Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 2.5 cups milk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 0.25 cup white sugar
  • 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 0.5 cup butter
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 0.25 cup whiskey

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
  2. Mix milk, eggs, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl until well combined. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and mix thoroughly until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Place bread cubes into bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour milk-egg mixture over top, fully saturating all bread. Sprinkle with pecans.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 1 hour.
  5. When bread pudding is almost finished, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup butter, cream, and whiskey in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is gently boiling.
  6. Remove bread pudding from the oven. Pour sauce over top and serve.