Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

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.

Ingredients

3 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
3 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
10 slices hearty farmhouse-style bread, toasted and cut into cubes
1 cup raisins
1 1/4 cups whole milk
1/2 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 pinch ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Directions

1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish.
2 For bread pudding, whisk together milk, sugar, melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a mixing bowl.
3 Gently stir in bread cubes and raisins.
4 Lightly spoon mixture into the prepared baking dish. 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.
5 For vanilla sauce, whisk together milk, brown sugar, butter, egg, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a heavy saucepan until smooth.
6 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.
7 Pour sauce over warm bread pudding or serve on the side in a bowl.