This simple Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Pudding is a cross between breakfast and dessert, and basically the best use of cinnamon-raisin bread ever. Super easy to make with just a few ingredients!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Rest10 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bread pudding, cinnamon raisin bread
Servings: 8
Ingredients
10slicesday-old SunMaid cinnamon-raisin swirl bread, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
3tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted
4largeeggs
2cupswhole milk
1/3cupgranulated sugar
1/3cupbrown sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonground cinnamon
maple syrup or icing, for serving
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8x8 inch square baking dish with nonstick spray.
Place bread pieces inside dish and drizzle with the melted butter.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, both sugars, vanilla, and cinnamon; whisk until well blended.
Pour liquid mixture over bread, and lightly push down with a spatula (or your hands) until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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Notes
I recommend bread that is a few days old for this recipe, or at least dried out a bit. Otherwise, the pudding will lose its texture and become mush. It can be prepped the night before, tightly covered with plastic wrap, then remove plastic in the morning and bake.