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

Highlights include the Seated Hanukkah Wine Dinner featuring latkes, Albo rack of lamb, and chocolate babka bread pudding ($75 per person). —Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

The bread pudding, by chef Jones, was lovely and layered, but better as leftovers when reheated much hotter at home. —Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 25 Nov. 2024

Breakfast items include a pumpkin loaf, pumpkin spice croissant bread pudding, and assorted desserts such as pumpkin cake, chai cider panna cotta, orange cardamom cake, banana butterscotch torte, and maple pumpkin bourbon cookies. —Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024

There will also be a different bread pudding (name TBD) served on Sundays. —Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above