How do you make Bread Pudding from scratch?

How do you make bread pudding from scratch? What is Bread Pudding? A traditional bread pudding is made with cubed bread tossed in a simple custard mix and is truly delicious

Bread pudding

Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular in many countries’ cuisines. It is made with stale bread and milk or cream, generally containing eggs, a form of fat such as oil, butter, or suet, and, depending on whether the pudding is sweet or savory, a variety of other ingredients.

What nationality is bread pudding?

Food historians trace bread pudding back to Europe in the early 11th and 12th centuries, and it has been popular in England since the 13th century when just about every kitchen had a deep bowl called a pudding basin that was used to collect scraps of stale bread

How can you tell if bread pudding is done?

Bake uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes or until the center of the mixture reaches 160 degrees F when measured with a food thermometer. At this temperature, a metal knife inserted near the center of the pudding comes out clean.

Continue to Content

Yield: 6 portions

How do you make Bread Pudding from scratch?

Print

I tend to forget how quick and easy Bread Pudding is to make or I'd make it more often. This is a simple no-fuss one.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Steep Time 15 minutes

Bake Time 45 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 6 slices bread
• Butter
• Smooth apricot jam
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp. orange zest (optional but yummy)

Instructions

1. Grease a casserole dish with butter.
2. Butter the bread and spread with apricot jam.
3. Cut into triangles and arrange pieces in a casserole dish including up the sides.
4. Beat eggs, yolks, sugar, milk, vanilla, and orange zest together.
5. Pour half of it over the bread and allow to steep for about 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Add half of the 2 egg whites to the remaining mixture beat again and pour over the bread.
7. Sprinkle with nutmeg (or cinnamon).
8. Bake in preheated 180C / 350F oven for 30-40 minutes.
9. Melt 2 tbsp apricot jam in the microwave with tsp water.
10. Brush over pudding and bake another 5 minutes.
11. You can add nibbed almonds, and/or coconut.
12. Serve with custard.

Notes

Prepared, tried, and tested by Melanie from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs

Tried this recipe? Mention @_EsmeSalon or tag #shareEScare

I hope you will have a go at this one and when you tested and made this recipe, please will you be so kind as to visit the post and give it a rating and review, please and thank you. You can also share it on Instagram and mention @_EsmeSalon or tag #shareEScare

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 229Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 3gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 160mgSodium 207mgCarbohydrates 35gFiber 1gSugar 20gProtein 7g

EsmeSalon provides approximate nutrition information for your convenience and as a courtesy only. Please note that all nutrition data is congregated by online calculators. Nutrition information can vary for a recipe, and we strive to keep the information as accurate as possible but can not guarantee or provide any assurances regarding its accuracy. We encourage readers to make their own estimates based on the ingredients used, and by using your own and preferred nutrition calculator. The author(s) of EsmeSalon are not dietitians or nutritionists. Any recommendations shall not be construed as medical or nutritional advice. You are fully responsible for any actions you take and any consequences that occur because of anything you read on this website. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose, or treat any disease. Please consult your health care provider regarding any health-related decisions.

Did you make this recipe?

If you made this recipe, I'd love to see what you did. Please share a picture with me on Pinterest and leave me a note on the pinned post and tell me how it went! It will also be highly appreciated if you wish to leave a rating and review on the blog post. Thanks in advance

Looking for more variety and different bread pudding recipes?

• Bread pudding and Homemade Custard
• Microwave Maple Pecan Vegan Bread Pudding

this For later use

Thanks for stopping by

As always, if you make this recipe please leave me a comment, rate the recipe, and tag me @_esmesalon on Instagram so I can feature you.  I love seeing all your photos of my recipe recreations!

Let’s keep in touch, so please sign up for my newsletter to get delicious homemade tried and tested recipes delivered to your inbox. And don’t forget to follow us on Pinterest, Instagram, & Twitter as I would love to connect with you there! 

If you require a wonderfully tried and tested recipe book for yourself, or as a gift, please visit the shop and look at all those excellent Recipe eBooks.

Amazon: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
If you occasionally do online shopping through Amazon, I will be grateful for your support using any of my links. Please take a look at any of the recipes on this blog. Either use a regular link or an image with the Buy from Amazon purple button. Thank you for your support and for using my links.

Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract, 4 ounces

Buy from Amazon

Panasonic NN-SU696S Microwave Oven, 1.3 Cft, Stainless Steel/Silver

Buy from Amazon