bread pudding

noun

plural bread puddings

: a dish consisting of bread pieces soaked in a mixture of eggs, milk, and usually sugar and spices and then baked

This easy-to-prepare bread pudding makes dessert out of ingredients you probably already have in the house.

—Joanne Lamb Hayes

Vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg star in this classic bread pudding recipe made with eggy challah bread.

—Frances Janisch

Now Savoy regulars have been nudging Susan to bring back her panettone bread pudding, created for New Year's Eve when she was Le Madri's pastry chef.

—Richard Sax

Modern bread puddings tend to be more custard than casserole, with the creamy factor playing a bigger role in the recipe's texture.

—Wynnie Stein

I'm not wild about stuffing, but I love bread pudding and often make savory versions to serve with roasted birds.

—Ann Lovejoy

Examples of bread pudding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Frog & Slim dinner menu, curated by executive chef Christian Viau, includes dishes such as Kobe beef carpaccio, golden beet salad, king salmon, mussel and shrimp piccata pasta and bread pudding. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025

Be the first to rate & review! Croissants, not a plain loaf, make the ideal bread pudding. —Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025

Strata is an American dish that Moody describes as a savory bread pudding. —The Tennessean, 27 Dec. 2024

Whether stopping in for brunch or dinner, everyone’s favorite way to end a meal is with an order of bread pudding. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bread pudding

• gooding
• wooding