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  • Serves 4
  • 60 minutes
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 7 Ingredients

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Bread and Butter Pudding is a wonderful dessert pretty much any time of the year. And the absolute best part about it (aside from the yum factor) is that it takes almost no time to prepare.

What is Bread and Butter Pudding?

Bread and Butter Pudding is a simple dessert that traditionally involves covering sliced bread and sultanas in an egg custard mixture and baking it for around 40 minutes.

Hailing from centuries-old British cuisine like so many delicious baked desserts, it’s loved for the simple fact that it’s SO versatile and can be made to suit individual tastes. Add spices, mix up the variety of bread, or throw in some dried fruit or orange zest – the choice is yours!

Traditionally, this pudding was a great way to use up semi-stale sandwich loaves, but many home cooks like to take things up a notch by using fancier bread, like buttery Brioche, croissants and even Hot Cross Buns. Combined with the silky goodness of egg custard and then baked to golden perfection, it’s as irresistible as homemade desserts get.

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Brioche is a fantastic substitute for sandwich loaves in Bread and Butter Pudding

 

If you want to get creative with your pudding, here’s a list of possible ingredients that will add some wow to this old-timey dish:

  • Orange or lemon zest
  • Pistachio nuts
  • Nutmeg or cinnamon
  • Chocolate hazelnut spread (Nutella)
  • Marmalade or jam
  • Sliced apple or pear
  • Whipped cream
  • Ice cream
  • Vanilla pods
  • Brioche
  • Croissants
  • Hot Cross Buns

 

Traditional bread pudding
Using a rectangular dish? Cut your bread into triangles for a perfect fit!

Can you freeze it?

Yes! It is possible to freeze bread pudding either before baking it or after. Of course, just make sure you properly package and label it prior to freezing. Also, keep in mind that this dessert will keep in the fridge for several days after it’s baked, so there’s no need to pop it in the freezer immediately.

In fact, this is a pudding that tastes even better the next day, so we highly recommend popping it in the fridge. (Oh and psst, if you love cold puddings, you won’t believe how good overnight weetbix is for a delicious breaky treat!)

How to make Bread and Butter Pudding

Trust us, this classic dessert is so easy, the kids could make it – and once they get a taste of it, you can bet they will!

It’s also an easy one to make ahead of time and keep warm in the oven or warming drawer to enjoy after dinner.

Take a look at the recipe below contributed by MoM Member, Kathryn. It’s an old-style recipe that calls for sultanas, regular bread, cinnamon, eggs, sugar and milk. But of course, if you want to jazz it up a bit more with Brioche, dried fruit or decadent jams, go for it! And don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments below.

Bread and Butter Pudding by Kathryn
Bread and Butter Pudding by Kathryn

 


 


Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 6 slices Bread
  • Butter
  • Cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 cups Milk
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • handful Sultanas

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
  2. Butter the bread (I do both sides). Slice the bread (I do diagonally across because that is what fits well in my dish).
  3. Layer the bread across the dish and sprinkle with cinnamon as you go. Add the sultanas in the middle (they burn if they are on top).
  4. In a jug mix the milk, sugar and eggs (I beat with a fork to combine well).
  5. Gently pour the milk mixture into the dish.
  6. Press the bread down into the milk mixture and let sit for around 15 minutes.
  7. Bake in the oven around 40 minutes.
  8. Serve with cream and/or ice cream.

Looking for more easy baking ideas? Check out the Apple Slice other families are loving right now. And if you've got Nutella fans under your roof, don't miss these Nutella French Toast Sticks shared by one of our amazing members! 
  • We like to replace the sugar with a tablesppon of maple syrup and put some soft pear between the layers of bread

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  • Bread and butter pudding is my husband’s fave. Her prefers it with plain slices bread. I haven’t made it for him in ages so I’ll have to give this recipe a try!

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  • I love substituting sultanas for chocolate drops!

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  • Amazing without the sultanas!

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  • I’ve never understood this as a dessert and have never made it. I’ve only had it on a couple of occasions.

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  • I love bread and butter pudding but I always pick out the sultanas lol.
    Thank you for sharing this recipe.

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  • This is very English .yum

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  • My husband loves Bread and Butter Pudding, he would love this recipe. Might look at making it for him this weekend.

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  • I’ve never tried this but it sounds easy to make

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  • I’ve never had this before but have always wanted to try it! Looks delicious.

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  • This brings back childhood memories. Now I make it for my own little family when we have bread that needs to be used up.

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  • I remember people having it for dessert when I was a kid but it is not something I grew up with.

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  • I regret not asking my Dad for his recipe before he passed. This sounds delicious so will make it in memory of him. Thank you for sharing.

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  • I’ve never actually had bread and butter pudding but that does look really nice. Maybe I will give it a try..

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  • Thanks for the recipe, but I doubt I would make it. Brings back memories of having to eat it because there was no other dessert we could afford to have. I’ll stick to fresh berries for dessert now.

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