Indulge in the delectable Pecan Praline Bread Pudding with Irish Cream Sauce, a Southern classic dessert that combines the comforting flavors of bread pudding with the sweet crunch of pecans and the velvety smoothness of Irish cream sauce. This delightful dish is a perfect blend of textures and flavors, making it a favorite for gatherings and special occasions. The pecan praline topping adds a layer of caramel and nuttiness, while the Irish cream sauce provides a rich and creamy accompaniment. Additionally, discover a collection of equally tempting recipes, including a classic Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce, a decadent Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce, and a unique Salted Caramel Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce. Each recipe offers a unique twist on the classic bread pudding, ensuring there's something for every palate.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING
This rich and custardy dessert tastes like a cross between pecan pie and bread pudding. And if that wasn't decadent enough, we added a homemade praline sauce to top it all off. Day-old French bread is the best choice for this bread pudding. Allow the bread to sit for an hour in the custard mixture before baking to make sure that the bread cubes completely soak up the custard. It will seem like a lot of liquid when you initially begin adding the custard mixture it to the bread, but the bread will act like a sponge and absorb everything in an hour. Don't worry if the top is uneven-when it bakes, it will be extra crunchy. Serve the bread pudding warm (if you're making it ahead, it reheats well in the oven), topped with warm praline sauce and scoops of vanilla ice cream. If you're lucky enough to have leftovers, our Test Kitchen recommends eating it for breakfast with coffee.
Provided by Pam Lolley
Time 2h25m
Yield servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Prepare the Pecan Pie Bread Pudding: Whisk together eggs, cream, milk, brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and table salt in a very large bowl. Add bread cubes, stirring to thoroughly coat. Let stand 1 hour, stirring occasionally to ensure an even coating.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 13- x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Stir pecans into bread mixture, and transfer mixture to prepared dish. Bake in preheated oven until bubbly around edges and firm in center, about 1 hour, shielding with aluminum foil after 45 to 50 minutes to prevent excessive browning. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare the Praline Sauce: Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low; whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, until foamy and golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in cream and brown sugar; cook, whisking constantly, until thickened, about 3 minutes. Whisk in vanilla and salt; cook, whisking constantly, until bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Serve immediately over warm bread pudding.
PRALINE BREAD PUDDING
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin tins with the butter.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla together. Whisk in the cream and milk. Fold in the bread and pralines. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Spoon the filling into each muffin tin. Place the muffin tin on a baking sheet and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until the center is firm. Serve the pudding with the Anglaise sauce.
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the light brown sugar, granulated sugar, heavy cream, butter, and water. Place over a medium-high heat and stir constantly until the pralines reach the softball stage, 238 to 240 degrees F. Add the pecans to the candy, and pull the pan off the stove. Continue to stir the candy vigorously with a wooden spoon until the candy cools, and the pecans remain suspended in the candy, about 2 minutes. Spoon the pralines out onto a parchment or aluminum foil lined sheet pan and cool completely before serving.
- Heat the heavy cream, milk, and vanilla bean in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Place the egg yolks and sugar in a heatproof mixing bowl and beat until pale yellow in color and all of the sugar has dissolved. Temper about a half cup of the cream mixture into the egg mixture and whisk vigorously to incorporate well. Add the egg mixture to the saucepan with the cream mixture and cook, stirring constantly with a whisk, or wooden spoon. Be sure to stir in the corners of the pot and lower the heat slightly. Stir the mixture for 4 to 5 minutes or until the custard has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- Remove from the stove and strain the custard through a fine mesh sieve into a clean bowl. Place the bowl in another bowl half-filled with ice and water to cool the custard. To chill the custard faster, stir it occasionally with a spoon.
BREAD PUDDING WITH PRALINE SAUCE
This is a wonderful family recipe I often make at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Provided by Leah Little
Categories Desserts Specialty Dessert Recipes Praline Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat a 13x9-inch baking dish with 1/4 cup melted butter.
- Pour half and half and milk over bread in a large mixing bowl; let soak for 10 minutes before gently stirring. Stir eggs into the bread mixture until incorporated. Add sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and raisins respectively, stirring each addition into the mixture before adding the next. Spoon bread mixture into prepared baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven until bread mixture is firm and pudding-like, about 50 minutes.
