Easiest Way to Cook Appetizing Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce. The whiskey sauce tastes strong right out of the pan (yum!!) but mellows when pored over the pudding. WHISKEY SAUCE: Melt the butter in a saucepan. Our New Orleans bread pudding will make you feel like you're dining in the French Quarter with a classic combination of French bread, plumped whiskey-soaked raisins, and a rich whiskey or bourbon sauce.

Serve whiskey Sauce over bread pudding - a flavorful dessert made with eggs, vanilla and whipped cream. Making bread pudding from scratch is one of the easiest recipes I have ever encountered and one of the best desserts. The whiskey bread pudding sauce can be made ahead and warmed or brought to room temperature to serve. You can cook Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce using 21 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

1. You need of bread pudding.
2. It's 1 tbsp of butter, to grease baking dish.
3. You need 1 lb of loaf of French or Italian bread.
4. You need 2 cup of heavy cream.
5. You need 4 cup of whole milk.
6. It's 6 of large eggs.
7. It's 1 3/4 cup of brown sugar.
8. You need 4 1/2 tsp of pure vanilla extract.
9. Prepare 1 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
10. You need 3/4 tsp of ground nutmeg.
11. It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
12. You need 1/2 cup of raisins.
13. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
14. It's of whiskey sauce.
15. You need 2 cup of heavy cream.
16. It's 1/2 cup of whole milk.
17. Prepare 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
18. Prepare 2 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch.
19. It's 3/4 cup of bourbon or whiskey.
20. It's 1 pinch of salt.
21. You need 2 tbsp of butter.

Do not add the whiskey while the sauce is over a hot flame or fire will be on your side. Remove from the heat before ever adding alcohol to anything on the stove! Garnish the bread pudding with confectioners' sugar and serve warm with warm Whiskey Sauce. Meanwhile, on a large rimmed baking sheet, spread the bread cubes in an even layer.

Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce step by step

1. NOTE: Some will want to know if they can cut calories and fat by substituting for the butter, cream, whole milk, eggs. Simple answer, NO. This is a bad-for-you, make-you-moan, decadent, delicious dessert meant to be prepared as written. If you want/need something healthy, this just isn't for you..
2. Tear the bread into 1-inch pieces and place in a very large bowl..
3. Grease a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with the butter and set aside..
4. Combine the heavy cream, milk, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk to mix. Stir in the raisins and pecan pieces..
5. Pour the cream mixture over the bread, and stir to combine. The spices tend to stick to the bowl, so be sure to scrape all the spices into the bowl of bread too. Allow the mixture to sit at room tempTeerature for 1 hour so most of the cream mixture is absorbed by the bread..
6. Carefully pour the bread mixture to the buttered baking dish and bake in a 350° F oven until the center of the bread pudding is set, about 1 hour. While it's baking, prepare the whiskey sauce..
7. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream, milk, and sugar..
8. In a measuring cup, whisk together the whiskey and cornstarch. Pour into the pan with the cream mixture and continue cooking, stirring constantly, until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the butter & the pinch of salt..
9. When the bread pudding is done baking, allow to sit and partially cool, for 10 to 15 minutes. Plate servings, while warm, and top with warm whiskey sauce. It's also excellent with a shot of whipped cream (aerosol can type) on top of the whiskey sauce! Killer good!!.

Remove from the heat, let cool slightly. Quickly whisk in the beaten eggs and whiskey. The bread pudding is really just an excuse to taste this. In fact some of you may want to scratch the pudding and head straight for the sauce! Tip: If you like the whiskey taste, do not bring the sauce to a boil.