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Eggnog Bread Pudding -classic bread pudding gets a festive Christmas twist with eggnogg, perfect easy recipe for the holiday season.
This Eggnog Bread Pudding made with Brioche is the perfect festive treat.Easy, delicious comfort food, with the perfect Christmas twist that makes it extra special.
I love bread pudding and first had a traditional bread pudding ages ago when I was in my early twenties and living in England for school.It is a classic English dessert.It’s so warm and comforting and truly easy to make. It was often made to use up stale bread. This eggnog version is perfect for the holiday season.
To make this old classic a little extra special for Christmas I partnered with President’s Choice and made it with their new President’s Choice Brioche Bread and President’s Choice Eggnog. It was so good!
The rich buttery flavour of the brioche bread made the pudding extra special.And the best part of this recipe is that using eggnog as one of the main ingredients cut down on the ingredients and made this recipe super easy, but also so, so delicious.
If you’re a fan of eggnog, I think you’ll love this eggnog bread pudding recipe.The eggnog flavour adds so much to the dessert.
What To Serve It With
I served the Eggnog Bread Pudding with whipped cream as a holiday dessert. To make it mix heavy cream with vanilla extract, and sugar, you could even add a splash of rum to make it more festive.It was warm, but not piping hot.You can serve it hot, warm, or cold.It would be really delicious with a scoop of vanilla ice cream also, or a classic English custard sauce, or even eggnog custard, vanilla sauce, rum sauce, or caramel sauce.You could also dust it with a little powdered sugar before serving.
To make this Eggnog Bread Pudding even more special, you could add in some raisins, or pecans, or both to up the holiday flavors. We’ve made ours with brioche bread, but you can also try different types of bread like challah bread, egg bread, French bread, or even white bread.
I love this easy Egg nog Bread Pudding.It’s easy enough for any day you’d like to add a little holiday cheer to with simple grocery store ingredients, but special enough to be welcome at any party or special get together this Christmas. This is a great way to use up any leftover eggnog too.
Yield: 6 servings
Eggnog Bread Pudding
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Ingredients
- I loaf brioche bread
- 3 cups eggnog
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Non-stick Baking Spray
- Icing Sugar for dusting over the top
- Optional: raisins, pecans, or both
Instructions
- First cut your brioche into one inch cubes.
- In a large mixing bowl combine eggnog, eggs, melted butter, sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. (Make sure your butter isn't too hot, you don't want to cook the eggs at all.) Stir the egg mixture well.
- Add the all the bread cubes into the eggnog mixture in the large bowl, and stir to combine. Optional: add some raisins (or use cinnamon raisin bread) or add pecans, or both to the mixture. Let it sit 10 minutes or a couple of hours so the bread can absorb most of the liquid.
- Spray a 9 x 9 baking dish with non-stick spray, and add in the soaked bread mixture to the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven 40-45 minutes, until set and golden brown on top.
- Serve hot, warm, or cold sprinkled with a little icing sugar. Serve with whipped cream, custard sauce, or ice cream.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 556Total Fat: 26gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 292mgSodium: 390mgCarbohydrates: 67gFiber: 1gSugar: 46gProtein: 15g
Store any leftovers in an airtight container or in the casserole dish wrapped in plastic wrap in the refrigerator, Serve at room temperature, or reheat in the microwave. This easy eggnog bread pudding is perfect for festive dessert rich flavor dessert for Christmas Eve, or New Year’s Day. With Eggnog Bread Pudding, life is really a party!
I partnered with President’s Choice for this post. All options, as always, are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make Life is a Party possible.
More Recipe Inspiration
You might also like our Eggnog Cookies here.
And check out our Easy Apple Crisp in a Mason Jar here.
FAQs
Choose The Right Spirit
While brandy is the most traditional alcohol to pair with eggnog, according to traditional recipes, you can also use a mixture of dark rum and Cognac. If you like your eggnog with more of a kick you can also add bourbon, but we recommend sticking to rum and Cognac to preserve the 'nog's flavors.
