Filipino Bread Pudding Recipe

Last Updated on July 10, 2016 by Ed Joven

How to make Filipino Bread Pudding

Bread Pudding Recipe is a bread-based dessert popular in many countries and there is no fixed recipe, the main ingredient usually made using left-over bread or scrap bread, milk and eggs.  In other countries Bread pudding is served with a sweet sauce of some sort, such as whiskey sauce, rum sauce, or caramel sauce but in the Philippines we serve it with vanilla ice cream or butter on top.

• 6 cups cubed (Tasty) bread
• ½ cup raisins
• 4 medium eggs
• 1 ¼ cups refine sugar
• A pinch of salt
• 2 ½ cups Full Cream Evaporated Milk
• 1 stick butter, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ cup cashew nuts

• Prepare rectangular 12x8x2 baking pan. Slice the leftover bread or scrap bread into small cubes make about 6 heaping cups.
• Place the bread in the baking pan, then add the raisins and cashew nuts, distribute evenly on the pan.
• In a saucepan heat the butter on a low heat until light brown and let it cool.
• In a mixing bowl combine the eggs, sugar and salt then whisk until sugar dissolves. A
• dd the evaporated milk and vanilla extract in the egg mixture and whisk well to combine.
• Add in the melted butter and whisk well to incorporate.
• Lastly, pour the egg mixture in the pan of bread and raisin and let is soak for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven at 350F for about 15 minutes. With a spoon lightly press down the bread mixture evenly at the bottom of the pan.
• Bake bread pudding for about 35 minutes, until golden brown. Remove from the oven and let it cool on a rack completely.
• Serve with butter on top or Vanilla Ice cream.

Try this Pinoy style Bread Pudding from Filipino Recipes Portal.

Filipino Bread Pudding is best served with Vanilla ice Cream .