Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding
Have stale bread? This dish is perfect because it needs stale bread to absorb the custard. Then special vanilla butter sauce on top transforms this dish like something you’ve never had before!
Yield: 8 people
Materials
Bread Pudding
- 1/2 loaf challah or brioche (about 6-8 slices) cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 2 cans refrigerated cinnamon rolls baked and cut into cubes
- 1 3/4 cups milk whole or 2%
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 6 eggs
- 3/4 cups brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp salt
Vanilla Butter Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
Eggnog Sauce
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp eggnog
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Cream Cheese Icing
- 2 things of the cream cheese icing , in the cinnamon roll can
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
Bread Pudding
- Grease a 13x9 baking dish with butter. Preheat oven to 350 F
- Once cinnamon rolls are baked and cut into cubes along with the challah or brioche, place into greased baking dish.
- Combine eggs, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Once combined, add milk and heavy cream. Pour custard mixture evenly on top and let bread absorb it.
- Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes. Allow at least 15 minutes to cool. Top with sauce of your choice below.
Eggnog Sauce
- In a small mixing bowl whisk together powdered sugar, eggnog, milk, salt, and vanilla extract.
- Sauce should be sticking slightly to whisk, thicker than water. If too thin, add more powdered sugar 1 tsp at a time until desired consistency. If too thick, add more milk 1/4 tsp at a time.
Vanilla Butter Sauce
- In a medium saucepan on medium heat combine the butter, sugars, heavy cream, and milk. Stir periodically until it begins to thicken, about 5 minutes or so. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract. Let cool for about 15-20 minutes before pouring it on the bread pudding
Cream Cheese Icing
- In a small microwave safe bowl melt the 1 tbsp butter. Mix in the cream cheese icing cups, heavy cream, and milk. Drizzle on top of bread pudding.
Notes
If making ahead:
Bake cinnamon rolls the night before and cut into cubes, place in the greased baking dish along with the brioche or challah cubes. Keep in the oven (turned off) overnight and pick up the recipe starting at step #3!