Description
A warm and comforting Irish Bread Pudding made with custard-soaked bread, sweet raisins, and a hint of cinnamon, baked until golden and served with optional powdered sugar for a nostalgic dessert.
Ingredients
4 cups cubed stale bread
2 cups milk
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins or currants
1/4 cup melted butter
Powdered sugar, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, combine cubed bread with melted butter and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon until smooth.
- Pour the custard mixture over the bread cubes, ensuring all bread is soaked.
- Gently fold in raisins or currants.
- Transfer to a greased baking dish.
- Bake 45–50 minutes, until golden and set in the center.
- Cool slightly, dust with powdered sugar if desired, and serve warm.
Notes
Add a splash of Irish cream liqueur for extra richness.
Use brioche or challah for a softer, sweeter texture.
Swap raisins for dried apricots, cranberries, or mixed dried fruit.
Sprinkle chocolate chips over the bread before baking for decadence.
Replace milk with a milk-cream mix for a richer pudding.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Irish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
