Description
This Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce brings together layers of custardy goodness and sweet bursts of flavor, making it the perfect comfort food for any occasion. It’s easy to prepare and a delightful treat to share with loved ones.
Ingredients
- Sturdy Day-Old Bread (12–16 ounces)
- Large Eggs (7)
- Whole Milk (2 and 1/2 cups)
- Heavy Cream (1 cup)
- Spiced Rum (1/4 cup)
- Granulated Sugar (1 cup)
- Brown Sugar (1/4 cup)
- Pure Vanilla Extract (2 teaspoons)
- Cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
- Salt (1/4 teaspoon)
- Raisins or Chocolate Chips (1 cup)
- Unsalted Butter (1/2 cup)
- Heavy Cream for Sauce (1/2 cup)
- Additional Spiced Rum for Sauce (2 tablespoons)
- Salt for Sauce (1/4 teaspoon)
Instructions
- Cut bread into 1-inch cubes and let them dry.
- Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish and spread the cubed bread.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, cream, rum, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
- Pour custard over the bread, cover, and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and rest the pan at room temperature.
- Bake for 50–55 minutes until set.
- Melt butter in a saucepan, add brown sugar, then cream, and simmer.
- Whisk in spiced rum and salt, let cool before serving.
- Serve warm with butter rum sauce.
Notes
Use room temperature eggs for better mixing.
For a lighter pudding, substitute half and half for heavy cream.
Ensure the bread is adequately dried to prevent sogginess.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 130mg