Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

My mom's best bread pudding recipe is rich with milk and eggs and chock-full of raisins. It's delicious served warm with a silky vanilla sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 546 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 3 cups whole milk
• 10 slices hearty farmhouse-style bread, toasted and cut into cubes
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cup butter, melted
• 0.5 cup light brown sugar
• 1.25 cups whole milk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.

Step 2

For bread pudding, whisk together milk, sugar, melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl. Gently stir in bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until browned and set in the middle, 50 to 55 minutes; cover the dish with foil after 30 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let pudding stand for 10 minutes before serving.

Step 4

For vanilla sauce, whisk together milk, brown sugar, butter, egg, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a heavy saucepan until smooth. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until sauce is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in vanilla extract.

Step 5

Pour sauce over warm bread pudding or serve on the side in a bowl.