Whenever I have leftover bread, I will make bread pudding. It is a great way to use up those harden/dried up bread that you have sit around. Personally, I don't recommend sour dough bread or any strong taste bread such as pumpernickel, or thinly slice sandwiches bread, since you want to be able to see chunk of bread "peeping" through the custards.
Bread pudding can be make w/ fresh fruit, nuts, chocolate, or dried fruits, so basically, ANYTHING! Not to mention, it is very versatile & forgiving, as long you have eggs, milk/cream/heavy cream, even coconut milk! I had a half loaf of brioche leftover from a few days ago and a half container of homemade mini marshmallow left from X'mas, so I decided to make bread pudding - S'mores w/ coconut!
S'mores Bread Pudding w/ Coconut
1 loaf Brioche/french bread/hard crust bread
5 Eggs, Beaten
2 C Milk/Heavy Cream/Half & Half
2 t Vanilla Extract
8 oz Dark Chocolate Chip
4 oz Mini Marshmallow
3 oz unsweetened coconut
- Cut bread into 1.5" cube, place it in 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Combine eggs, milk, and vanilla extract; pour over cubed bread.
- Push the bread down into the mixture & make sure the breads are covered. Pour in a little more milk/cream if necessary.
- Mix in chocolate chip, marshmallow, and HALF of coconut
- Bake at 300 F for about 30 min, sprinkle the remaining coconut on the top of bread pudding. Bake until the center is clean when the tooth pick entered, about 20 minute.
- Let cool. Serve warm w/ chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, or even a scoop of ice cream!
