PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDING

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Pecan Pie Bread Pudding is actually Pecan Pie without the crust. Instead, the filling is poured over delicious bread pudding and baked to perfection!

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It’s Pecan Pie infused heaven!! I’ve been on a Pecan Pie theme lately. When I started this, I intended to make a Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding, but after I got everything out I started thinking about trying to make it taste like Pecan Pie instead.
Great decision! It was delish.

Made this tonight for company. Everyone loved it! Recipe requested…said it was the best bread pudding he ever had. And, my husband loves bread pudding…and he loved this. So easy to make and so yummy! Thank you for sharing!

Tammy
Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

If you love pecan pie, you’ll go nuts for these Pecan Pie Muffins.

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is one of my most favorite desserts to make. It’s a very simple and economical dessert to make. All bread puddings have basically the same format: dried bread and a custard sauce made from milk, eggs, and sugar. To this, you can add any additional ingredients to make the bread pudding your own. For Pecan Pie Bread Pudding, I added butter, brown sugar and pecans to give it the pecan pie element.

The butter, brown sugar and pecans on top of my bread pudding are almost like a streusel. The cook together creating a ‘crunch’ and a caramel sauce.

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding is crispy and crunchy on the outside. It’s creamy and smooth on the inside making for one beautiful dessert. The dessert dreams are made of… just me?

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

This is mind blowing! Made it at Thanksgiving and it was a hit! Making it again for a work function. Best bread pudding ever!!

Barbara

Ingredients

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  • day-old French bread
  • milk
  • half & half, you can substitute whole milk or heavy cream
  • large eggs lightly beaten
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla
  • salt
  • butter, softened
  • brown sugar, light or dark, I used light
  • pecans chopped
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With a fork, mix the butter, brown sugar, and pecans until crumbly and like wet sand
A pan of Pecan Pie Bread Pudding sitting on top of foil.
I lined a roasting pan with aluminum foil for easy clean up in case it bubbled over

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

  1. The thing about bread pudding is its a very economical dessert to make.
  2. It’s a great way to use leftover bread or if you don’t have old bread, purchase it off the sale rack at the grocery store at a reduced price.
  3. You can make a lot as easy as you can make a little and it’s always a crowd-pleaser.
Pecan Pie Bread Pudding from callmepmc.com combining 2 classics this bread pudding dessert has a rich pecan pie topping.
this is an 8×8 inch pan

Combining two classics into one dessert. Gooey pecan pie combined with bread pudding makes this dessert recipe amazing.

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This recipe was simple and delicious! This is the first time I ever made bread pudding. My husband really enjoyed it, so I will be making this again. Thank you!

Diana

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Pecan Pie Bread Pudding from callmepmc.com combining 2 classics this bread pudding dessert has a rich pecan pie topping.

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

Combining two classics into one dessert. Gooey pecan pie combined with bread pudding makes this dessert recipe amazing.
Author: Paula
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 16 servings

Ingredients

  • 16 -ounce loaf of day-old French bread
  • 2 and ½ cup milk
  • 1 cup half & half see notes You can substitute whole milk or heavy cream
  • 4 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 and ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup pecan chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Cube bread then place in a large bowl.
  • In another bowl, beat eggs, milk, half & half, sugar, salt, and vanilla. Pour over the bread and allow to sit 5 to 10 minutes
  • In another small bowl, combine with a fork, softened butter, brown sugar, and pecans. This mixture will have the consistency of wet sand.
  • Pour half of the bread mixture into a greased 8×8 inch pan. (Yes, 8×8-inch pan.)
  • Top with half of the pecan mixture.
  • Spoon remaining bread mixture over and top with remaining pecan mixture. Press down into pan slightly. Pan will be really full.
  • Top with remaining pecan mixture.
  • Place pan on a cookie sheet with a 1-inch edge to catch any mixture that may boil over.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F 45 to 55 minutes.
  • The center will be slightly jiggly but will set when cool.
  • Allow to cool 20 to 30 minutes before serving so that the slices will hold together.
  • It is a thick bread pudding and I cut into 16 equal servings. Obviously, you can cut larger slices.

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Notes

Half & Half is a mixture of heavy cream and whole milk. If Half & Half is not available in your area, you can substitute either whole milk or heavy cream. (Heavy cream may also be called Heavy Whipping Cream or Whipping Cream.)
 
Original recipe by Paula Jones for CallMePMc.com all rights reserved.

Nutrition

Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 36g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 2mg
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287 Comments

  1. Pinterest won’t allow me to pin this because they say it may lead to spam.

  2. 5 stars
    Spotted this on Weekend Potluck and had to check it out! We love all things pecan around our house and this looks wonderful!

  3. 5 stars
    Just found and joined your site. I love what I see, starting with THS amazing looking recipe. So excited to make it. Thanks for sharing.

  4. 4 stars
    I made it loved it, I put brown sugar mixture on bottom then bread mixture then topped with rest of sugar…came out great

  5. Has anyone frozen this dish? Could I prepare it in a couple of a couple of smaller dishes and freeze it? Then we can thaw it and bake a dessert for two when ever we feel like something sweet but not have tons left over.

  6. 5 stars
    Made it but I also free styled it as well turned out great. Mines was a pecan walnut bread pudding glaze. so delicious. Want to update pictures but I don’t see a option. Contact me for more information

  7. 5 stars
    Made this with three alterations – added some peaches (we love peach cobbler with pecans, figured they might work here as well), used cinnamon bread instead of french bread, added a block of cream cheese (just dropped bits of it all over the top), and prepped it the evening before and baked it off in the morning after it soaked all night. How do I phrase this so it sounds correct? IT WAS AMAZING!!! My family voted it BEST BREAKFAST EVER. We even ate it for dessert that night. I know I changed your recipe, but I just want to say THANK YOU for the inspiration!

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