The neat thing about knowing a good homemade bread pudding recipe is that you can make several easy bread pudding recipes once you know how to make a bread pudding basic recipe.
Once you have the basic bread pudding recipe down you can change out the toppings to make so many easy bread pudding recipes!
Today I want to show you how to make a bread pudding with caramel sauce and homemade whipped cream that could be served at a brunch or as a dessert.
You’ll need a good 11 x 7 bread pudding baking dish.
How to Make a Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
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Caramel Bread Pudding Ingredients
- Cooking Spray
- Whole Milk
- Butter
- Sugar
- Egg
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Bread
Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
Bread Pudding
- Cooking Spray
- 2 cups Whole Milk
- 1/4 stick Butter
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- 7 cups Cubed Bread
Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 4 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream
- 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Whipped Cream
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream Cold
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- tear off a piece of parchment paper long enough so the the bottom and sides of the dish are covered
- spray with pam spray
- Take a sharp knife and cut your bread into 1/4 strips
- Turn the bread and cute the 1/4 Strips again to get cubes
- Set aside in a large bowl
- in the small sauce pan, add the milk and butter and put on medium heat until butter is melted
- in a small bowl, add the eggs, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together and mix until combined
- pour egg mixture over the bread
- pour milk over the bread and mix
- add to your baking dish
- bake for 40 minutes
- pull out and set aside
- Once cooled, cut into squares and place on plates to serve
Caramel Sauce Instructions
- On medium heat, combine all ingredients into the sauce pan and mix until combined
- Continue to mix until ingredients are liquified
- Pour over already cut squares
Whipped Cream Instructions
- Using a standing mixer, pour in heavy whipping cream and beat on medium to high speed onto stiff peaks form
- Add in powder sugar and vanilla, continue to mix until combined
- Top bread pudding with whipped cream
Beth Thomas says
I have been wanting some bread pudding and this one with caramel… well I must have. I have all these ingredients in the house, so here we go!