One Thousand Bread Pudding Ideas

Published on Thursday, September 17, 2009, by Caitlin McGrath / Edit Post

You can use just about any kind of bread or cake as the base for bread pudding, say hounds. A combination of breads is good, too, according to gourdeaux.

Challah, brioche, and supermarket French bread are all good, neutral choices. Many hounds love croissant bread pudding. Cakes and sweet breakfast breads work well, too, but it’s a good idea to reduce the sugar in the custard mixture to avoid ending up with too much sweetness. Chowhounds have successfully made bread pudding with pumpkin bread, gingerbread, pound cake, unglazed cinnamon rolls, fruit Danishes, raised or cake doughnuts, and at the holidays, Italian panettone.

Try CHOW’s Croissant and Armagnac Bread Pudding

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  • Our Family favorite is plain ole' 100% whole wheat bread with diced apples, preferrably granny smith, instead of raisins. I like raisins but not in bread pudding. I'm usually using just the crust and trimmings from other recipes (baked fondue or ham strata) that I save up in plastic bags in the freezer. The key is to use plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg. Yum! But I'd like to try challa as an option....+READ

    Our Family favorite is plain ole' 100% whole wheat bread with diced apples, preferrably granny smith, instead of raisins. I like raisins but not in bread pudding. I'm usually using just the crust and trimmings from other recipes (baked fondue or ham strata) that I save up in plastic bags in the freezer. The key is to use plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg. Yum! But I'd like to try challa as an option. or a nice brioche would be good too. I think croissants, unless they are very stale, would be too soft and disintegrate in the egg mixture.-COLLAPSE