Dessert

Spiced Bread Pudding

Name: Spiced Bread Pudding
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 540 min
Total time: 585 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 (10-inch) stale French boule; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 ounce crystallized ginger, chopped; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup dried cherries; 3 large egg yolks; 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 5 cups half-and-half, divided; 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoon dried orange peel; 2 ounces spiced rum; 1 to 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 3 large whole eggs; 15 whole peppercorns

6 October 2026

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Total Time585 Mins

Serves10

Per Serving$1.12

Spiced Bread Pudding is a lacto ovo vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 10 and costs $1.12 per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 354 calories. If you have golden raisins, spiced rum, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Vegetarian Dessert Eggs Cherries

Method:

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Watch how to make this recipe.
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Place the cinnamon, nutmeg, dried orange peel, cloves, peppercorns, and ginger into 3 cups of half-and-half in a microwavable container and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Check the temperature of the mixture and microwave in 30 second increments until it reaches 180 degrees F. Cover and steep 15 minutes.
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Place the eggs and yolks in a blender with an 8-cup carafe. Blend on the lowest speed for 30 seconds. Raise the speed to quarter power and slowly add the sugars and blend until thickened slightly, about 1 minute.
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Add the remaining 2 cups half-and-half. With the machine still running, pour in the spiced half-and-half through a small hand strainer and add the rum. Use immediately, or store covered in the refrigerator for up to 72 hours.
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Preheat the oven on the lowest (or warm) setting.
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Cut a 7-inch round disk off the top of the boule using a long bread knife or serrated slicer. Tear the disk into pieces and scatter in a large roasting pan.
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Cut all the way around the inside of the boule just inside the outer wall.
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Cut downward and across the interior of the bread, first in one direction, then 90 degrees to it to create a grid, the way you would cube mango flesh to remove it from the skin.
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Remove the plugs of bread and tear into hunks about the size of an egg.
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Add to the roasting pan and bake until bread is dry, 1/2 to 2 hours.
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Sprinkle the fruit over the bread, pour in the custard, and press the bread to submerge all the pieces. Cover and soak for 2 hours at room temperature or for up to 8 hours in the refrigerator.
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Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
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Pour the melted butter into a spray bottle and spritz the inside of the bread shell. Be sure to cover the bottom with a thin layer to prevent the custard from soaking through.
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Place the bread shell in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and place in the oven to toast the interior for 30 minutes.
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Remove the bread shell from the oven and transfer the soaked bread mixture into the shell.
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Bake until the bread pudding souffles and reaches an internal temperature of 165 to 170 degrees F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
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Remove and cool 30 minutes before slicing or scooping and serving.