bread pudding

noun

plural bread puddings

: a dish consisting of bread pieces soaked in a mixture of eggs, milk, and usually sugar and spices and then baked

This easy-to-prepare bread pudding makes dessert out of ingredients you probably already have in the house.

—Joanne Lamb Hayes

Vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg star in this classic bread pudding recipe made with eggy challah bread.

—Frances Janisch

Now Savoy regulars have been nudging Susan to bring back her panettone bread pudding, created for New Year's Eve when she was Le Madri's pastry chef.

—Richard Sax

Modern bread puddings tend to be more custard than casserole, with the creamy factor playing a bigger role in the recipe's texture.

—Wynnie Stein

I'm not wild about stuffing, but I love bread pudding and often make savory versions to serve with roasted birds.

—Ann Lovejoy

Examples of bread pudding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Check out the chocolate miso bread pudding, or the burrata with chili oil and Thai basil. —Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025

For desserts, the banana coconut bread pudding has its devotees. —Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024

The flavors included elements of baked apple bread, bread pudding with toffee date syrup, and honey. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024

Dessert, toffee marshmallow bread pudding serves eight ($20). —Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above