Description
A festive bread pudding made with rich eggnog and warm spices, finished with a silky bourbon sauce. Perfect for holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Bread Pudding:
- 1 loaf day-old French bread or brioche (14–16 oz), cut into 1-inch cubes
- 4 cups eggnog
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- For the Bourbon Sauce:
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons bourbon
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare bread: Cut bread into cubes. Place in large bowl.
- Mix custard: Whisk eggnog, eggs, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla until smooth.
- Combine: Pour custard over bread. Toss gently. Rest 20–30 minutes.
- Assemble: Grease a 9×13-inch dish with butter. Pour in mixture. Drizzle with melted butter.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 45–50 minutes, until golden and set.
- Make sauce: In saucepan, melt butter. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Add cream slowly, whisking. Remove from heat. Stir in bourbon and salt.
- Serve: Cool pudding 10 minutes. Slice and serve with warm bourbon sauce.
Notes
- Use day-old bread for best texture.
- Adjust sugar depending on bread sweetness.
- Sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated, then gently reheated.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion (1/10 of recipe)
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg
Keywords: eggnog bread pudding, bourbon sauce dessert, holiday pudding recipe