Why does my bread pudding taste like egg? ›
Bread pudding's magic is how the old, dried bread can be re-invigorated with a mixture of milk, eggs, and sugar that it soaks up like a sponge, but when the eggs aren't properly beaten you have a separation of the beaten yolk from the beaten whites which gives you the scrambled egg look and flavor.
Why is my bread pudding so watery? ›
To prevent horribly runny bread pudding, you also want to warm up the milk before adding it to the other ingredients for easier soaking. Additionally, cover the bread pudding with foil — but only for half of the baking time. This will ensure that the pudding is neither overdone nor underdone.
Does eggnog thicken? ›
It will thicken as it cools. If you want a thinner, completely smooth consistency, you can add the entire mixture to a blender with 1 or 2 tablespoons of milk and blend until smooth. Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg, and fresh whipped cream, if desired. Store homemade eggnog in the fridge for up to one week.
Is whiskey or rum better in eggnog? ›
Avoid white rum because it's too light and transparent. Instead, choose a gold or aged rum. For a fun twist similar to rye whiskey, go with spiced rum. For the best of both classics, pour both brandy and rum, splitting them equally in the eggnog.
Does alcohol make eggnog last longer? ›
Classically, eggnog is also aged with liquor for several weeks (or months!), which sounds insane until you realize that the booze acts as both preservative and sterilizer. Very few bacteria, including salmonella, can survive in the presence of alcohol, as has been proven in lab experiments at Rockefeller University.
How can you tell when bread pudding is done? ›
Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Another way to judge whether the pudding is fully baked, is to gently press down on the center of the pudding. If any custard comes up to the top, the pudding needs to be baked a little longer.
Should I cover my bread pudding when baking? ›
Better use aluminum
The addition of aluminum foil helps the pudding retain moisture while baking in the oven and may even cause the dessert to steam itself (via Whirlpool). This is a particularly good technique for bread pudding which needs the added moisture to retain its custard's integrity.
Can bread pudding be left out overnight? ›
Can bread pudding sit out overnight? Do not let your bread pudding sit out at room temperature for more than 2 hours after it has been baked. You should make sure you eat it within 4 days.
Is bread pudding supposed to jiggle? ›
After two score or more of tests, we determined that the bread budding should wobble like a Jell-O mold when removed from the oven--it will continue to cook after removal. Another tip is to remove the pudding from the oven just as it begins to inflate and rise up high in the pan.
One major problem that you may have come across is bread pudding that is just too wet. A good bread pudding needs to be moist with a custardy-like texture, but it should not be anywhere close to runny.
Why does my bread pudding always fall? ›
Not allowing it to rest after baking
It is usual for bread pudding to somewhat collapse when it goes from the oven to the room temperature air, but you surely don't want to further contribute to it becoming flat. Therefore, don't dish it out too quickly.
Is Crown Royal good in eggnog? ›
Egg-cellent Eggnog Tips
Rum – I like dark rum in eggnog (Myers's is what I usually buy), but spiced rum would also be fabulous. Whiskey – I typically use Crown Royal, but use what you like or keep on hand.
What kind of alcohol is Southern Comfort? ›
Southern Comfort (often abbreviated SoCo) is an American, naturally fruit-flavored, whiskey liqueur with fruit and spice accents. The brand was created by bartender Martin Wilkes Heron in New Orleans in 1874, using whiskey as the base spirit. Whiskey was replaced by a neutral spirit under the ownership of Brown–Forman.
What goes well with eggnog? ›
And while chocolate cake is at the top of the list of desserts that pair well with eggnog, you can't go wrong with any sweet. Pumpkin pie and apple crumble are the next two on the list.
Does eggnog curdle with alcohol? ›
Though rare, there is the potential that eggnog will curdle when it's mixed with alcohol. That's typically due to too much acid interacting with the dairy.
