British · Dessert · All year
Brioche Bread Pudding
4.6 community
20m
Prep
45m
Cook
Easy
Level
420
kcal
Stale bread's finest hour: brioche soaked in vanilla custard, baked until the top crisps and the middle turns to warm pudding.
What you need
Ingredients
Servings
8
400 g
🍞 Brioche ›
stale, torn — or any enriched bread
4
🥚 Eggs ›
400 ml
🥛 Milk ›
200 ml
🥛 Heavy Cream ›
120 g
🍬 Sugar ›
1 tbsp
🌸 Vanilla Extract ›
1 tsp
🟤 Cinnamon ›
60 g
🍇 Raisins ›
soaked in hot water (or dark rum)
30 g
🧈 Butter ›
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Mise en place
Before you start
20m
Prep
45m
Cook
65m
Total
8
Serves
Equipment
Mixing bowls
Whisk
Baking pan
Prep checklist
Brioche
— stale, torn — or any enriched bread
Raisins
— soaked in hot water (or dark rum)
3 steps
Method
1
Whisk the custard (eggs, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon). Fold in the bread and raisins; soak 30 minutes, pressing occasionally.
💡
The soak is non-negotiable: dry cores in bread pudding mean the custard never got its chance.
2
Into a buttered dish, dotted with butter; bake at 170°C until puffed, golden, and barely wobbling at the center, 40–45 minutes.
3
Rest 15 minutes. Cream, custard, or ice cream alongside — this is not the moment for restraint.
From the chef
Notes
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Covered at cool room temperature 2 days, or refrigerated up to 5.
Freezing
Most baked desserts freeze well for 2 months, tightly wrapped.
Reheating
Most baked desserts revive in a 150°C oven for 5–8 minutes. Custards and mousses are served cold — never reheat.
Make ahead
Almost every dessert here is better made a day ahead — flavors settle and textures set. Add crisp toppings just before serving.
Wine pairing
A small glass of something sweeter than the dessert itself.
Beer pairing
An imperial stout alongside chocolate is a genuinely great pairing; otherwise coffee.
On the plate
Serve it with
Sides
·
Softly whipped cream
·
A scoop of vanilla ice cream
·
Fresh berries
Garnish
Powdered sugar
Chocolate shavings
A few flakes of sea salt
Taste map
Flavor profile
Sweet
Salty
Sour
Bitter
Umami
Heat
Per serving
Nutrition
420
kcal
9g
protein
48g
carbs
21g
fat
3g
fiber
28g
sugar
520mg
sodium
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