Old Fashioned Bourbon Bread Pudding
Easy Bread Pudding Recipe reminiscent of an Old Fashioned Cocktail with Bourbon and Cherries
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 696kcal
Equipment
- Sunrise Fresh Dried Fruit - Dried Dark Sweet Cherries - All-Natural, Unsweetened, No Added Sugar, Resealable Snack, 1lb Bag
- Traverse City Whiskey Co. Premium Cocktail Cherries | Cocktails & Desserts | All American, Natural, Certified Kosher, Stemless, Slow-Cooked Garnish for Old Fashioned, Ice Cream Sundaes & More (2 Pack of 21 oz)
- Blue Rose Polish Pottery Country Meadow Small Mixing Bowl
- Bico Blue Talavera Stoneware Baking Dish, Lasagna Pan, Medium Rectangular Baking Pan, Casserole Dish, Microwave, Dishwasher and Oven Safe
Ingredients
- Approx. 1 1/2 lbs. Brioche Bread Cut Into Cubes
- 4 cups half and half
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar packed tight
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 3 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
- 5 Large Eggs Beaten
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- Sauce Ingredients
- 4 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. bourbon
- 1 cup confectioner sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Garnish with Premium Cocktail Cherries
Instructions
- Preheat Oven 350 degrees
- Butter 9 X 13 Baking Dish
- In a Large Mixing Bowl, Coat Bread Cubes with Half & Half until well covered.
- Melt Butter in saucepan and remove from heat
- Add both sugars and vanilla extract mixing until smooth.
- Whisk Eggs and add to mixture.
- Stir until smooth.
- Pour over the half and half-coated bread cubes. Mix well.
- Pour into baking dish.
- Sprinkle with dried cherries and press cherries into the bread mixture.
- Press all ingredients until everything appears to be under the liquid.
- Cover the dish and bake 1 hour or until golden brown.
To make the glaze:
- Melt butter in saucepan and remove from the stove
- add bourbon and confectioner sugar stirring well.
- Add heavy cream and stir until very smooth.
- Pour glaze over cooked pudding and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Garnish with premium cherries.
- Best served warm.