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.
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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.
This is another one of those dishes where I decided to try using Silk Almond milk. This time, I used Vanilla Almond milk since it’s a sweet bread pudding. Worked very well and it was delicious as always. Remember, all Silk products are dairy-free and gluten-free. (You can read up on the benefits of plant-based diet on their site!)
Cranberry Bread Pudding with Honey Whiskey Maple Sauce
Made with fresh cranberries that were first cooked with brown sugar and topped with an easy honey whiskey maple sauce.
Ingredients
- 1Ā½ 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 Ā½-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 9Ć9 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.
Recipe Notes
Recipe from Lyuba at willcookforsmiles.com. All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.
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This conversation is sponsored by Silk. The opinions and text are all mine.
Carla
November 11, 2014 at 10:22 amLovely pictures as usual and a great idea for an unusual breakfast!
lyuba
November 11, 2014 at 9:21 pmThank you, Carla!
Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen
November 11, 2014 at 12:00 pmOh WOW! This not only looks spectacular, it sounds amazing!!
lyuba
November 11, 2014 at 9:22 pmAwe, thank you, Bobbi!!
Kelsey
November 11, 2014 at 3:48 pmHow 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
November 11, 2014 at 9:27 pmKelsey, that’s a good point, my baguette was about 8-10 oz.
Julie | This Gal Cooks
November 11, 2014 at 9:16 pmYou 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! š
lyuba
November 11, 2014 at 9:30 pmWish pleasure, Julie!! I could definitely drink the sauce š
Thank you!!
Kathleen
November 15, 2014 at 6:32 pmThis looks fabulous, but at what temperature do I bake it at?
lyuba
November 17, 2014 at 1:52 pmOh goodness, thank you for letting me know! Bake it at 400.
Thank you, Kathleen!
Joan
November 18, 2014 at 12:50 pmThe only ingredient showing on the list is the baguette–there must be more?
kathy
November 20, 2014 at 10:54 pmLooks divine but the ingredients are missing except for the baguette.
Quincy Kelly
November 25, 2014 at 10:15 pmI 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
November 26, 2014 at 3:00 pmI’m so sorry, Quincy! I have a coding issue and when I fixed it, it took off the first like. It calls for 1Ā½ French Baguette. Sorry again!
mamaw
November 26, 2014 at 12:31 amAm 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
November 26, 2014 at 11:30 amThe recipe looks delicious. But I don’t see the type or amount of bread listed in the ingredients.
lyuba
November 26, 2014 at 2:59 pmHi 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 1Ā½ French Baguette. Thank you, Karyn š
Terry
November 26, 2014 at 12:13 pmThe ingredient list doesnt include the type or amount of bread.
lyuba
November 26, 2014 at 2:57 pmHi Terry!
I’m sorry, I had a technical difficulty with the recipe plug in. It is fixed now and it calls for 1Ā½ French Baguette. Thank you, Terry š
Judy Bernes
November 27, 2014 at 4:33 pmAm going to make your cranberry bread pudding with honey whiskey sauce…..where do you find honey-whiskey?!
Fan in Canada
Judy Bernes
lyuba
November 28, 2014 at 7:14 pmHi 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
November 28, 2014 at 9:49 pmThank you Lyuba!
I can totally do the regular whiskey (on hand) with honey…just in time ! š
<3 Judy
lyuba
November 29, 2014 at 1:19 pmPerfect! I hope you like it š
expert Anton
February 26, 2016 at 4:39 amReally inspiring.
Maggie Unzueta
February 24, 2019 at 4:29 pmThis Cranberry Bread Pudding looks soooo delicious and so tasty. Can’t wait to try it!
lyuba
March 2, 2019 at 12:30 pmI hope you will, Maggie ! Let me know when you do!