Bread pudding kind of seems like such a homey dessert which actually tastes great.
It’s a delicious slurry of brown sugar, vanilla, allspice, cinnamon, and eggs is poured over milk-soaked French bread
Recipe for Bread Pudding with Vanilla Custard Sauce.
Ingredients:
• 4 cups (8 slices) cubed white bread
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Sauce:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
Directions for Pudding:
Heat oven to 350°F.
Combine bread and raisins in large bowl.
Add milk and 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat until butter is melted (4 to 7 minutes).
Pour milk mixture over bread; let stand 10 minutes.
Stir in all remaining pudding ingredients.
Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until set in center.
Directions for Sauce:
Combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla in 1-quart saucepan.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (5 to 8 minutes). Stir in vanilla.
Cut the bread pudding into squares and drizzle vanilla custard sauce over each piece. Serve warm. Enjoy!
