Mini Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Authentic New Orleans style bread pudding with whiskey sauce made with bread, milk, eggs, sugar, and spices. So incredibly delicious!

New Orleans is famous for its many delicious dishes, including buttery pralines, red beans and rice, gumbo, and the wonderful baked bread puddings that are served up in restaurants all over the city. I grew up in New Orleans and this bread pudding recipe is the real deal!

This New Orleans bread pudding makes the perfect dessert to enjoy. We've topped it with a rich whiskey sauce that's easy to make and totally decadent.

Why This Recipe Works

• This recipe is a wonderful way to use up leftover bread.
• It's so delicious and very easy to make.
• The bread pudding and the whiskey sauce come together quickly.

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Ingredient Notes

See below for ways to use leftover ingredients.

• Bread: I like to use French or Italian bread in my bread pudding recipes. You can use sourdough, croissants, or another type of bread. You can even make your own homemade french bread!
• Butter: I use salted butter for greasing the baking dish.
• Eggs: Two large eggs are all you need.
• Milk: Use any percentage cow's milk; whole, 2% or skim work well.
• Brown sugar: Gives the bread pudding a gloriously sweet flavor.
• Vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt: For flavor.

For The Whiskey Sauce

• Heavy cream: Adds richness to the whiskey sauce.
• Milk: Any percentage cow's milk.
• Sugar: Simple granulated sugar sweetens the sauce.
• Cornstarch: Helps to thicken the sauce
• Whiskey: Use your favorite whiskey or bourbon.
• Salt: Use less or more if you'd like.
• Butter: Stir in the butter at the end for a wonderfully decadent whiskey sauce.

How to Make This Recipe

See the recipe box below for ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions.

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C). Grease an 8 x 6 - inch baking dish with the tablespoon of butter and set aside.
2. Place the cubes of bread in a large bowl and set aside.
3. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour over the bread and gently stir to combine. Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.

4. Transfer the bread mixture to the baking dish and bake until the center of the bread pudding is set, 45 to 50 minutes.
5. While the bread pudding is baking, make the whiskey sauce:
   • In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, combine the cream, milk and sugar.
   • Add the cornstarch and the whiskey to a small mixing bowl and whisk to blend until smooth.
   • Pour the whiskey mixture into the cream mixture and bring to a boil.
   • Once the sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
   • Remove the sauce from the heat, add the salt and stir in the butter.
6. After the bread pudding has finished baking, remove from the oven and pour Whiskey Sauce over the top. Serve warm.

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Expert Tips

• To make a really good New Orleans style bread pudding, you need to use a crusty loaf of either French or Italian bread, sourdough, brioche or challah. If you have day-old croissants, they work well too.
• Don't use fresh bread. Day-old or bread that is a few days older work best in bread puddings.
• Store bread pudding in the refrigerator.

Ways To Use Leftover Ingredients

If you have any ingredients leftover from this bread pudding recipe, you might like to consider using them in any of these single serving and small batch recipes:

• Bread: Croutons, Breadcrumbs, Breakfast Casserole, French Onion Soup
• Eggs: Cheesy Baked Eggs, Eggs Benedict, Crustless Quiche Lorraine, Mini French Silk Pie
• Milk: Flan, Apple Dutch Baby, Baked Oatmeal, Hot Chocolate
• Heavy cream: Vanilla Ice Cream, Lemon Cheesecake, 2-Ingredient Chocolate Mousse, Mini Devil's Food Cake
• Cornstarch: Banana Cream Pie, Vanilla Pudding, Sesame Chicken, Mini Boston Cream Pie
• Cinnamon and Nutmeg: Baked Apples, Donut Holes, Apple Galette, Fried Apples

Frequently Asked Questions

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Mini Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Traditional New Orleans Bread Pudding made with French bread, milk, eggs, sugar and spices served with a rich and creamy Whiskey Sauce to provide a little zing!

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See the post above for expert tips,

FAQs and ways to use leftover ingredients.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 587kcal

Author: Joanie Zisk

Equipment

• 8x6 inch baking dish or a 9x5 inch loaf pan

Ingredients

• ▢ 5 cups cubed French or Italian bread
• ▢ 1 tablespoon salted butter
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 2 cups milk
• ▢ ¼ cup brown sugar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt

WHISKEY SAUCE

• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream
• ▢ ¼ cup milk
• ▢ ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ▢ ⅓ cup whiskey
• ▢ ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 tablespoon salted butter

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Instructions

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).
• Grease an 8 x 6-inch baking dish with the tablespoon of butter and set aside.
• Place the cubes of bread in a large bowl and set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Pour over the bread and gently stir to combine.
• Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the bread mixture to the baking dish and bake until the center of the bread pudding is set, 45 to 50 minutes.
• While the bread pudding is baking, make the whiskey sauce.
• In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, combine the cream, milk and sugar. Add the cornstarch and the whiskey to a small mixing bowl and whisk to blend until smooth.
• Pour the whiskey mixture into the cream mixture and bring to a boil.
• Once the sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Remove the sauce from the heat, add the salt and stir in the butter.
• After the bread pudding has finished baking, remove from the oven and pour Whiskey Sauce over the top.
• Serve warm.

Notes

Expert Tips

• To make a really good New Orleans style bread pudding, you need to use a crusty loaf of either French or Italian bread, sourdough, brioche or challah. If you have day-old croissants, they work well too.
• Don't use fresh bread. Day-old or bread that is a few days older work best in bread puddings.
• Store bread pudding in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

Mini Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 587 Calories from Fat 288

% Daily Value*

Fat 32g49%

Saturated Fat 19g119%

Cholesterol 181mg60%

Sodium 675mg29%

Potassium 436mg12%

Carbohydrates 59g20%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 37g41%

Protein 16g32%

Vitamin A 1450IU29%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 327mg33%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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