Make Ahead

Rum Raisin Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce

July  3, 2018
4.4
8 Ratings
Photo by Coco in the Kitchen
  • Prep time 30 minutes
  • Cook time 45 minutes
  • Serves 4
Author Notes

Turn rum raisin ice cream into breakfast with this easy bread pudding recipe! —Coco in the Kitchen

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup dark raisins
  • 2 tablespoons spiced rum
  • 1 cup (1/2 stick) butter, @ room temp
  • 8 pieces 1-inch thick slices of crusty bread, like ciabatta
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 pinch freshly ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Directions
  1. Toss raisins into a little bowl and drizzle with rum. Set aside to plump up, at least 30 mins. Butter a rectangular baking dish and set aside. Butter each slice of bread on both sides and arrange in the baking dish, overlapping and snug. Whisk eggs, cream, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Pour the custard over the bread and sprinkle the rum-soaked raisins. Cover with foil and pop into the fridge at least for 30 mins or overnight. Preheat the oven to 375*F. Place the baking dish into a deep roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up the sides of the dish. Bake 45 minutes until golden brown. Carefully remove from the oven. Lift the baking dish out of the water bath and set onto a metal rack to cool a bit. Expect a layer of molten butter on top. The pudding will soak the butter up as it cools. bread pudding .
  2. Make the sauce. Melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the sugar and cream. Once the sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered for 10 mins, stirring frequently. Spoon sauce over the warm pudding, sprinkle coarse salt evenly and serve with berries and freshly brewed hot coffee

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Prof. March 6, 2020
The above recipe says "1 cup (1/2 stick) butter, @ room temp". Is this a typo? 1 stick of butter is 1/2 c.; 2 sticks equal 1 cup; 1/2 stick is 1/4 cup.