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Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

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Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding: The perfect way to start your day. This delicious Christmas bread Pudding will warm you on the inside and satisfy all your taste buds. Made with a real bourbon custard, bourbon soaked raisins, sweet vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Start a new tradition and serve this Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding Christmas morning. Of course anytime is a good time for Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding. I like serving it on New Year’s Day.

Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

What is Brioche?

Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding
BRIOCHE is a bread of French origin whose high egg and butter content gives it a rich and tender crumb and is made from a leavened yeast dough, like a croissant.

How to Make Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

A lot of bread pudding recipes require the bread to be place in the baking dish, add the custard and then layer the nuts and raisins. I like to dump it all in a large bowl and mix everything together. That way I know every piece of bread is coated with the delicious custard and is soaked.
  1. RAISINS: Pour ¼cup of bourbon into a medium bowl, add the raisins. Let soak 5 minutes.
  2. BREAD: Brioche is my favorite bread to use for bread pudding. If you can’t find Brioche (Usually not on the bread isle but in the bakery section of the store) you can also use Italian bread. You won’t get the wonderful egg flavor but it still works.
  3. SUGAR: Instead of using white granulated sugar, I chose to add brown sugar. The light caramel flavor enhances the bourbon.
  4. SPICES: To bring it all together add the warm spices of cinnamon and nutmeg.
  5. CUSTARD: You can’t have bread pudding without an outstanding custard. Whisk together the eggs, cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and MORE BOURBON!

How to Freeze Bread Pudding

Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

CAN I FREEZE BREAD PUDDING? Yes, you can freeze bread pudding. The bread pudding can be stored in the refrigerator for 5-7 days and up to 3 months in the freezer.

HOW TO FREEZE: Transfer baked and cooled bread pudding to a smaller freezer safe container or divide into individual portions with a tight fitting lid. Label and date.

How to Make Bread Pudding for a Brunch

Of coarse you can serve the bread pudding right out of a 9×13-inch baking dish but….since it’s a special occasion change it up. Once the bread pudding is mixed together, transport it into 4 ounce jars or spoon the mixture into muffin tins for individual servings.

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Alcohol Free Version

Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding
If you don’t like whiskey or have any, you can omit it all together. It’s said that all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. Replace the bourbon/whiskey with a caramel flavored creamer or add more heavy whipping cream to the recipe and an extra splash of vanilla.

Different Variations

Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

If you don’t care for raisins, they can be omitted or substituted with another dried fruit or add in.

  • Cranberries
  • Cherries
  • Chocolate Chips
  • Toffee Chips
  • Orange Zest and Fresh Cranberries

MORE BREAD PUDDING RECIPES

PECAN PRALINE BREAD PUDDING 2. CHRISTMAS BREAD PUDDING 3. CROQUE MONSIEUR BREAD PUDDING 4. CARAMEL APPLE BREAD PUDDING 5. MORE BREAD PUDDING RECIPES
Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding
Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

Bourbon Brioche Bread Pudding

Yield: 9x13-inch Casserole Dish

Warm you and your guests from the inside out with this delicious Winter inspired bread pudding recipe.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup bourbon
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 12 ounce Brioche bread, cut into cubes
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup bourbon
  • Optional: powdered sugar and maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Pour ¼ cup bourbon in a small bowl, add raisins and soak 5 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together, eggs, cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and ¼ cup bourbon.
  4. Fold bread, pecans and raisins with soaking liquid into the custard.
  5. Pour into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  6. Bake, uncovered, until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (about 35 minutes.
  7. Served warm with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and maple syrup on the side.

Notes

How to Freeze Bread Pudding

CAN I FREEZE BREAD PUDDING? Yes, you can freeze bread pudding. The bread pudding can be stored in the refrigerator for 5-7 days and up to 3 months in the freezer.

HOW TO FREEZE: Transfer baked and cooled bread pudding to a smaller freezer safe container or divide into individual portions with a tight fitting lid. Label and date.

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