- Stir 1/2 pound unsalted butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar together in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stir pecans into the cream mixture, and simmer until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes; pour over bread pudding to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.2 calories, Carbohydrate 68.2 g, Cholesterol 102.8 mg, Fat 27.8 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 15.7 g, Sodium 329.2 mg, Sugar 50.3 g
PRALINE FRENCH TOAST BREAD PUDDING
Provided by Alan Rosen
Categories Egg Breakfast Brunch Dessert Bake Pecan Chill Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 generous servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- 1. Generously butter a rectangular baking dish (13 x 9 x 2 1/2 inches); use the prettiest one you have. Set out a large shallow pan for the water bath. Cut the bread across into 3/4-inch-thick slices. If you are not using a braided bread, cut slices into four triangles each. Arrange bread slices in rows, leaning and overlapping them, if necessary.
- 2. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high until light golden and slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Beat in the cream, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla, salt, and nutmeg. Pour over the bread in the dish, lifting the bread up slightly to pour between the slices and letting the custard soak in (this is important; see The Junior's Way).
- 3. Using a pastry cutter or two knives, combine all praline topping ingredients, except syrup. Using your hands, spread the mixture over the top of the soaked challah, pushing some down between the slices. Cover the plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or preferably overnight.
- 4. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Remove the plastic wrap and drizzle the maple syrup over the top. Place the dish in the center of a larger pan. Pour hot water into the pan until it comes 1 inch up the side of the baking dish. Bake until the pudding is puffy, souffléd, and golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes (don't let it overbake or get too brown). Touch it: The top should be spongy, not dry or crusty. The bread pudding is best served piping hot, right out of the oven.
IRISH CREAM BREAD PUDDING WITH CARAMEL IRISH CREAM SAUCE
Anyone that knows me here on Zaar knows I love bread pudding and baileys... so I had to add the two together with this fabulous dessert.
Provided by Vseward Chef-V
Categories Breads
Time 2h15m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Pudding: Crumble the bread, with the crust, into a bowl. Cover with combined milk, cream and liqueur and let stand an hour or until the bread has absorbed most of the liquid.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and set aside.
- Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla extract until well blended. Mix gently with bread and raisins. Spoon into pan, smooth top. Bake until light brown and the custard is set, about an hour.
- Caramel Irish Cream Sauce: Pour sugar into water in saucepan and let stand until sugar is wet. Add 2 tbsp of butter and cook on medium high to high, stirring constantly, until the mixture turns nut brown. Remove from heat. Immediately and CAREFULLY, to avoid splatters, pour in coffee and cream into the saucepan. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until caramel melts. Add more cream if caramel is too dark. Remove from heat and cool. Stir in lemon juice and liqueur just before serving.
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH PRALINE PECAN SAUCE
Make and share this Pumpkin Bread Pudding With Praline Pecan Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by db74105
Categories Dessert
Time P1DT1h
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bread Pudding.
- 1. Wisk together eggs and then add the next 8 ingredients. Stir in bread cubes and seal the bowl with plastic wrap. Cool over night.
- 2. Preheat oven to 350. Pour mixture into a greased 13 X 9" pan. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Uncover and continue to bake for 15 minutes.
- Praline Sauce.
- 1. Heat pecans in a skillet over medium-low heat, stiring often for 3 to 5 minutes. Until lightly toasted and fragrant. remove pecans from skillet.
- 2. Cook brown sugar, butter and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. This takes 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pecans and vanilla.
- 3. Pour over bread pudding while hot, hopefully bread pudding is hot and put in oven until the sauce begins to bubble.
Tips:
- Use stale bread for a richer, more flavorful bread pudding.
- Soak the bread in the milk mixture for at least 30 minutes, or up to overnight, to allow the bread to fully absorb the liquid.
- Don't overmix the bread pudding batter. Overmixing can result in a tough, dense bread pudding.
- Bake the bread pudding in a water bath to prevent the top from becoming too brown and to ensure that the bread pudding cooks evenly.
- Serve the bread pudding warm with your favorite sauce, such as Irish cream sauce, caramel sauce, or vanilla sauce.
Conclusion:
Pecan Praline Bread Pudding with Irish Cream Sauce is a delicious and decadent dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich, creamy custard, crunchy pecan praline topping, and boozy Irish cream sauce, this bread pudding is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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