Can I claim that this is the Easiest Bread Pudding recipe when, in fact, I’ve never made a different recipe in which to compare it??
Just like any recipe, I wouldn’t share it if it wasn’t easy to make. I’d actually never attempted Bread Pudding until recently when I:
- Had a bag of leftover pancakes in my fridge and
- Needed something special to feed a large group.
So I did a little research, then adapted and created this. It’s a huge hit!
Easiest Bread Pudding
- 6 slices stale bread or leftover pancakes
- 3 Tablespoons of melted butter
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Topping:
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Tear bread or pancakes into small pieces and put them into the dish.
- Whisk together remaining ingredients and pour mixture over the bread pieces.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes or until the middle doesn't jiggle.
- Just before Bread Pudding has finished baking, whisk the topping ingredients over low heat in a saucepan until melted and mixed.
- After removing pudding from the oven, drizzle topping over it right away.

This is truly a great option to make with leftover pancakes. I find that re-warming pancakes isn’t as tasty as serving them fresh off a griddle. So to cut them up and douse them in this milk and egg mixture to make Bread Pudding? Such a perfect idea!
The soccer team enjoyed this treat, as did our family. Are you a Bread Pudding fan?