📋Cranberry Christmas Bread Pudding Recipe
This Christmas Bread Pudding is a decadent and easy to make holiday dessert. Made with condensed milk, dried cranberries, toffee bits and topped with a simple store-bought caramel sundae sauce, orange zest and a little whipped cream, it's the perfect Christmas dessert !
Servings 8 servings
Calories 942kcal
Ingredients
- 8 cups bread cubes (dried bread cut into cubes
- 1 cup condensed milk
- 1 ½ cups milk (I use 1%)
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ⅓ cup mini toffee bits * I use Skor toffee bits
- 1 cup dried cranberries (craisins)
Garnish
- 2 tbsps grated orange peel
- 5 tbsps caramel sundae sauce (same type you use for ice cream sundaes)
- whipped cream (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C and spray a large (9X13) casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Cut dried bread into cubes about 1 inch in size and add cubed bread to a large mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, milk, egg, cinnamon, and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture over the bread and stir until the bread is coated. Let soak 5 minutes.
- Stir in toffee bits and dried cranberries.
- Spread mixture into prepared casserole dish.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or edges of bread have browned. Serve warm.
Garnish
- Add grated orange (this is a MUST!), distributing evenly, then drizzle with caramel sauce. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream (or vanilla ice cream) and additional cinnamon sprinkles, if desired.
Notes
Top Tip
Leave your bread out overnight to dry it.
For Quick Dried Bread: To dry out your bread very quickly, bake it in the oven, on a baking sheet, at 300 degrees F/150 degrees C for 3 minutes on each side! Alternatively you can toast it until it's lightly browned.
🌡️Storage
If you are just storing it overnight, simply cover it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge. Leftover bread pudding can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container (affiliate link) for 3-4 days. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.
To Reheat: place in microwave-safe bowl and reheat on full power for 1 minute and 30 seconds approximately.
🥫Leftover Condensed Milk
You'll have a little leftover condensed milk so if you're up to it, you can make my Healthy Butter Chicken (it's soo good!) or my Healthy Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana.
But you can also freeze condensed milk! It should be frozen in an airtight container.
NOTE: it will not actually freeze solid because of the sugar content. You can thaw frozen condensed milk overnight in the refrigerator. And it can be frozen for up to three months without any noticeable flavor or texture changes, as long as the container is tightly sealed. Whisk the milk if there is any separation, and note that thawed condensed milk should not be re-frozen. You can read more about freezing condensed milk HERE.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 942kcal | Carbohydrates: 168g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 1377mg | Potassium: 688mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 412IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 516mg | Iron: 9mg
