Best Pecan Bread Pudding Recipes

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON-PECAN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• FOR SAUCE:
• Stir sugar and water in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Mix in corn syrup and lemon juice. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally. Remove from heat. Pour in cream (mixture will bubble up). Stir over low heat until caramel is melted and smooth. Increase heat; boil until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in pecans and bourbon. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before using.)
• FOR PUDDING:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine milk, cream and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; stir until smooth. Beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture. Add bread cubes. Let stand until bread absorbs some of custard, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake until set in center, about 45 minutes. Uncover; cool at least 15 minutes.
• Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with warm sauce.

APPLE CIDER BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL BOURBON-PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Combine bread cubes, apples, and raisins in a very large bowl.
• Whisk eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and salt together in another large bowl until well combined. Whisk in milk and apple cider. Pour mixture over bread mixture, and toss gently using a spatula until evenly coated. Let bread pudding mixture stand for 15 minutes.
• Pour bread pudding mixture into the prepared pan and smooth into an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and lightly browned and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Let bread pudding cool for at least 15 minutes; pudding will sink slightly.
• Meanwhile, spread pecans on a baking sheet. Bake in the hot oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, heavy cream, and butter in a large, heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring constantly to prevent burning, until mixture is reduced to 3 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove sauce from heat. Stir in pecans, bourbon, and vanilla extract.
• Serve sauce with bread pudding.

EASY PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Cut the bread into cubes and let sit out about an hour to dry out a bit. Using day-old bread is perfect; the drier the bread cubes, the more yumminess they soak up!
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, mix the eggs until they are combined. Add the milk, sugar, and vanilla and stir until combined.
• Place the bread cubes in a baking pan and pour the milk and egg mixture over them.
• Melt butter in a small microwave-proof bowl. Stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. Stir in the pecans.
• Pour this mixture over the bread and egg mixture, and gently fold. Don't mix it in thoroughly, just fold so the yummy pecan mixture forms into clumps throughout the bread pudding.
• Bake for 45 to 55 minutes, or until the top is slightly brown. The center will still be a little jiggly.
• Allow to cool at least 20 minutes before serving. The egg mixture will continue to cook, and the bread will soak up more yumminess.

CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce: stir 1 1/4 cups sugar and water in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Mix in corn syrup and lemon juice. Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally. Remove from heat; pour in 1 1/4 cups cream (mixture will bubble up), stir over low heat until caramel is melted and smooth. Increase heat and boil until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in pecans and bourbon.
• To make pudding: preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine milk, 2 cups cream, and 1 cup sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium high heat, stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil. Remove from heat, add chocolate, and stir until smooth.
• Beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture; add bread cubes and let stand until bread absorbs some of the custard, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Transfer mixture to a 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Cover with foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until set in center, about 45 minutes. Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with warm sauce.

BUTTERSCOTCH-PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Place bread, pecans and butterscotch chips in a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, cream, brown sugar, melted butter and vanilla until blended. Pour over bread mixture; stir gently to combine., Cook, covered, on low until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 3-4 hours. Serve warm with whipped cream and butterscotch topping.

RAISIN PECAN BREAD PUDDING WITH BRANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F degrees.
• 2) Soak bread in one cup of the half and half for one hour.
• 3) Butter a 1-quart baking dish.
• 4) Beat remaining half and half with eggs, sugar and vanilla.
• 5) Add raisin and pour over the soaked bread, combine well.
• 6) Transfer to prepared 1-quart pan.
• 7) Combine, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and pecan. Sprinkle on top of pudding and dot with butter.
• 8) Bake 1 hour or until set. Allow to cool 30 minutes before cutting.
• 9) Serve with Brandy sauce or ice cream.
• (Brandy Ice Cream Sauce).
• Over medium heat, melt the ice cream in a 10-inch sauté pan.
• In a separate bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks. Slowly, add 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the hot melted ice cream to the egg yolks, whisk to combine well.
• Return the egg yolk mixture back into the remaining hot ice cream.
• Stirring constantly, return the sauce to a strong simmer. 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the brandy, mix well.
• Remove from the heat and serve.

PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease an 8"x8" baking pan with 1 tablespoon of butter. In a large mixing bowl mixing bowl, beat the eggs and add the half and half, and 1 cup of the brown sugar. Stir in the salt and nutmeg. Add the bread cubes and 1/2 cup of the pecan, and allow to sit for 20-30 minutes until the bread is completely soaked with the custard.
• Pour into the baking pan, sprinkle with the remaining pecans and brown sugar. Dot the top with 3 tablespoons butter broken into small pieces.
• Bake in a pre-heated 350 F oven for 30-40 mins, or until set and golden brown on top.
• This is great served warm with ice cream or a custard sauce. I like it cold for breakfast too!

MAPLE-PECAN PRALINE TOPPED FRENCH TOAST BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• The night before you want to eat this, grease a baking dish. I use a 9x9 glass baking pan (2 qt) so that the resulting product will be coffee cake height. If you use a 9x13 pan, you won't need to bake it on a cookie sheet to catch drippings (or clean the oven afterwards), but will have a flatter casserole. Cube the bread and spread it evenly in the pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the custard (eggs, milk, half-and-half and vanilla). Pour over the bread cubes, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight/8 hours.
• The next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl (I use the pyrex 4-cup measuring cup I used to melt the butter in the microwave), combine the topping ingredients (melted butter, brown sugar, syrup and pecans). Spoon topping over bread and custard mixture. In the 9x9 pan, it will cover the custard completely.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes. Bake it on top of a cookie sheet if you are using a 9x9 pan or you will have melted butter spattered all over the bottom of your oven afterwards.
• When you take it out of the oven, the butter will still be bubbling. Let it rest at least 5 minutes, and it will be reabsorbed into the casserole, and you will have a nice crunchy topped casserole that holds together when cut into.

CRANBERRY APPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING WITH VANILLA CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Pudding:.
• in a medium bowl, toss sliced apples with lemon juice and set aside.
• in a large bowl, beat the eggs till frothy and light in color. Add the sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon and beat till smooth.
• Stir in the butter, half and half and brandy.
• Toss the apples, cranberries, pecans with the bread cubes.
• Place the bread mixture in a greased 9x5 loaf pan (or individual custard cups). Pour the egg mixture evenly over the bread. Cover with foil and weigh down with a bag of rice or dried beans to encourage the bread to absorb the liquid. Refrigerate for 30-60 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325. Remove the foil and weights and place the pudding in a larger pan with 1 inch of hot water. Bake for 55 minutes or till set.
• Increase oven temperature to 425 and bake 10 minutes more, till lightly browned. Serve warm with room temperature sauce.
• Vanilla Cream Sauce:.
• Combine milk (or cream) with flour and sugar in a saucepan. Add butter. Heat over medium high heat till it bubbles, stirring. Continue to heat gently till thickened. Stir in vanilla.

PECAN PRALINE BREAD PUDDING WITH IRISH CREAM SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Directions.
• Heat Oven to 300 degrees.
• Butter a 9"x13" glass baking pan.
• To prepare Custard:.
• Whisk custard ingredients until well combined. Add in Bread and let soak while you make the topping.
• To prepare Topping:.
• Mix ingredients until crumbly and butter is incorporated throughout.
• To assemble:.
• Pour Custard Mixture into Buttered pan. Spread Topping Mixture evenly over Custard.
• Bake 45 minute @ 300 degrees. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake an additional 15 minute It should look puffed up and test done. Let set for 10-15 minute before serving.
• To prepare Irish Cream Sauce:.
• In a saucepan over medium heat stir & dissolve Sugar into Cream. Add the Irish Cream, raise heat and bring to low boil. Let boil 2-3 minute to burn off alcohol. Make a slurry by adding the Milk & Corn Starch together & stirring util completely dissolved. Lower heat, add slurry, return to boil & stir constantly. Let thicken until spoon is coated and a nice sauce consistency. Remove from heat & cover until ready to serve. Yield: serves 12.
• Notes:
• Serve sauce over pudding as desired.

