Christmas Eggnog and Cranberry Bread and Butter Pudding with Vanilla Bourbon Sauce Recipe
We love our desserts here on Hey Mom! What’s Cooking? and like to make them a little more festive this time of year. This Christmas Bread and Butter Pudding recipe is based on a classic or traditional Bread and Butter Pudding but because of the richness of the eggnog and sugars, we aren’t buttering the bread instead just adding it at the end for a little extra flavour! So here we go our Christmas Bread and Butter Pudding recipe for you and to enjoy this holiday season.
Bread and Butter Pudding
This is one of our favourite desserts for family meals. It’s easy to throw together and you can make it a little special or different by adding a few extra ingredients.
This Festive Christmas Eggnog version of the traditional dessert contains one of my favourite ingredients available this time of the year cranberries! Scroll down to the end to find more cranberry recipes to make for Christmas treats for the family.
If you love cranberry’s you may want to try these fresh cranberry muffins with pecans they are delicious and so perfect for Christmas morning muffin.
Eggnog and Cranberry Bread and Butter Pudding
Delicious Christmas version of the traditional Bread and Butter Pudding which will wow your holiday guests this year. Served with a homemade Vanilla and Bourbon Sauce
Ingredients
Bread Pudding Ingredients
- 1- 12 inch loaf French bread, cubed (day old bread)
- 2 C eggnog
- 4 large eggs
- 3 TBSP brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 TBSP unsalted butter (melted)
- 1 cup cranberries
Vanilla Sauce
- 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1/4 Cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp. Bourbon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prep an 8 x 8-inch baking dish by spraying it with baking spray.
- Put your cubed stale bread in a large bowl.
- Set aside.
- In a medium bowl add the first five ingredients.
- Mix together until the sugar has dissolved. (Eggnog, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla.)
- Pour the eggnog mixture (in the medium-sized bowl) over the bread cubes.
- Add your fresh cranberries.
- Toss lightly so all bread cubes are coated.
- Pour the bread pudding into the prepared baking dish.
- Drizzle the melted butter over the bread pudding.
- Sprinkle with the brown sugar mixture over the top of the bread pudding.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. (Or until set and the top begins to turn golden brown).
- Remove it from the oven.
- Set aside.
- Combine first 4 ingredients in pan over med heat and stir until it thickens.
- Allow it to come to a full boil about 5-8 min.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and Bourbon.
- Drizzle over bread pudding.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 9 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 247Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 139mgSodium: 153mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 6g
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