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Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

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This is a rich bread pudding that everyone seems to enjoy This is a rich and easy bread pudding recipe that everyone seems to love!(co-workers requested that it be posted on the site so they could make it too), and it really doesn’t need the whiskey sauce to be delicious.

The bread pudding recipe is adapted from Best Recipes by Cooks Illustrated while the whiskey sauce is from a Penzeys spice catalog. The inspiration for combining these two recipes came from the bread pudding we often order at a favorite restaurant – Ken Stewart’s Grille.

They make a wonderful bread pudding with whiskey sauce and even if we were too full to eat dessert after dining there, we would often order the bread pudding with whiskey sauce to go.

The “to-go” version was just as delicious heated and eaten later, but one day we decided it should be something we could make at home too. So, this rich bread pudding and whiskey sauce became our go-to recipe for at home.

We still order the bread pudding often when we go to Ken Stewart’s, but these days they often vary the recipe and make it peach, or chocolate cherry, or pumpkin bread pudding, depending on the season. Thankfully, we can still enjoy our version of the original at home!

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Bread Pudding

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Ingredients
  

Bread Pudding

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 4 large eggs plus 1 large yolk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups whole milk
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons bourbon
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 12 ounces  firm white bread (sliced 3/8" thick & cut into 1 1/2" square pieces (app. 8 cups)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

Whiskey Sauce

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 cup bourbon

Instructions
 

For the Bread Pudding:

  • Mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl and set aside.  Adjust the oven rack to lower-mid oven and heat to 325°F.  Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
  • Whisk eggs and sugar in a large bowl, and then blend in the milk, cream, bourbon, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and salt.  Stir in 6 cups of the bread cubes and mix thoroughly to moisten.  Let stand 20 minutes.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.  Scatter the remaining 2 cups bread on top, pushing down to submerge.  Brush exposed bread with melted butter and sprinkle with reserved sugar & cinnamon mixture.
  • Bake 45 - 50 minutes or until pudding is golden brown, is beginning to rise in the dish, and jiggles slightly at the center when shaken.  Let cool about 45 minutes to set, and serve warm with whiskey sauce (below).  Serves 8 - 10.

For the Whiskey Sauce:

  • Heat butter and sugar over medium heat until all the butter is absorbed.  Remove from heat and blend in egg yolk.  Pour bourbon in gradually, stirring constantly.  The sauce will thicken as it cools.  Yields 1 cup sauce.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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Lesa Wilke is a homesteader and freelance writer who loves to inspire others on their journey to more sustainable lifestyles. She accomplishes this by sharing the skills she’s learned (plus support, advice & tips) while farming goats, chickens, honeybees, and produce.

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  1. Beatriz says

    January 20, 2021 at 3:18 pm

    Hi there I made this this morning and the whiskey sauce has lots of chunks or powdered sugar. How can I make it smooth?

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    • Lesa says

      January 22, 2021 at 3:55 pm

      Hi Beatriz, I’m sorry your whiskey sauce has chunks of powdered sugar 🙁 It’s important that you make sure thr sugar is dissolved in the butter when you’re heating it. I don’t know that you can reheat after the egg is put in because that would cook it.

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  2. Stephanie says

    December 18, 2020 at 1:36 pm

    I am curious if you use salted butter in the sauce as you specified unsalted for the bread pudding ingredients but the sauce just lists butter. Was trying to think if it carries down the list or if possible the sauce needs that touch of salt for flavor.

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    • Lesa says

      December 19, 2020 at 5:15 pm

      Hi Stephanie, I use unsalted butter for both – sorry for the inconsistency!

      Reply
  3. Katherine says

    May 22, 2020 at 1:38 pm

    How long will this keep please in fridge. I’ve made just got to make the sauce.

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    • Lesa says

      May 22, 2020 at 9:36 pm

      Hi Katherine, I would think this would keep for at least several days in the fridge.

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      • Katherine Beall says

        May 23, 2020 at 7:27 am

        5 stars
        Thank you.

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  4. Amanda says

    April 29, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    What kind of bourbon did you use for this recipe? Can I use Jameson whiskey?

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    • Lesa says

      April 29, 2020 at 7:38 pm

      Hi Amanda, you can use any type of bourbon that you enjoy – Jameson whiskey should be perfect!

      Reply

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