I have been making bread pudding since I was first married (we celebrated our 23rd anniversary in April). My husband and I both love the texture and flavor. I don’t usually use a recipe. It’s like French toast. Do people use recipe for that? The way my bread puddings differ is in the kind of bread I use, whether or not I add dried fruit or if I use a sauce. Sometimes I serve it with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. This time, I opted for a caramel sauce. I had a couple of volunteers to lick out the saucepan that contained the sauce.
Because this is a food blog and I love all of you, I kept track of the measurements of this bread pudding. It made a lot. There are a lot of us after all. Feel free to halve the recipe…the pudding won’t mind. I used whole wheat rolls and a few lonely hot dog buns this time. Almost any bread will do (though I am a bit skeptical of an onion bagel).
1. Info for Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
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2. Ingredients for Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
- 12 dinner rolls and 4 hot dog buns (or enough torn bread to completely fill a 9X13 pan)
- 8 eggs, slightly beaten
- 3 cans evaporated milk
- 1½ tsp cinnamon
- caramel sauce:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp agave nectar (or corn syrup…if you so choose)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
3. Directions:
- Place the torn bread in a greased 9X13 pan.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, eggs, evaporated milk and cinnamon.
- Pour the liquid all over the bread.
- With a fork, turn the bread and make sure it’s completely coated with liquid.
- Let sit for 10-15 minutes on the counter and then bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 40-45 minutes (if you used a lot of bread, it will take longer…if you used less, check after 30 minutes).
- To make the sauce, bring the butter, brown sugar and agave to a boil.
- Let boil 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and slowly stir in the half and half and vanilla.
- Let cool a bit and serve over individual servings of the bread pudding.
