Yield: 12 servings
Southern Bread Pudding Recipe With Sauce
Southern bread pudding is a delicious dessert made with Hawaiian rolls and a sweet buttery sauce. It is an easy dessert recipe and one that everyone will love.
Prep Time
1 day
Cook Time
45 minutes
Additional Time
10 minutes
Total Time
1 day 55 minutes
Ingredients
Bread Pudding
- 3 cups Hawaiian rolls cubed and stale (this is equal to one package of 12 rolls).
- 5 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups milk
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
Butter Sauce
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Cut the bread and leave it out for 24 hours to let it get stale.
Bread Pudding
- When ready to cook, add the bread to a greased 9x13-inch casserole dish.
- In a large bowl, add the eggs and beat them.
- Next, add the sugar, milk, and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Pour the mixture over the bread and let it sit for at least 10 minutes to soak up the liquid.
Topping
- In another bowl, add the brown sugar and softened butter and mix well.
- Next, add the pecans and mix. Sprinkle over the bread and bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until the bread is golden on the edges.
- When you take the bread out of the oven, start the sauce.
Sauce
- Add the egg to a small bowl and beat.
- Next, add the sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract and mix well.
- Pour into a saucepan and cook on medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Pour over the bread pudding and serve.
Notes
- For this recipe, I used King's Hawaiian Bread Rolls.
- When making the sauce, make sure you don't pour the melted butter over the egg or it could cook the egg. I always add the sugar first and then the egg.
- If you don't have time to leave the bread out to get stale, day-old bread, you can toast the bread before adding it to the casserole dish. The dry texture will help soak up the milk mixture.
- Optional additions: You can add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the milk mixture for a different flavor or a tablespoon of maple syrup.
- If you want bourbon sauce, add two to three tablespoons to the sauce before cooking.
- If you want a richer flavor, you can use whole milk or heavy cream instead of milk for the recipe.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 655Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 158mgSodium: 294mgCarbohydrates: 99gFiber: 3gSugar: 76gProtein: 11g
Nutrition is approximate.