PRALINE PECAN BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Put bread cubes in greased 1 1/2 to 2 quart baking dish. Beat eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Scald the milk; add butter and; cool slightly, add to the egg sugar mixture; mix well Add pralines (see recipe below). Pour over bread cubes. Bake in a 325 degree oven with pan setting in a pan of water for about 45 minutes, or until knife inserted comes out clean. While warm, top with rum sauce (see recipe below) and sprinkle with reserved pralines.
• 2. Rum Sauce: 1/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. white sugar Dash of salt 1/4 c. butter 1/2 c. light cream 1/2 c. corn syrup 1 t vanilla 3 T light run or ½ t rum extract Mix all ingredients except rum extract in sauce pan, cook over medium heat until it boils, stirring constantly. Cool for about 15 minutes, then add and add vanilla and rum.
• 3. Pralines ½ c plus 2 T sugar 2 T cream 1½ t. butter or margarine ¼ t. cinnamon 1/8 t. salt 1/2 t. vanilla 1 c. nut meats (I used pecans) Combine all ingredients except vanilla and nuts in a 1-qt. saucepan. Mix well and bring to boil over medium heat. Cook until 244 degrees (firm ball stage), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and nuts. Continue stirring until coating grains on nuts. Spread on cookie sheet to cool. Add to bread pudding, reserving 3 T for topping.

BANANA PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add bananas and 2 ounces of sugar and cook several minutes, stirring to cook evenly. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• Combine the heavy cream, rum, eggs, vanilla and remaining 3 ounces of sugar in a bowl and whisk to blend. Add bananas and bread and let this mixture soak for an hour minimum.
• Preheat oven to 300ºF. Line a rectangular terrine mold with plastic wrap and pour banana pudding mixture inside. Cover and cook in a water bath until it reaches 175ºF. Remove from oven and cool completely (preferably overnight).
• Rum Sauce:.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add cream, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in rum.
• To Assemble and Serve:
• Remove pudding from mold and slice into ½-inch slices. Coat each piece evenly with flour, egg wash, and pecan pieces. Fry each piece to order using equal parts oil and butter till golden on each side. Sprinkle with a bit of salt and serve with a scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with rum sauce and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Bourbon Pecan Sauce: In a saucepan, melt butter; add sugar, water and egg, whisking to blend well.
• 2. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. (Do not allow to simmer, or it may curdle.)
• 3. Whisk in moonshine or bourbon to taste. Remove from heat and add toasted pecans. Whisk before serving.
• 4. The sauce should be soft, creamy, and smooth. I like the sauce warm but not hot.
• 5. Bread Pudding: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 6. Soak the bread in the heavy cream in a large mixing bowl. Stir with hands until well mixed and all the cream is absorbed. If you think the mixture looks too dry, add a few tablespoons more of the heavy cream or milk.
• 7. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and spices together. Gently stir into the bread mixture.
• 8. Gently stir the raisins and coconut into the mixture.
• 9. Grease bottom and sides of a 9x13 inch baking dish/pan with butter. Pour in the bread mix and bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes, until set. The pudding is done when the edges start getting a bit brown and pull away from the edge of the pan. Can also make in individual ramekins.
• 10. Serve with bourbon pecan sauce on the side; pour on to taste. Best fresh and eaten the day it is made.

MEAN'S CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON-PECAN CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Note: I rarely make the sauce.
• Although it is wonderful, I prefer to use unsweetened whipped cream.
• Since this recipe is all about the chocolate, DO NOT USE Low quality.
• FOR SAUCE: Stir sugar and water in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
• Mix in corn syrup and lemon juice.
• Increase heat and boil without stirring until syrup turns deep amber, brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush and swirling pan occasionally.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour in cream (mixture will bubble up).
• Stir over low heat until caramel is melted and smooth.
• Increase heat; boil until sauce is reduced to 1 2/3 cups, stirring often, about 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Mix in pecans and bourbon.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm before using.) FOR PUDDING: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine milk, cream and sugar in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Stir until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to boil.
• Remove from heat.
• Add chocolate; stir until smooth.
• Beat eggs and vanilla in large bowl to blend.
• Gradually whisk in chocolate mixture.
• Add bread cubes.
• Let stand until bread absorbs some of custard, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake until set in center, about 45 minutes.
• Uncover; cool at least 15 minutes.
• Serve pudding warm or at room temperature with warm sauce.

