PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING
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Pecan Pie Bread Pudding is actually Pecan Pie without the crust. Instead, the filling is poured over delicious bread pudding and baked to perfection!
It’s Pecan Pie infused heaven!! I’ve been on a Pecan Pie theme lately. When I started this, I intended to make a Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding, but after I got everything out I started thinking about trying to make it taste like Pecan Pie instead.
Great decision! It was delish.
Made this tonight for company. Everyone loved it! Recipe requested…said it was the best bread pudding he ever had. And, my husband loves bread pudding…and he loved this. So easy to make and so yummy! Thank you for sharing!
Tammy
If you love pecan pie, you’ll go nuts for these Pecan Pie Muffins.
Pecan Pie Bread Pudding
Bread pudding is one of my most favorite desserts to make. It’s a very simple and economical dessert to make. All bread puddings have basically the same format: dried bread and a custard sauce made from milk, eggs, and sugar. To this, you can add any additional ingredients to make the bread pudding your own. For Pecan Pie Bread Pudding, I added
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Pecan Pie Bread Pudding is crispy and crunchy on the outside. It’s creamy and smooth on the inside making for one beautiful dessert. The dessert dreams are made of… just me?
This is mind blowing! Made it at Thanksgiving and it was a hit! Making it again for a work function. Best bread pudding ever!!
Barbara
Ingredients
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- day-old French bread
- milk
- half & half, you can substitute whole milk or heavy cream
- large eggs lightly beaten
- granulated sugar
- vanilla
- salt
- butter, softened
- brown sugar, light or dark, I used light
- pecans chopped
Pecan Pie Bread Pudding
- The thing about bread pudding is its a very economical dessert to make.
- It’s a great way to use leftover bread or if you don’t have old bread, purchase it off the sale rack at the grocery store at a reduced price.
- You can make a lot as easy as you can make a little and it’s always a crowd-pleaser.
Combining two classics into one dessert. Gooey pecan pie combined with bread pudding makes this dessert recipe amazing.
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This recipe was simple and delicious! This is the first time I ever made bread pudding. My husband really enjoyed it, so I will be making this again. Thank you!
Diana
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Pecan Pie Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 16 -ounce loaf of day-old French bread
- 2 and ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup half & half see notes You can substitute whole milk or heavy cream
- 4 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 and ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 cup pecan chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cube bread then place in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, beat eggs, milk, half & half, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Pour over the bread and allow to sit 5 to 10 minutes
- In another small bowl, combine with a fork, softened butter, brown sugar, and pecans. This mixture will have the consistency of wet sand.
- Pour half of the bread mixture into a greased 8×8 inch pan. (Yes, 8×8-inch pan.)
- Top with half of the pecan mixture.
- Spoon remaining bread mixture over and top with remaining pecan mixture. Press down into pan slightly. Pan will be really full.
- Top with remaining pecan mixture.
- Place pan on a cookie sheet with a 1-inch edge to catch any mixture that may boil over.
- Bake at 350 degrees F 45 to 55 minutes.
- The center will be slightly jiggly but will set when cool.
- Allow to cool 20 to 30 minutes before serving so that the slices will hold together.
- It is a thick bread pudding and I cut into 16 equal servings. Obviously, you can cut larger slices.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
This sounds amazing!
Yummy!
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Mmmmm …. I love pecan pie – and combining it with bread pudding – even better! Pinned it!
OMGosh I have to “borrow” this one. I'm actually going to try to make this in the microwave (I bet it will work wonderfully in my Tupperware StackCooker)
I'm your newest follower from Make My Saturday Sweet Blog Hop. Thanks for sharing this. I am VERY sure I will be borrowing many more of your recipes in the very near future.
This looks awesome!! Yum! My mom makes a similar version for Christmas.
oh wow! looks amazing! (and dangerous!)
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Oh yes please! Dang…I wish I was your neighbor! That is one lovely pan of awesomeness!!
thank you!!
This is supposed to serve 16. I don’t see how a pan 8×8 can serve that many. Is the pan size correct?
I think they had two different recipes mixed together. I made the one in the 8×8 pan. But the picture shows a 9×11 pan. It was so easy and delicious. It’s kinda rich so you wouldn’t want large pieces. I think the 8×8 would serve 9 average appitites.
So which size pan should I use for this recipe as written? I don’t want it to cook over in the oven!
It’s an 8×8 inch pan. The photos are of an 8×8 inch pan the edge of the pan is just cut off in the photo. It’s thick in an 8×8 but that’s how I like it. I always bake cakes, pies, and bread pudding sitting on a cookie sheet that has at least a 1 inch edge for over flows. It’s just a good policy for any baking. Plus I hate to clean the oven, like ever.
The picture is an 8×8 pan
Paula, my Mom use to make this when I was a little girl. She make a white sauce to pour over it. Do you know how to make that. I’d love the recipe if you do…
Oh Paula, that looks so yummy, my mouth is watering!
Can some one tell me what half and half is
Half and Half coffee creamer. Half milk half cream
actually no its not…its half HEAVY CREAM and half WHOLE MILK
angela is correct ,but you also can buy it in the grocery store
It’s sold in the dairy section near milk, heavy whipping cream, coffe creams. It comes in a small carton and says half and half. Others are commenting versions so I’m sure you can look up how to make it with other ingredients if you happen to have those on hand. Otherwise buy it itself.
It’s sold not only in small cartons, but if you have a Walmart, they carry their brand in quart and even in half-gallons. I buy this for everyday use. Not good for the waistline, but what the heck, it’s delicious. All stores carry it in pint and quart sizes.
Yes, no, not coffee creamer, tho some people do use half and half in their coffeeme too, Ethel….I love creamy soups and use it weekly.
I made this Pecan Bread Pudding today. I followed the directions exactly and it was DELICIOUS! I’ve never made bread pudding before, but I’ll sure be making it now. Was so easy. The hardest part was cutting up the french bread. Mine looked a little different from the picture. Mine had a dark beautiful top.
I love to use Biscuits …. You can also use regular bread…