Homemade Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce
By
Joyce Lowery
@jlowery55
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The bread pudding recipe is an original from Mulate's Restaurant in New Orleans. It was given to me by my friend Rene. The rum sauce is different from the one at Mulate's. We just couldn't seem to get their sauce "just right."
Rating:
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Serves:
8
Prep:
20 Min
Cook:
45 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 6 large
- eggs
- 2 c
- whole milk
- 2 c
- half and half
- 1 c
- sugar
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 6
- hamburger buns
- 1/2 c
- white raisins
- 2 c
- brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 c
- cornstarch
- 1 1/3 c
- half and half
- 1 c
- water
- 1 c
- light corn syrup
- 1/4 c
- butter
- 1/4 c
- rum
- 2 tsp
- vanilla extract
CARAMEL RUM SAUCE
How to Make Homemade Bread Pudding with Butter Rum Sauce
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch pan and set aside.
- 2In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs. Add the milk, half and half, sugar, and vanilla. Whisk until combined.
- 3Break the hamburger buns into pieces and place in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the raisins evenly over the buns and pour the liquid mixture over all. Make sure that all of the bread is thoroughly soaked in the liquid.
- 4Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 45 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving. If you prefer a firmer texture, chill about 2 hours, then reheat for serving. Serve with Caramel Rum Sauce.
- 5CARAMEL RUM SAUCE: Combine sugar and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan. Stir in cream, water, and corn syrup.
- 6Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly (mixture may look curdled. Not to worry. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
- 7Remove from heat and stir in butter, vanilla, and rum. Let mixture stand at room temperature until cooled. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 months.
