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

Plus, preparing the bread pudding in advance gives the ingredients more time to meld together, which deepens the overall flavor. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026

Served straight out of the oven, this English-style bread pudding is destined to warm up any chilly morning brunch. —Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 20 Jan. 2026

Menu highlights across both offerings include tuscan egg benedict, swordfish carpaccio, osso buco milanese, and italian chocolate bread pudding. —Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

Pink shrimp, Bahamian conch ceviche, fried hogfish, and piña colada bread pudding taste like the Keys in edible form. —Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bread pudding

• gooding
• wooding