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

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

For dessert, the banana coconut bread pudding has its devotees. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025

And be sure to save room for white chocolate bread pudding. —Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025

If that’s not enough, make some chocolate ganache and pipe it onto the bread pudding. —Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bread pudding

• gooding
• wooding