WHITE CHOCOLATE PECAN CARAMEL BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Grease 13x9 inch oblong pan with butter; set aside. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Place bread cubes in large bowl.
• 2. In medium saucepan whisk milk and sweetened condensed milk combine. Heat over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until scalding. Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate until melted and smooth.
• 3. In small bowl, whisk vanilla and eggs to combine. Slowly whisk 1/2 cup warm milk mixture into egg mixture to combine. Whisk this mixture back into milk mixture. Pour 1/2 mixture over bread cubes and let soak into bread, stir gently. Pour into pan. Sprinkle pecans over top.
• 4. Combine cream and sugar for caramel sauce. Heat milk and sugar until sugar melts. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drizzle over pudding. Pour remaining milk mixture over caramel.
• 5. Cover with foil and bake approximately 1 hour. Remove foil and continue to bake until slightly brown, about 15 min.
• 6. While pudding cools slightly, make rum sauce.
• 7. Combine powered sugar and rum. Drizzle over warm pudding. Serve warm.

PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. I mix mine in the mornings, let sit until I finish dinner and pop it in the oven before we sit down to eat :)
• 2. In a large mixing bowl add eggs and slightly beat.
• 3. Add everything but the bread and pecans. Mix well until it is combined really good.
• 4. Fold in bread and half the pecans.
• 5. Let sit at room temperature for 1 hour mixing every so often to coat bread well. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to bake. This recipe is best if left to sit for 6-8 hours or overnight. It gives the bread plenty of time to soak everything up!
• 6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish with butter or cooking spray. (I use a little smaller size because I like a thicker bread pudding.) Use whatever size you want :)
• 7. Pour everything into your prepared baking dish.
• 8. Top with remaining pecans.
• 9. Pop in the oven and bake for 60 minutes.
• 10. RUM SAUCE: While bread pudding is baking, in a saucepan melt stick of butter.
• 11. Add sugar, dark rum or bourbon, and water. Mix well and simmer for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Turn stove eye off and let sit to keep warm until bread pudding is finished.
• 12. Remove from oven.
• 13. While still hot, pour half the rum sauce over the top. Letting it get down between the pudding and sides of baking dish.
• 14. Let sit for 15 minutes and pour more sauce over it. You judge how much of the sauce you want - some or all it is up to you. I use it all, lol.
• 15. Enjoy! I like mine warm with vanilla ice cream and hubby eats his with fresh whipped topping.

PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH PRALINE PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• Bread Pudding.
• 1. Wisk together eggs and then add the next 8 ingredients. Stir in bread cubes and seal the bowl with plastic wrap. Cool over night.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350. Pour mixture into a greased 13 X 9" pan. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for 15 minutes.
• Praline Sauce.
• 1. Heat pecans in a skillet over medium-low heat, stiring often for 3 to 5 minutes. Until lightly toasted and fragrant. remove pecans from skillet.
• 2. Cook brown sugar, butter and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. This takes 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pecans and vanilla.
• 3. Pour over bread pudding while hot, hopefully bread pudding is hot and put in oven until the sauce begins to bubble.

PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread bread cubes in single layer on 15x10-inch baking pan. Bake, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until cubes are toasted. Coat 13 x 9-inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray.
• Beat eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Blend in sweetened condensed milk, dark corn syrup, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in toasted bread cubes and 1 cup pecans until evenly moistened. Pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Allow to stand 30 minutes.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown around the edges. Cool 5 minutes. Serve warm or cooled with ice cream, syrup, caramel syrup or whipped topping, as desired.

MAPLE PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix eggs, 1 cup maple syrup and the cinnamon with wire whisk until well blended. Beat in milk and vanilla until well blended. Stir in bread pieces. Let stand 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with softened butter. Stir pecans into bread mixture. Pour into baking dish.
• Bake uncovered 65 to 70 minutes or until top is puffed and light golden brown (center will jiggle slightly). Cool 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix ice cream, bourbon and 1 tablespoon maple syrup until well blended. Serve sauce over warm bread pudding. Store bread pudding and sauce covered in refrigerator.

CARAMEL PECAN BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Spray a microwave safe 2-quart square casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place bread cubes in casserole; sprinkle in pecans, then pour melted butter over all. Toss lightly.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Whisk together half and half, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Pour evenly over bread cubes and let stand 5 minutes.
• Microwave on Medium (50% power) 10-12 minutes, until mixture is just beginning to set.
• Place in preheated oven 12-15 minutes until pudding is puffed and golden brown.
• Remove from oven to wire rack; let stand 15 minutes to cool slightly.
• Soften caramel topping in microwave to a pourable consistency; drizzle over warm bread pudding.
• To serve, cut into squares or spoon into dessert dishes.
• Serve, if desired, with whipped cream or thawed non-dairy whipped topping.