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Pretzel Bread Pudding

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time50 minutes
Chilling time8 hours
Total Time9 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

For the bread pudding:

  • 8 cups pretzel bread pieces
  • 3 tablespoons butter melted, unsalted
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • flaky sea salt for serving

For the whiskey sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons whiskey
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoons butter

Instructions

  • Prepare medium casserole baking dish by greasing with butter. Place pretzel bread pieces into prepared dish. Pour melted butter over the bread and toss together until bread is covered in butter. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add eggs, cream, milk, brown sugar, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Whisk together to combine.
  • Pour mixture evenly over the cubed bread. Press down with the back of the spatula to push bread into the custard. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for at least hours and no more than 24 hours. We need this time to make sure the bread soaks up all the custard.
  • Once the pudding has set, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap and place casserole dish in oven. Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until it's no longer jiggling and the top is nice and toasted. Remove from oven and let it sit for 20 minutes before serving.
  • Scoop or slice bread pudding into portions. Top with warm whiskey sauce and a pinch of sea salt.

For the whiskey sauce:

  • Add whiskey, sugar, and heavy cream to a medium saucepan. Place over medium heat. Whisk milk and constarch together to make a slurry. Add to the whiskey mixture and whisk together. Bring mixture to a boil and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occassionally. Remove from heat. Add salt and butter and stir together. Let cool to a warm temperature and serve with pretzel bread pudding.

Notes

Bread pudding recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour