This Cranberry Bread Pudding with Honey Whiskey Maple Sauce would make an amazing holiday breakfast or even a dessert, if served with a scoop of ice cream. Made with fresh cranberries that were first cooked with brown sugar and topped with an easy honey whiskey maple sauce.
Cranberry Bread Pudding
Do you ever get so hung up on deciding what to make for the holiday dinner that you completely forget to plan breakfast? Because I totally do that. I can spend weeks planning and preparing for the holiday dinners and not even think about breakfast. Breakfast on holidays is very important though, especially if you have out of town family coming and staying through the holidays.
This Cranberry Bread Pudding would make a fantastic breakfast! I know what you are thinking, can it be prepared the night before? The answer is “yes, it can.” It can be prepared in the evening, covered and refrigerated OR it can be made right in the morning. I’ve made it both ways and it comes out great each time. The only thing to consider is to leave bread out to let it get stale and use a more dense bread.
I absolutely love the flavor combination in this bread pudding. Pop of flavor from fresh cranberries and the sauce is what I particularly enjoy in this dish. Don’t worry, cranberries are first cooked with some brown sugar to give it sweetness and take out some of the bitterness and then added to bread pudding. The sauce is very simple but it compliments the whole dish amazingly.
Cranberry Bread Pudding with Honey Whiskey Maple Sauce
Ingredients
- 1½ French Baguette
- 4 eggs
- 3 Tbsp melted butter
- 2 cups Silk Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 8 oz cranberries
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- Sauce:
- 1 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup honey whiskey
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Make sure you cut up your bread into ½-inch cubes and lay them out to get stale ahead of time.
- In a small sauce pot, over medium heat, combine cranberries brown sugar and lemon juice. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until berries are soft and have given out juice. (5-7 minutes.)
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk eggs, Silk, butter, vanilla extract, allspice and sugar together until smooth.
- Carefully stir in cranberry mixture.
- Lightly grease a 2-quart, wide pan (or like a 9×9 baking pan) and spread bread evenly. Pour egg mixture over the bread, making sure berries are spread as evenly as you can. Press lightly and put in the oven.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes at 400 degrees. You can check for doneness by touching in the center, if it feels dense and firm, the eggs are cooked.
- Sauce: Preheat a small sauce pot over medium heat and add whiskey. Simmer for a few minutes to let alcohol cook out. Add maple syrup and cinnamon. Stir well and cook for a couple more minutes.
- Pour sauce over bread pudding.
Notes
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Carla says
Lovely pictures as usual and a great idea for an unusual breakfast!
lyuba says
Thank you, Carla!
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says
Oh WOW! This not only looks spectacular, it sounds amazing!!
lyuba says
Awe, thank you, Bobbi!!
Kelsey says
How large are your baguettes? My store offers many sizes…. Or, better yet.. about how many cups of bread cubes did yours yield once cut up?
lyuba says
Kelsey, that’s a good point, my baguette was about 8-10 oz.
Julie | This Gal Cooks says
You had me at honey whisky maple sauce. Then I saw the cranberries. Then I saw my go to almond milk. Pass me the entire dish, Lyuba! 🙂
lyuba says
Wish pleasure, Julie!! I could definitely drink the sauce 🙂
Thank you!!
Kathleen says
This looks fabulous, but at what temperature do I bake it at?
lyuba says
Oh goodness, thank you for letting me know! Bake it at 400.
Thank you, Kathleen!
Joan says
The only ingredient showing on the list is the baguette–there must be more?
kathy says
Looks divine but the ingredients are missing except for the baguette.
Quincy Kelly says
I just printed this recipe, but it is missing the type and amount of bread in the ingredients. Could you please update the recipe to include the baking temp and bread? Thank you! I can’t wait to try this.
lyuba says
I’m so sorry, Quincy! I have a coding issue and when I fixed it, it took off the first like. It calls for 1½ French Baguette. Sorry again!
mamaw says
Am I the only one to see that the whole idea of drinking Silk is because you have gone lactose free? This recipe calls for a ton of BUTTER! Time to get Bach to the drawing board.
karyn says
The recipe looks delicious. But I don’t see the type or amount of bread listed in the ingredients.
lyuba says
Hi Karyn!
I’m sorry, I had a technical difficulty with the recipe plug in (for the second time, oof). I fixed it! The recipe calls for 1½ French Baguette. Thank you, Karyn 🙂
Terry says
The ingredient list doesnt include the type or amount of bread.
lyuba says
Hi Terry!
I’m sorry, I had a technical difficulty with the recipe plug in. It is fixed now and it calls for 1½ French Baguette. Thank you, Terry 🙂
Judy Bernes says
Am going to make your cranberry bread pudding with honey whiskey sauce…..where do you find honey-whiskey?!
Fan in Canada
Judy Bernes
lyuba says
Hi Judy!
I found honey whiskey at a liquor store. It’s actually made by several brands. If you can’t find it, just use regular whiskey and add a tablespoon of honey.
Enjoy!
Happy holidays!
Judy Bernes says
Thank you Lyuba!
I can totally do the regular whiskey (on hand) with honey…just in time ! 🙂
<3 Judy
lyuba says
Perfect! I hope you like it 🙂
expert Anton says
Really inspiring.
Maggie Unzueta says
This Cranberry Bread Pudding looks soooo delicious and so tasty. Can’t wait to try it!
lyuba says
I hope you will, Maggie ! Let me know when you do!
Janet W. says
I would like to make a 9 x 13” pan for a potluck dinner. Would I double this recipe, how long do I bake it?
Leslie says
Ohmygosh, had fresh cranberries from the field, so made this tonight. Absolutely incredibly good! Wow! I used a deeper dish because I think my baguettes were bigger, but it turned out incredible.
LyubaB says
Nice! I am so glad you liked it, Leslie!