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Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding is an easy, rich, hugely popular, and impressive dessert.
Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding is a new addition to the holiday table for us. Traditionally our Thanksgiving dinner each year includes the traditional dishes, such as turkey, apple walnut cranberry salad, green bean casserole, roast Brussels sprouts, and sweet potato casserole, as well as the same desserts: apple, pecan, chess pie, and pumpkin pies. For the most part, everyone likes them and expects them each year.
However, my husband let me know he does not like pumpkin pie and does not want pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I, however, do like Pumpkin, as do others in the family, and want to include it with the Thanksgiving dinner.
I searched for all types of pumpkin recipes, including the ever popular pumpkin cake roll. I made it last year, and it was an Epic Failure. I discovered I am cake roll challenged. I did manage to salvage it and turn it into a layer cake. Hubby liked it ok….better than pumpkin pie but not Wow.
I remembered last year I had made a fantabulous (is that a word) bread pudding called Bread Pudding with Praline Sauce on AllRecipes.com. It was the best pudding I had ever made…until now.
This year I decided to add pumpkin to that bread pudding and wow is this fantastic! It is rich and creamy and sweet and crunchy and pumpkin-y all in one. And it is SO MUCH EASIER than that cake roll…and you don’t have to mess up your counters trying to roll the cake. Another bonus is that this is a great recipe to make in advance and can be served hot or cold.
If I, the cake roll challenged person that I am, can make this bread pudding, you can too. It is your turn! Follow the directions below, and it is a piece of cake….or, uh, in this case, bread pudding. Give it a try, and let me know how you like it.
I love to receive your feedback on my recipes. This Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding has been shared over 200,000 times (which blows my mind) and has become a family favorite in many households. Will it become your favorite? Try it and leave a comment below.
Be sure to check out these other pumpkin recipes like Pumpkin Fluff, Pumpkin Smoothie, and Crustless Pumpkin Pie.
Let me know if you tweaked it to make it your own. I love how people customize recipes for their own tastes. I look forward to hearing from you.
If you like this recipe be sure to check out these other pumpkin recipes.
Pumpkin Pie with a Gingersnap Crust
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Recipe
Ingredients
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
- 1 pound loaf day old Bread (French, Italian, or Challah), torn into small pieces
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Half and Half
- 1 15-ounce can Pumpkin Puree
- 1-1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 3 tablespoon Melted Butter
- 4 Eggs
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 1 tablespoon Pumpkin Pie Spice *
Praline Sauce
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 1 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Chopped Toasted Pecans
Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
- 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray and place torn pieces of bread in the dish.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the heavy cream, half and half, pumpkin, sugar, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Slowly pour the batter over the bread pieces in the baking dish. Be sure to cover all the bread pieces.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for about 1 hour.
- While the bread pudding is baking, make the praline sauce. In a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stir together the butter, heavy cream, and brown sugar; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, and stir pecans into the cream mixture. Simmer until the sauce thickens, for about 5 minutes.
- Pour over bread pudding to serve.
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Anonymous says
This is my go to recipe during the holidays! I love it and my family does too!
Janene says
This is absolutely delicious and very easy to make! It made for a perfectly delectable Thanksgiving dessert.
Dee Kain says
Made this three times and three times people can’t just get enough of this pudding. 3 time I repurposed pumpkin bagels and soaked them for 15 min, did not change anything else just cooked ar 325 F . Again big hit this christmas .