Whiskey Bread Pudding

Recipe courtesy Gale Gand

Show: Sweet DreamsEpisode: Cajun Sweets

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Total Time:
1 hr 23 min
Prep
15 min
Inactive
8 min
Cook
1 hr 0 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

For the pudding:

  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 tablespoons butter, cut up
  • 2 cups cream
  • 1 (12-inch) loaf French bread, crusts removed and sliced into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Whiskey sauce:

  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 5 tablespoons whiskey

Garnish:

Directions

In a bowl, whisk the eggs until well blended. Add the sugar and mix in then add the vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, butter, and cream. Lay the bread cubes in a 8 by 8 inch square baking dish, sprinkle the nuts and raisins around, and then pour the custard over the bread. Cover the dish and let it soak overnight in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover the dish with foil and poke holes in it. Bake until bread pudding souffled up, about 40 minutes then remove the foil, and bake another 10 minutes to brown lightly.

For the sauce, in a saucepan heat the cream, sugar, cinnamon, and butter together until almost boiling. Meanwhile, mix the cornstarch with the whiskey and stir it into the hot liquid. Bring just to a boil to thicken it.

To serve, pour a few spoonfuls of the whiskey sauce on a dessert plate. Scoop out the desired portion size of the pudding, placing it on the sauced plate. Dust the pudding with powdered sugar and finish it off with a dollop of whipped cream.

Notes about the recipe: This is a restaurant recipe so uses leftover bread. Save the crusts and dry them in a low oven, then grind them in a food processor to make bread crumbs.

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  • on December 02, 2011

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    Best bread pudding recipe! It's a hit every time I make it!!

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  • on August 20, 2010

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    Best bread pudding I've ever had!

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  • on June 30, 2008

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    This was so good and super easy to make. My entire family loved it. The whiskey sauce is a must and even tastes great on its own!

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