bread pudding

noun

plural bread puddings

: a dish consisting of bread pieces soaked in a mixture of eggs, milk, and usually sugar and spices and then baked

This easy-to-prepare bread pudding makes dessert out of ingredients you probably already have in the house.

—Joanne Lamb Hayes

Vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg star in this classic bread pudding recipe made with eggy challah bread.

—Frances Janisch

Now Savoy regulars have been nudging Susan to bring back her panettone bread pudding, created for New Year's Eve when she was Le Madri's pastry chef.

—Richard Sax

Modern bread puddings tend to be more custard than casserole, with the creamy factor playing a bigger role in the recipe's texture.

—Wynnie Stein

I'm not wild about stuffing, but I love bread pudding and often make savory versions to serve with roasted birds.

—Ann Lovejoy

Examples of bread pudding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s dessert on the menu, too, with sweet options including banana pudding, peach and apple cobbler, bread pudding, and pecan and sweet potato pie. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026

Pancakes and the best elements of bread pudding come together in this delicious casserole. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026

Don’t leave without ordering the bread pudding for dessert, which is prepared in a deep fryer and is the perfect consistency. —Anna Katherine Clemmons, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

For the dessert category, custards and puddings are prohibited, but Texas HS BBQ made sure to emphasize that bread pudding is not actually a pudding. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bread pudding

• gooding
• wooding