New Orleans Style Bread Pudding | Whiskey Bourbon Sauce | Mardis GrasRecipe

Even if you've never been to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, you can still enjoy Mardi Gras foods with this recipe for New Orleans Style Bourbon and Whiskey Bread Pudding dessert.  Or, enjoy this comfort food simple dessert during the Fat Tuesday and Holiday Seasons (and you can leave the liquor out.)

Fat Tuesday Comfort Food Dessert

A trip to New Orleans during Mardi Gras has always been on our bucket list.  I enjoy all types of French Creole food .  We used to have a little family-owned Cajun restaurant down the road a piece, but sadly it closed.  Their seafood was terrific!

King Cake is also popular during Carnival Season here in New England and available in local bakeries.

New Orleans Style Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is an old-fashioned New England staple for dessert. You can dress this pudding up for Fat Tuesday and enjoy a New Orleans-style easy recipe for Bread Pudding with Bourbon and Whiskey Liquor Sauce!

Be sure to check out my recipe for Crockpot Bread Pudding with vanilla and cinnamon along with my recipe for Fresh Apple Cake with Whiskey Caramel Sauce too!

Another favorite is my Pumpkin Bread Pudding recipe!

Kitchen clean-up is easy with my handmade crochet Dish Cloths at my Moomettes Crochet shop!

Bread Pudding

1 loaf stale French bread
1 qt. milk
3 eggs
1 cup fresh apple, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 cup Steen's cane syrup
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. butter or margarine

*Whiskey Sauce*
8 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup Steen's cane syrup
1 egg
whiskey or bourbon to taste, if desired

*Bread Pudding*

Soak stale bread in milk.
Crush with hands until well mixed.
Add eggs, sugar, vanilla, and fruit.
Pour butter or margarine in bottom of thick pan and bake until very firm.
Let cool, and serve in cubes with sauce.

*Whiskey Sauce*

Cream butter and sugar together.
Cook in  double boiler until sugar is well dissolved.
Add Steen's cane syrup.
Add well beaten egg. Whip quickly so that egg does not curdle.
Cool. Add whiskey.

© Frugal New England Kitchen