Pumpkin Bread Pudding

If I had to pick my all-time favorite dessert, I highly doubt I could narrow it down to just one thing, but I do know this for certain… it would be warm and gooey, fresh out of the oven, and served with a heaping scoop of ice cream on top. Something like a homemade apple pie or a giant skillet cookie or this seasonal favorite: Pumpkin Bread Pudding!

Now that September has arrived, I feel like it’s the perfect time to add a new pumpkin recipe to the collection at LGW, and this one is not only super easy to make, but it’s also one of my favorites that I make again and again this time of year. If you’ve never made (or eaten) a bread pudding before, here are the basic steps:

First, you cut dried bread (in this case, delicious cinnamon swirl bread) into small cubes. See my note in the recipe on how to quickly dry your bread if you just brought it home from the store!

Then you whip up a mixture of milk, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, some other yummy stuff, and the star of the show: pumpkin. Combine with the bread cubes and throw in some chopped pecans and raisins.

Bake for about an hour, and patiently wait to serve with a scoop of ice cream, a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, and a sprinkle of pecans on top!

This bread pudding comes together really quickly, and I think it’s going to become one of your Fall favorites as well. If you’re not a fan of raisins or nuts, you can certainly leave them out of the recipe, but I like the added texture in between all the little bread cubes! Let me know if you try the recipe, and I’d love to hear what you think in the comments below!

Also try our: Apple Turnovers, Maple Glazed Pumpkin Hand Pies, Salted Caramel Apple Crisp, Zucchini Bread, Apple Pie Bars, Pumpkin Bread, or Applesauce Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

4 cups (about 6-7 slices) dried cinnamon swirl bread cubes, cut into ½” pieces
1/3 cup pecans, chopped
¼ cup raisins
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup pumpkin puree
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
¾ cup whole milk
¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

serve with: (optional)
salted caramel sauce
vanilla ice cream
chopped pecans

Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease an 8 x 8 inch baking dish and set aside. In a large bowl combine the dried bread cubes, pecans, and raisins.

In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin puree, heavy cream, milk, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Add the pumpkin mixture to the bread cubes and stir until well combined.

Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake uncovered for 50-60 minutes until puffed and a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool slightly and serve with salted caramel sauce, pecans, and ice cream on top, if desired.

Note: To quickly dry the bread cubes, spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake at 300ºF for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

More Pumpkin Recipes To Try:

Pumpkin Snack Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting by Ella Claire | Pumpkin Pie Baklava by A Burst of Beautiful | Keto Pumpkin Cranberry Scones by Home Stories A to Z | Baked Pumpkin Donuts by Boxwood Avenue | Nutella Pumpkin Spice Croissants by Craftberry Bush

Pumpkin Spice Butter by Tidy Mom | Pumpkin Peach Smoothie by Nesting with Grace | Orange Pumpkin Pie by So Much Better with Age | Pumpkin Sugar Cookies by Zevy Joy | Pumpkin Spiced Rooibos Latte by Farmhouse on Boone

Pumpkin Bread Pudding by Love Grows Wild | Mini GF + Keto Pumpkin Cheesecakes by The Chronicles of Home | Pumpkin Spice Cranberry Muffins by Anderson + Grant | Pumpkin Butter Goat Cheese & Bacon Appetizer by Nest of Posies | GF Pumpkin Muffins by Maison de Pax

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies by Inspired by Charm | Pumpkin Fettuccine Alfredo by Town and Country Living | Pumpkin Custard by My Sweet Savannah | Mini Pumpkin Pies by Nina Hendrick Design Co. | Pumpkin Spice Waffle Recipe + Dessert Bar by Summer Adams

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