The 17 Best Bread Pudding Recipes

Instant Pot bread pudding in a bowl — The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Make a delicious bread pudding for a great family dessert, or bake one for a special occasion.

Here are some of my favorites, including comforting traditional spiced bread pudding recipes, slow cooker bread puddings, and several using fruit.

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Old-Fashioned Biscuit Pudding

The Spruce / Abbey Littlejohn

This wonderful old-fashioned biscuit pudding is an old-fashioned favorite made with vanilla, eggs, and milk. You might remember your grandmother making this pudding.
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Instant Pot Bread Pudding

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This moist and delicious Instant Pot bread pudding is cooked in the Instant Pot pressure cooker, leaving the oven free for other dishes. It's also an excellent choice for warm weather when you don't want to use the oven. The bourbon sauce is the perfect topping, but feel free to use another sauce or syrup.
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Bread Pudding With Bourbon Sauce

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

This bread pudding with Bourbon sauce is a signature from Kentucky's Beaumont Inn. The sweet bourbon sauce isn't overpowering, and the buttermilk gives it a nice tang.
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Egg Custard Bread Pudding With Nutmeg

The Spruce / Diana Rattray

Nutmeg gives this comforting egg custard bread pudding with nutmeg egg custard flavor, or use cinnamon swirl bread and ground cinnamon for the cinnamon variation shown in the photo.

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Slow Cooker Spiced Bread Pudding

Diana Rattray

This slow cooker spiced bread pudding is a delicious treat! The pudding is flavored with spices and vanilla. Top it off with a dessert sauce or whipped cream.
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Chocolate Bread Pudding

Anita Schecter

This chocolate bread pudding is a chocolate lover's dream! It's made with cocoa, chocolate chips, and a decadent chocolate and cream topping.
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Easy Chocolate Bread Pudding

The Spruce Eats / Kristina Vanni

No cocoa in the house? You can still make chocolate bread pudding. This recipe relies entirely on chocolate chips for flavor, even for the warm sauce that's drizzled over top.
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Pumpkin Bread Pudding

The Spruce

A moist pumpkin bread pudding, and it's the perfect dessert for fall and winter dinners or parties. Raisins or chopped pecans can be used in place of the dried cranberries, or try another chopped dried fruit. Drizzle a dessert sauce over the pudding, or use a spiced syrup.

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New Orleans Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Diana Rattray

This classic New Orleans bread pudding with whiskey sauce is a deliciously rich treat. It will make you feel like you're dining in the French Quarter.
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White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Kristina Vanni

White chocolate makes an appearance twice in this delicious recipe for bread pudding. First, it is incorporated into the egg mixture and mixed with the bread cubes, and then it is combined with cream to make a sauce that is drizzled on top of the baked pudding.
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Old-Fashioned Sliced Bread Pudding

Diana Rattray

This tasty old-fashioned sliced bread pudding may seem simple, but the flavors are anything but. Dress this comforting dessert up with a homemade or purchased caramel sauce.
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Apple-Cinnamon Bread Pudding

The Spruce / Nita West

Serve this wonderful apple-cinnamon bread pudding with the included apple brandy sauce, or top it with your favorite dessert sauce.

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Pineapple Bread Pudding

Diana Rattray

Crushed pineapple and pecans give this warm and inviting pineapple bread pudding texture and flavor. This is wonderful with a creamy vanilla sauce.
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Sweet Potato Bread Pudding

Diana Rattray

Dates and pecans add flavor and texture to this delicious sweet potato bread pudding. Serve this bread pudding with caramel sauce or brown sugar sauce.
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Spiced Peach Bread Pudding

Diana Rattray

Canned peaches and juice go into this moist, delicious spiced peach bread pudding. Feel free to change it up with apricots or pineapple. Serve this bread pudding with a caramel or butterscotch sauce.
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Cranberry Orange Bread Pudding

The Spruce

This excellent cranberry orange bread pudding is a great dessert choice for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, or any fall or winter meal. If possible, use a rich bread like a brioche or challah.

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Blueberry Bread Pudding

Diana Rattray

Make this rich blueberry bread pudding with day-old bread or use a buttery brioche, croissants, or challah. Top it off with a dollop of whipped cream and your favorite dessert sauce. Or make this blueberry sauce to go with the pudding.

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