Donut Bourbon Bread Pudding

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If you are looking for the perfect bread pudding this season we have the perfect recipe for you! This mouth watering donut bourbon bread pudding not only melts in your mouth, but it’s smothered in the most delicious bourbon glaze! 

Donut Bourbon Bread Pudding

Check out our detailed list of ingredients and instructions on how to create this donut bourbon bread pudding below.

Making This Bread Pudding at Home 

Don’t get overwhelmed by looking at all the ingredients required for this recipe, it’s really a lot simpler than it appears to create this delicious donut bourbon bread pudding. For the donuts you will need 1 dozen cake and chocolate cake stale donuts, yes STALE! 

Once you’ve got those chopped up and ready to go, make sure your baking pan is well based with a spray grease, or your non-stick agent of choice. This is absolutely crucial, since you don’t want to end up scraping baked-on bread pieces from your favourite pan. 

That being said, we didn’t find this recipe particularly difficult to take on. Beginners will be able to flex some baking prowess with a delicious and approachable recipe that guests will love!

Tips and Substitutions for Bread Pudding

You can jump right into the glaze while your bread pudding is cooling! Add in your egg and sugar and stir until combined and thick enough to coat the back off your spoon. Making sure the glaze is thick enough to stick to the bread pudding is crucial, otherwise you’ll end up with a bit of a mess.

Remove from heat and slowly add your bourdon, tasting as you go. Once you’ve reached the desired taste remove your bread pudding from the pan and pour your glave over it.

If you don’t happen to have stale donuts lying around just head to any store or bakery that sells donuts and ask for day old donuts. Not only are they marked majorly down but any store will be happy to get rid of them!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Yield: 6 large slices

Ingredients:

• 1 dozen cake and chocolate cake stale donuts- cut into bite-sized pieces
• 4 eggs
• 11/2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp. cup butter – melted
• ½ cup brown sugar – lightly packed
• ½ sugar
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Glaze Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup bourbon (add slowly, adjust to taste)

Instructions:

1. Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In an extra large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, butter, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Add the donut pieces, toss to combine, cover and allow the mixture to sit for 20 minutes.
4. Spray a 9×5 loaf pan with baking spray.
5. Add the donut mixture to the pan.
6. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until golden brown
7. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.

Bourbon Glaze Instructions:

1. You can make the sauce while the bread pudding is cooling.
2. In a medium saucepan add the butter, over low heat, cook until melted.
3. Add in the sugar and beaten egg into the melted butter, stir to combine.
4. Over low heat, stir the mixture constantly until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of your spoon. Remove from heat.
5. Whisk in the bourbon to taste.
6. Remove the bread pudding from the loaf pan.
7. Pour the bourbon sauce over the bread pudding and serve.

Donut Bourbon Bread Pudding

Yield: 6 Large Slices

If you are looking for the perfect bread pudding this season we have the perfect recipe for you! This mouth watering donut bourbon bread pudding not only melts in your mouth, but it’s smothered in the most delicious bourbon glaze! 

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Ingredients

• 1 dozen cake and chocolate cake stale donuts- cut into bite-sized pieces
• 4 eggs
• 11/2 cups milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbsp. cup butter - melted
• ½ cup brown sugar - lightly packed
• ½ sugar
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup bourbon (add slowly, adjust to taste)

Instructions

1. Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In an extra large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, heavy cream, butter, sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Add the donut pieces, toss to combine, cover and allow the mixture to sit for 20 minutes.
4. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with baking spray.
5. Add the donut mixture to the pan.
6. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until golden brown
7. Allow to cool for 15 minutes.

Glaze Ingredients

1. You can make the sauce while the bread pudding is cooling.
2. In a medium saucepan add the butter, over low heat, cook until melted.
3. Add in the sugar and beaten egg into the melted butter, stir to combine.
4. Over low heat, stir the mixture constantly until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of your spoon. Remove from heat.
5. Whisk in the bourbon to taste.
6. Remove the bread pudding from the loaf pan.
7. Pour the bourbon sauce over the bread pudding and serve.