OMG y’all, sooo excited to share this recipe today. This is one of my most favorite things in the world to eat on my cheat day, and thank goodness it’s super easy to make so I can easily whip it up when I want to lay on a bed of bread pudding the cravings attack. I’m sure some of you have had bread pudding before, possibly in a restaurant, possibly by someone you know, but unfortunately they probably defiled their bread pudding with raisins, or nuts, or worse, both. Have no fear, I have done no such thing. I have kept this the delicious, creamy, sweet and rich bread pudding (minus those little chewy bites of awful) that it should be. I use fresh from the bakery french bread, not old stale bread like a lot of recipes call for, which I believe makes a huge difference in how amazing this is. I dare you to try and not burn your tongue eating a spoonful of this as soon as it comes out of the oven, I know I can’t. If you are feeling extra indulgent, throw on some ice cream, whipped cream or even some chocolate syrup, mmmm. Enjoy y’all 🙂
Tear up your bread into pieces and place it in a bowl like so…
Cover in milk, eggs, butter, sugar, and cinnamon…
Mix it all up, making sure it’s completely covered…
Place into your 9×13 pan, pour more butter, cover at this point and let it sit refrigerated for at least 2 hours before baking…
And get a big honking bite of this…
- 1 Loaf of French Bread.
- 1 Quart of Whole Milk (or 2%).
- 1 Stick of Unsalted Butter, melted.
- 3 Eggs, Beaten.
- 2 Tablespoons of Vanilla Extract.
- 2 Cups of Granulated Sugar.
- 2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, place your French bread that you have broken into bite size pieces.
- Cover your bread with the milk making sure all pieces are well moistened.
- Now pour your eggs, vanilla, half of your butter, sugar and cinnamon onto your bread and mix well.
- Pour your bread pudding mixture into your 9x13 pan and pour the remainder of your butter on top, cover and let it sit refrigerated for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
- After your bread mixture has sat, preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the top and edges start to slightly brown.
- You can serve hot with ice cream, room temperature or cold, trust me it's delicious any temperature.