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

Active Time: 20 mins Chill Time: 8 hrs Total Time: 9 hrs 30 mins Servings: 12 This blueberry-croissant breakfast casserole tastes like a magical combination of blueberry cheesecake and bread pudding. —Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025

Cajun food is fairly mainstream — and gumbo, jambalaya and bread pudding can be found on restaurant menus nationwide. —Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024

Taking place on June 26, with two evening seatings, the menu includes tasty offerings such as St. Louis ribs and brioche bread pudding. —Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025

The nose features a classic Agricole profile of green banana, green olives, green papaya, guava bread pudding, starfruit, and apple. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bread pudding

• gooding
• wooding