Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
By Yankee Magazine|Nov 04 2016|
Warm your heart with memories while enjoying this recipe for old-fashioned bread pudding served with a sweet vanilla sauce. It’s a classic!
Yield
8 servings
Total Time
15 minutesIngredients
4 cups (8 slices) cubed white bread
1/2 cup raisins
2 cups milk
1/4 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine bread and raisins in large bowl. Combine 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 center is set. 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. To serve, spoon warm pudding into individual dessert dishes; serve with sauce. Store refrigerated.
Sauce
Ingredients
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
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. To serve, spoon warm pudding into individual dessert dishes; serve with sauce. Store refrigerated. Makes 1-1/2 cups sauce.
Bread pudding at one time was a poor man’s meal because it was relatively inexpensive to make and most of the ingredients were a staple. My parents both made this Bread Pudding; however, my Dad (A New Hampshire native) suggested to my Mom to add apples to the recipe. Just deliciously moist and no vanilla topping was necessary. As a special treat , vanilla ice cream was used for a creamy topping — Hmm – French Vanilla with gooey caramel topping sounds so yummy !!!