Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce is a comforting dessert made with simple ingredients, topped with a decadent bourbon sauce, and filled with Bourbon-soaked raisins.
Food lovers, prepare to fall in love with a beloved Southern dessert: Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce. This delight was born out of frugality, but don’t let its humble beginnings fool you – it’s a taste sensation all its own. Just ask the elders in my family who have been singing its praises for generations.
Historically, Bread Pudding is a dessert that was created for frugality purposes. Instead of throwing away old pieces of bread, cooks would take the remaining pieces, and add a little sugar, milk, and cream, and that is how Bread Pudding was made. I’ve often heard the elders in my family rave about this Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding recipe in all its glory. I know it has been a dessert that isn’t as popular as current desserts, but we shouldn’t give up on the desserts of our past because they are amazing and great.
Bread Pudding Basics: An Overview of What You’ll Need
This comfort food dessert recipe is made with some simple and affordable ingredients:
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Milk
- Nutmeg
- Bourbon
- Cinnamon
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Stale French Bread
I am sure you have most of these ingredients in your home right now so it would be pretty easy to make this dessert in a cinch! You start by making a simple custard by whisking the eggs, sugar, milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour the custard over the bread cubes that will need to be placed in a baking dish. Let the bread soak up the custard and bake to golden perfection!
Dress It Up: How to Create a Delicious Bourbon Sauce
The best part of this Classic Bread Pudding recipe is the bourbon sauce that is made to go on top of the pudding. The ingredients used for the bourbon sauce are the following:
- Sugar
- Bourbon
- Butter
- Whole Milk
- Corn Starch
- Heavy Whipping Cream
Making this sauce is as simple as combining all of the ingredients in a small saucepan and bringing them to a simmer. As the sauce simmers it will begin to thicken and become luscious and smooth. Top off a serving size with a heaping spoonful of the Bourbon sauce.
Commonly Asked Questions
Yes! You can use Challah or Brioche bread. Just make sure it is a day-old and stale so it doesn’t get too soggy.
Sure! You can bake this into a large baking dish or individual dessert dishes such as ramekins. This is a great way for people to serve themselves and top their bread pudding with bourbon sauce or their favorite brand of vanilla ice cream.
Yep! Instead of Bourbon you can turn this into a vanilla butter sauce by adding 2 ½ tablespoons of vanilla extract instead of Bourbon and serving over the warm pudding.
Bourbon Sauce partially adapted from Emeril Lagasse
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Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8–10 1x
Description
This Old Fashioned Bread Pudding Recipe with Bourbon Sauce is made with Bourbon soaked raisins and topped with a delicious Bourbon Sauce!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf stale French Bread, cubed
- 4 eggs
- 3 c. milk
- 1/2 tbsp. Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
- 1 tbsp. Vanilla extract
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 c. Raisins, soaked in Bourbon
- BOURBON SAUCE
- 2 c. heavy cream
- 1/2 c. whole milk
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 tbsp. Cornstarch
- 3/4 c. Bourbon
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp. Butter
- 1 tbsp. Vanilla extract
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Garnish: Vanilla Ice Cream, Powdered Sugar, mixed fruit
Instructions
- Place the raisins in a bowl and pour Bourbon over the raisins just until submerged. Soak for at least 1 hour, preferably, overnight.
- Cut the French Bread into large cubes and place them in a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine milk until and the eggs until well-mixed. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract, and sugar. Whisk until all ingredients are mixed. Add the raisins including the Bourbon and stir. Pour milk mixture over the bread and allow it to soak for 10-15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.
- Pour the bread mixture into a 2-quart casserole dish. Bake in preheated oven uncovered for 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with aluminum foil until ready to serve.
- For Sauce: Add cream, milk, and sugar to a medium saucepan over medium heat. In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and ¼ cup of Bourbon and mix until the cornstarch has dissolved pour in the heavy cream mixture and bring to a simmer.
- Whisk constantly to avoid scorching. The mixture will thicken. Remove from heat and add the salt, butter, vanilla extract, and the remaining ½ cup of Bourbon. Whisk ingredients. Pour over the Bread Pudding or serve on the side for individual serving.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
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