Eggless Bread Pudding made with Eggless/Egg-free Custard and bread slices with added nuts and dried fruits. Serve this delicious warm pudding with more custard or your favourite ice cream and fresh fruits.
About the recipe
Eggless Bread Pudding or Bread and Butter Pudding is a popular and very easy to make British dessert. It is a delicious baked warm dessert that is made with bread, dry fruits and nuts and custard. Traditionally, custard made with eggs is used in the making it, but since these there are a no. of people especially in India who avoid eggs in their cooking. Or, these days lot of food related allergies are coming up and lot many people are allergic to eggs. So, now people have started making the eggless version too.
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My mom made this simple CUSTARD BREAD PUDDING with leftover bread in her small oven , that she had during those days. Me and my sister love custard based desserts, chilled fruit custard in summers and warm bread pudding in winters. Those were the days of simple indulgences when there were no fancy mousse and other desserts were available.
History of Bread Pudding and it’s Variations
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Origin of Bread Pudding traces back to 11th century where it was a way to use the leftover bread or stale bread by cooks. Those days it was a common man’s desserts or known as poor man’s pudding. Slowly and gradually it started gaining popularity as comfort food and now is featured in dessert menu of famous Dine-ins and restaurants.
This pudding is basically made by layering of bread pieces or adding bread cubes in baking tray, with nuts, fruits and dried fruits, topped with custard sauce before baking. You can make endless variations of this pudding with any kind of bread, dry cakes, rusks and other ingredients.
Ingredients for Bread Pudding
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Bread– Use any bread, but it should be on drier side. Also, leftover Croissants, Danish pastries , Challah, Brioche Buns can also be used for the bread layer. Sourdoughs, Wheat breads are a more healthier choice .
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Custard – For Custard, I use my eggless custard recipe which I use in making FRUIT CUSTARD, CUSTARD TRIFLE, that I make using Custard Powder which is available in India. You can also make it with cornstarch and vanilla essence.
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Nuts – I have used a combination of finely chopped almonds, pistachios and cashew nuts. You can also add hazelnuts, macadamia nuts or whatever is availabe to you.
Dried Fruits– Raisins, Cranberries, Prunes Soaked Figs and Apricots. Add in whatever you like.
You can also add fresh fruits like peeled sliced apples, pear, nectarines. Berries like strawberries, blueberries. Orange peel or candied fruits add a lot of citrusy flavour to this baked dessert.
I didn’t have orange peel or other candied peel so I added orange marmalade. You can also try it with mixed fruit jam or any fruit preserve. My another favourite is Fig Jam/preserve. When I don’t have fig preserve then I add lot of soaked figs. Fresh figs also are just fine.
You can also soak the dried fruits like raisins, cranberries in juices especially orange juice or rum for a boozy kick.
Experiment with the flavors. This is such a versatile recipe that you can make it as per the no. of people, just for the 2 of you, your family or even a large batch.
Butter– Add melted unsalted butter, it adds to the buttery taste in pudding. Spread it on the bread slices or add while making custard. Not shown in the ingredient pic.
Steps to make Bread Pudding
Can I make it one or two days before serving time
Bread pudding can be made ahead, refrigerated overnight or for 1-2 days.
Make Custard a day before and then assemble the bread nuts and custard together and bake.
I prefer not to layer the bread and custard before baking and store(for a day or so) as bread pieces get soggy and lose the texture.
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To avoid this bake the pudding and then refrigerate once it completely cools down.
Storing the leftovers and Reheating
Refrigerate the leftovers in an airtight container or cover the dish in which you baked the pudding with a cling film.
Reheat then serve as you like with more custard or vanilla ice cream or just like that. If the baked pudding very dry add 2-3 tbsp milk before reheating .
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Do try this easy peasy bread pudding. My kids love it topped with more custard or vanilla ice cream. Try out ways to serve it or enjoy warm just like that. It’s perfect no fuss dessert for get togethers, potlucks.
Include it in your Thanksgiving or Christmas menu or enjoy it just like that on a cozy chilly evening!!
Hope you and your loved ones will surely love it as much as my family loves it.
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