Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

Looking for creative ways of using up that stale bread? We think a Louisiana bread pudding is a far better solution than a gazpacho. The rich sauce with the faint taste of Bourbon whiskey turns this simple leftover makeover into decadent dessert fit for a Mardi Gras king.
Course Custard, Dessert
Cuisine Cajun / Creole
Servings 8 servings
Calories 794
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp unsalted butter
  • 4 egg large
  • 1 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg freshly grated
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
  • 2 cups half-and-half (12%)
  • 8 slices french bread day-old, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups)
  • 1/2 cup raisins or more if desired
  • 1 mint for garnish (optional)
  • 1 shaker confectioner's sugar for serving

Spiced Cream

  • 1 1/4 cups heavy cream (36-38%)
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg freshly grated

Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

  • 1 cup heavy cream (36-38%)
  • 1 cup half-and-half (12%)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract pure
  • 6 tbsp white granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp bourbon whiskey

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F (177 C) and grease a 6-cup (9 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 2 3/4-inch) loaf pan with the butter.
  • Whisk the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and bourbon together in a large mixing bowl until very smooth. Add the half-and-half and mix well. Add the bread and raisins and let the mixture sit for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture into the prepared pan. Bake until the pudding is set in the center, about 55 minutes. Let cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.
  • To serve, cut the pudding into 1-inch thick slices. Lay each slice in the center of a serving plate. Spoon some of the Bourbon Sauce over the pudding and top with the spiced cream. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and confectioners’ sugar.

Spiced Cream

  • Beat the cream with an electric mixer on high speed in a large mixing bowl for about 2 minutes. Add the sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and beat again until the mixture thickens and forms stiff peaks, another 1 to 2 minutes.

Kentucky Bourbon Sauce

  • Heat the cream, half-and-half, vanilla and sugar in a saucepan over high heat, whisking, for 3 minutes. Dissolve the cornstarch in the bourbon. When bubbles form around the edges of the cream, whisk in the bourbon mixture.
  • As the cream boils up, remove the pot from the heat and continue whisking vigorously until thoroughly blended and slightly thickened. Place over low heat and simmer for 1 minute. (This is not a thick cream sauce; it’s meant to be fairly thin.)

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