🍮 Desserts🍞 Baking

The Best Homemade Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce (Warm, Custardy & Easy!)

Laura walks you through making a classic bread pudding from scratch using day-old French bread soaked in a rich custard of eggs, milk, butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The bread pudding bakes up soft and custardy inside with a golden top, and is finished with a decadent homemade vanilla sauce made from butter, sugar, brown sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla. Perfect for holidays, family gatherings, or any time you need a cozy comfort dessert.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 18-9 cups day-old French bread, cubed
  • 25 eggs
  • 35 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 42½ cups milk
  • 51½ teaspoons cinnamon
  • 6¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 71½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 81 cup sugar
  • 92 sticks butter (for vanilla sauce)
  • 101 cup sugar (for vanilla sauce)
  • 111 cup brown sugar
  • 121 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 134 teaspoons vanilla extract (for vanilla sauce)
  • 14walnuts or pecans (optional topping)
  • 15raisins (optional)
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