my favorite bread pudding

My dad and I are HUGE fans of bread pudding. Since I was a little girl I have always loved bread pudding. I have tried many over the years but there is one that is my favorite. I love the White Chocolate Bread Pudding from Ruggles Green here in Houston. If you ever make it here…you have to go there!!

It starts with the bread

For a bread pudding to be AMAZING it starts with the bread. For this recipe I went with a brioche. It is a rich and buttery bread that absorbs the custard while not falling apart.

I was not planning on making this bread pudding but I was at the most precious little farm to table restaurant, Provisions, and they had some fresh baked brioche bread for sale, and I love their brioche bread. They have a grilled cheese that I always order on this bread so I knew I had to have the loaf. Once I got it home I started thinking about all the ways I wanted to use it and then it hit me…bread pudding.

Since bread pudding is not something I make everyday I knew I had to make my favorite…at least my version of it.

The deeper the better

At Ruggles they serve the bread pudding in individual oval ramekins, but for The Hubby and I wanted to make it in a big casserole dish. I made sure to use one of my deeper casserole dishes as I wanted to make sure to be able to get as much custard in there as possible. The custard is where all the yummy lives, so the more the better.

I also like the big thick servings you get when making it in a casserole dish. If you would prefer to make them in ramekins though feel free to do so. Just adjust cooking time as needed, but make sure to still cook in a water bath.

It is worth the wait

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Finishing it off

To really make this bread pudding something super special I topped it with some melted white chocolate and this salted caramel sauce. It really is the perfect wait to top this already amazing bread pudding even better.