Soft and moist inside with a crispy and crunchy top, this Cream Cheese Glazed Carrot Cake Bread Pudding Recipe is packed with traditional carrot cake flavors!
Before we get to this recipe …
Maybe I’ve been on carrot cake overload. I made Carrot Cake Poke Cake and Pineapple Upside Down Carrot Cake, Then I made Carrot Cake Pancakes, I actually thought of this Bread Pudding Recipe after I made Carrot Cake Pancakes. That was in November, then came peppermint and fudge and cutesy Christmas foods. I’m just now getting to make and share this tasty recipe with you!
After finally tasting this recipe, it immediately became one of my favorites. It’s dense, but light. It’s moist without being mushy. I added the same ingredients, carrots, pineapple, nuts, and coconut that I add to my Carrot Cake so it has great texture.
Cream Cheese Glazed Carrot Cake Bread Pudding Recipe
Bread Pudding is a simple dessert recipe. It’s composed of day-old bread, eggs, sugar and milk. After that, any spices and flavorings you want to add is up to you. Kick it up as I did in the Pineapple Upside Down Bread Pudding. Actually using dried out bread is best for this recipe. If you don’t have dry bread, you can cube it then toast it in the oven for 10 minutes on 300 degrees F to speed the process.
Dry bread will soak up the custard sauce better, so there is a legit reason for this.
I prefer the texture chopped pecans or walnuts and shredded coconut gives this bread pudding. However, the nuts and coconut are optional ingredients, by all means, if you don’t like them, leave them out. Or, sprinkle the nuts and coconut on top so your kids can easily pick them out. I know about these things!
Can I put a glaze on this recipe?
My favorite Carrot Cake is frosted with Cream Cheese Frosting. Actually, my favorite frosting is Cream Cheese Frosting so I eat it by the spoonfuls frost every cake I can with it. I even put it on these pancakes. So I do highly recommend not leaving it off this Cream Cheese Glazed Carrot Cake Bread Pudding Recipe.
I updated this post from an earlier version. I made new photos and simplified the recipe instructions.
Cream Cheese Glazed Carrot Cake Bread Pudding Recipe
Ingredients
For the Bread Pudding
- 6 cups dry bread , cut into cubes
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 cup milk
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 4 ounce crushed pineapple drained reserving 1/4 cup juice
- 1/4 cup flaked coconut*
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts*
Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 2 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 and 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla**
- 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
Bread Pudding
- Shred or chop carrots. I process them in the food processor until fine.
- Drain pineapple.
- Place bread on a sheet tray and bake 10 minutes at 200 degrees F.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a sauce pan. Add 1 cup carrots, the pineapple and the brown sugar. Heat on medium heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves and carrots soften about 4 to 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl, beat eggs. Temper eggs then add to milk mixture slowly. Stir in coconut and pecans.
- Add bread and allow to soak in milk mixture 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 8x8 inch oven safe pan with non-stick spray.
- Pour bread mixture into pan.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes until top is browned and center is set.Cream Cheese Glaze
Cream Cheese Glaze
- In a large bowl, whisk or beat all the cream cheese glaze ingredients until smooth.
- Pour glaze over cooled bread pudding.
Notes
Nutrition
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Do you like bread pudding? What do you think about Cream Cheese Glazed Carrot Cake Bread Pudding Recipe?
Naomi Brown says
Can this be prepared in advance and baked the following day?
Paula says
Yes! Coincidently, that’s why I love bread puddings so much! 😉
Linda says
I’m on carrot cake craze now and this bread pudding version needs to happen.
Shari says
I noticed that the cream cheese glaze does not include cream cheese in the ingredients. Is that correct?
Paula says
Thank you, yes, it does need cream cheese. I looked back at the history of this post and at one time it was listed. Eek! I don’t know why it disappeared but I have updated it. Thank for alerting me.
SUE TOLLEFSON says
Your bread pudding really caught my eye!
Paula says
Thank you! I love the flavors of carrot cake, hope you enjoy!
Kay says
While I absolutely love this recipe, I noticed a few discrepancies. The ingredients list 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup grated carrots and 1/8 tsp salt, but the instructions mentions only using 1/4 cups each for the brown sugar as well as the grated carrots and the salt was left out.
Paula says
Hi Kay, my fingers must have had a mind of their own. The ‘1/4’ should have just been “1”. You add all the carrots, pineapple and brown sugar at this time. Basically, you need to slightly cook the carrots to soften them at this stage. I have corrected the recipe in addition to when the salt goes in. Sorry for the inconvenience, hope you enjoy it!
DD says
My favorite birthday dessert is red velvet cake.
Helene says
I was just sitting thinking about what kind of bread pudding I could make for tomorrow’s breakfast and voilá , your recipe. Thank you:)
Carol says
My favorite dessert on my birthday is German Chocolate cake.
Susan says
What a fun roundup! Thanks for the chance to win
amanda @ fake ginger says
Mmm, I love bread pudding! And I love the carrot cake spin!
Deb @ Cooking on the Front Burner says
Great looking dessert Paula! Happy Blog Birthday!
Paula says
Thanks Deb!
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
What a roster of recipes, but I am a bread pudding fanatic. Yours is a wonderful version of that old favorite.
Paula says
Thanks so much, Carol!
Joanie @ ZagLeft says
I love carrot cake and I love bread pudding – what a great combo this is! This looks absolutely wonderful!
Paula says
Joanie, thank you so much. So glad you stopped by!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
Super creative bread pudding! LOVE it!
Paula says
Thank you so much! I dream about desserts, haha… my husband wishes I would dream about ‘real’ food. 🙂
Cindy Eikenberg says
Paula, whoa, carrot cake bread pudding? Give me a fork or a spoon!! This looks wonderful! So happy to help celebrate your birthday – sending happy wishes and hugs! Oh and pinned! 🙂
Paula says
Thank you Cindy! I miss you!! Hope all is well!
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says
Bring on ALL the carrot cake creations! I ADORE bread pudding and cream cheese frosting, so together?! Just cut me 5 slices and we’ll be a-ok! Pinned!
Paula says
haha, thanks and I agree Taylor. Plus, cream cheese frosting making EVERYTHING good!
Gina says
Carrot cake is my absolute favorite dessert so I KNOW I’d love this bread pudding. Such a great idea!
Paula says
Thank you Gina. I love carrot cake too, it’s so moist and ‘warm’. Thanks for stopping by.