Grandma's Old-Fashioned Bread Pudding With Vanilla Sauce
A comforting, old-fashioned bread pudding with golden edges, soft custard center, plump raisins, and warm spices, all topped with a rich vanilla sauce. Perfect for dessert or a cozy brunch.
Ingredients
For the Bread Pudding:
- 3½ cups white bread cubed
- 1½ cups whole milk
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- ½ cup raisins
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter plus 3 tablespoons for topping
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Vanilla Sauce:
- ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cubed bread and raisins in a bowl. Heat milk and sugar until dissolved, stir in butter, then pour over bread. Let soak 10 minutes.
- Whisk evaporated milk, condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Pour into soaked bread and mix gently.
- Grease a 9×11-inch pan. Pour in mixture, dot with butter, and bake 35–45 minutes until golden and set.
- Heat cream, butter, powdered sugar, and condensed milk, stirring for 8 minutes until slightly thick. Stir in vanilla.
- Serve warm with vanilla sauce. Optional: top with ice cream.