaining 2 Tbsp of sugar.
• 8. Bake until the center is set - about 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold with Southern Comfort Sauce &/0r whipped cream.
• 9. To make the sauce, first melt the butter in a heavy saucepan.
• 10. In a small bowl, mix cream, sugar and yolks - whisk together.
• 11. Add creamed mixture to butter - cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil, stirring constantly -reduce heat and cook for 4 more minutes.
• 12. Remove from heat and add Southern Comfort (it would also be good with Amaretto or Rum) - serve sauce warm or cold over bread pudding, stirring well before serving.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

Steps:

• --pudding--.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place stale bread in a bowl with milk and squeeze the bread with your hand until well saturated with milk.
• With an electric mixer on high speed in a separate bowl, beat eggs with sugar until thick and pale.
• Stir in the vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter.
• Add the soaked bread crumbs to the egg mixture and stir well.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• It is important to allow enough time for the bread to absorb the egg mixture or the bread crumbs will float to the top during baking, leaving a layer of custard on the bottom of the dish.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased baking dish.
• Bake until firm, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes.
• Allow to cool.
• --sauce--.
• With an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter and sugar.
• Pour the butter and sugar mixture over the egg yolks, beating constantly with the mixer, until well thickened.
• Stir in bourbon by hand.
• Serve over slightly cooled bread pudding.

OLD FASHIONED SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together the milk and half and half. Tear the French bread into small pieces and put into a large container for soaking. Pour the milk mixture all over the top. Let sit for about 10 minutes. Stir.
• 2. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar and vanilla until well blended. Add the raisins. Pour over the bread and gently mix. Put the melted butter into a 9 x 9 inch baking dish and coat the dish all along the sides and bottom. Spoon the bread pudding mixture into the dish.
• 3. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until bubbly on the sides, golden brown and set in the middle. Let cool for about 5 minutes before cutting into squares. Drizzle each serving with Whiskey Sauce.
• 4. WHISKEY SAUCE: 1 stick of unsalted butter, 1/4 c. of suguare, 1/2 c. of milk, 1 tbsp of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and a tablespoon of rum or rum flavoring or to taste (can omit). Melt butter in a saucepan and whisk all other ingredients in except the vanila and whiskey; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened. Remove from heat, add vanilla and whiskey, whisk and drizzle over individual servings of the warm bread pudding.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Warm evaporated milk in a large saucepan over low heat. Add bread and soak for 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine heavy cream, melted butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla with eggs in a large bowl. Lightly beat all ingredients together. Add bread, apples and raisins and mix together gently.
• Grease a large deep baking dish. Pour bread mixture into dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until browned.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs on high speed until frothy. Add milk and sugar and continue beating. Add vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and melted butter and beat again. Gently fold in bread cubes, raisins and pecans. Pour mixture into a sprayed 9-inch square pan. Cover and refrigerate for 40- 60 minutes. Remove from refrigerator, uncover and bake at 325°F 45-60 minutes or until firm and brown. Cool slightly and cut into squares. Serve warm with ice cream or whipping cream if desired.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING WITH HARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Break apart the loaf of bread into bite size pieces. Pour half-and-half over the bread pieces and soak at least a couple of hours in the refrigerator, but overnight is best. Blend the melted butter, eggs, sugar, and vanilla with the bread mixture. Pour into a 9×13″ dish that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour, or until the center springs back. If you shake the baking dish, the pudding will appear wiggly like gelatin. Serve topped with Hard Sauce.
• To prepare Hard Sauce:
• Blend together sauce ingredients; simmer for a short while until mixture is all combined and melted together. Pour over warm bread pudding.
• Note: You may substitute other artificial flavorings such as butterscotch, almond, or rum for the whiskey if you'd prefer. You may also add pecans to the sauce for something different.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Break bread in small pieces and put in a 9x12 baking dish. Melt the butter and pour over the bread.
• Mix the milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Drain all the liquid from the canned fruit. Discard the liquid. Add the canned fruit to the milk mixture.
• Pour the entire mixture over the bread.
• Cook in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until top is nicely browned.

SOUTHERN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a 12 X 8 Pyrex (or slightly smaller dish), spray with Bakers Joy. Next, brush 1 side of each bread with melted butter, placing buttered side facing upward in Pyrex dish. Sprinkle 2 T of sugar and cinnamon atop the buttered slices. Cut bread in quarters and arrange in layers sprinkling with raisins over each layer. Beat eggs and stir in sugar, milk and vanilla--- then pour over bread. Set Pyrex dish in larger pan of HOT water and bake for about 1 hour or til set.
• **LEMON SAUCE TOPPING** Add sugar, salt and nut,eg to boiling water. Dissolve cornstarch in a little cold water before adding to hot mixture. Cook until thick. Remove from heat and add butter, lemon juice and 3 drops of food coloring. Ooooooooooooh so good!!