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Bread Pudding Pie Recipe - New Orleans Style

Jessie Thompson
I don't know if you are a fan of bread pudding recipes or not but I have a feeling that this recipe might change your mind if you are on the fence. This Bread Pudding Pie Recipe - New Orleans Style is as creative and tasty as it gets! All the things you love about bread pudding combined with a flaky, homemade crust make this dessert one of a kind. And if that wasn't enough, each slice is topped with a delicious caramel sauce (with pecans, raisins, and rum) that sends this dessert to the next level!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Resting time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Breads, Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 595 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Pie dish
  • 1 Large mixing bowl
  • Plastic wrap
  • 1 Rolling Pin

Ingredients
  

For the Crust:

  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons ice-cold water

For the filling:

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups of leftover French bread I used leftover yeast rolls, but you can use any leftover bread that you have
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla extract if you don't like almond
  • 2 tablespoons butter small cubes

For the Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup pecan pieces
  • 1/4 cup raisins

Instructions
 

Making the Crust:

  • First, place the all-purpose flour in a mixing bowl.
  • Second, add the cold butter to the flour. You can cube it or grate it. I chose to grate the butter because the thin slices are easier to incorporate with your fingers. You want to mash the butter into the flour until it resembles a coarse meal, almost like sand.
  • Third, add the egg, salt, cold water, and white vinegar to the flour and butter mixture.
  • Mix all of the ingredients with your fingers until the dough forms.
  • After the dough has come together, wrap it completely with plastic wrap and flatten it into a disc so that it's easier to roll out later. Place the wrapped pie crust into the fridge to rest for at least 20 minutes.
  • Once the pie crust has finished resting in the fridge, place it onto a lightly floured surface in order to roll out.
  • Using a rolling pin, roll out the pie crust to the size of your pie-baking dish. Be sure to put flour on top of the dough and the rolling pin to make sure that it doesn't stick.
  • Then, roll your dough around the rolling pin to transfer it into the pie dish.
  • Next, trim the extra dough (hanging off of the pie dish) with a knife but leave enough to have a thick crust on the edge.
  • Crimp the edges of the crust any way that you like. You can use a fork or your fingers. I chose to do a ribbon method with my fingers.

Making the filling:

  • First, place the cubed, stale bread straight into the prepared unbaked pie crust. (I just tore mine into pieces with my hands)
  • Second, crack 2 eggs into a large bowl.
  • Third, add the sugar, almond extract, and milk to the eggs and whisk to combine to make the custard.
  • Next, pour mixture over the bread cubes inside the pie crust.
  • Then, sprinkle the cinnamon on top of the bread and custard.
  • Place the butter cut into little cubes on top of the pie.
  • Bake the pie at 425 degrees for 10 minutes. Then lower the temperature to 350 degrees and cook for 45 minutes more.
  • When the pie is completely set and golden brown on top, it's ready to take out of the oven.
  • Let the pie cool to room temperature before serving... or at least wait until it's not piping hot. It will burn your mouth.

Making the sauce:

  • First, combine the brown and white sugar, rum extract, heavy whipping cream, raisins, and butter in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
  • Cook for 2-3 minutes stirring with a rubber spatula until the sauce begins to thicken.
  • Remove from heat when the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
  • Stir in the pecan pieces.
  • Immediately spoon the sauce over a slice of the bread pudding pie and serve. (The longer the rum sauce sits, the thicker it will become)

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Notes

What are the Macros for the Bread Pudding Pie Recipe - New Orleans Style:
Makes 8 servings (Nutritional information below is for 1 serving = 1 slice)
Calories – 595
Protein – 8 grams
Carbs – 56 grams
Fat – 38.25 grams
Keyword caramel, Cinnamon, Crumble, Louisiana, Pudding, Raisin