If you are looking for an old-fashioned bread pudding recipe, it doesn’t get any more old-fashioned than this easy gluten free bread pudding recipe.
Top it off with an incredible homemade vanilla cream sauce and enjoy!
I don’t know about you, but old-fashioned bread pudding has been one of our family’s comfort foods for as long as I can remember. It was made with thick pieces of crusty bread and then smothered in vanilla cream sauce.
Times have changed and I just don’t have time to make gluten-free crusty bread. I have been using a cheat of sorts.
What kind of bread is best for a gluten-free bread pudding?
We use several kinds of gluten-free bread in our house. Our favorites to use in bread pudding are:
- Trader Joe’s
- Udi’s
- Franz Bakery
I am sure a lot of other brands would be delicious in this classic bread pudding recipe…these are just the breads we use the most. I use mostly the “ends” to create the breadcrumbs for this bread pudding. My kids won’t touch the ends (or crusts) so I save them up in a big bag in our freezer.
Ends and crusts come in handy when we are craving either gluten-free French Toast Casserole or even this Sweet Potato Bread Pudding.
We hope you love this old-fashioned gluten-free Bread Pudding from scratch recipe.
Vanilla Cream Sauce
The star of this recipe is the homemade vanilla cream sauce. This recipe is quick and easy and adds a whole new sweet vanilla flavor to this easy gluten free bread pudding recipe. There is even a vegan option if you prefer.
This is the ultimate bread pudding sauce, but you can also drizzle this vanilla cream on cake, pancakes or waffles, and ice cream too!!
You can freeze this bread pudding if you have leftovers or want to serve this at a later date.
Bread pudding is really easy to make, and it can last in the refrigerator about 4 days. (My family never has dessert leftovers, but that is my best guess!)
Bread Pudding Flavors
As you scan the ingredients, you will realize this is a basic bread pudding recipe. You can most definitely vary the seasonings to make this different.
Most commonly people add cinnamon to bread pudding. I have also used cardamom.
Variations of This Old Fashioned Bread Pudding Recipe:
- You can add nuts.
- raisins, or other dried fruit. (Can’t you just imagine dried tart cherries? It would be delicious!!)
- Chunks of fresh fruit like apples or apricots.
- Chocolate would be sinfully good baked into this gluten free bread pudding too!
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Things You Need To Make This Recipe:
- A non-stick 8×8 baking pan.
- A strong whisk to blend up the eggs and milk.
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Emily
This looks delicious! I love bread pudding and have never tried making a gluten free version!
Sandig45
Thank you so much Emily :-).
April J Harris
This looks like such a delicious bread pudding! I love how versatile the recipe is too. The sauce looks very yummy as well!
Sandig45
Thank you so much April, I will have to make it the next time you visit 🙂
Mary
It looks so yummy! I am going to make it for Thanksgiving! Do you use Gluten Free white bread? Or 7 grain?
Sandig45
Hi Mary, I used a little of everything when I made this. I think gluten free white bread is best as it absorbs the liquid really nicely. That being said, I tend to use the ends of the bread because my kids don’t like them for sandwiches. In this recipe, I would say the bread is about 85% Trader Joe’s gluten free bread in the green checkered bag.
Carol
This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I have two questions:
1. Do you think flax egg will work in place of real eggs for your bread pudding?
2. Can you tell us about how many cups of diced bread you use? Gluten Free bread slices vary in size so very much! Some ready made breads are small loaves, some are larger, some thick sliced some thin sliced. Even beads made with wheat can vary.
Sandig45
You are so welcome Carol. I have never tried flax eggs with this recipe, but I suspect it won’t work…the consistency is so different. As for the quantity of bread, I believe it was 5 1/2 cups of bread cubes.
Linda
This looks yummy. Bread pudding has always been my favorite since childhood (we wont discuss how long that had been. LOL) My daughter and family are GF and when they have dinner with me I usually ask her to make dessert as I don’t keep the flours, etc. Since peaches are in season do you think that a layer of peaches on the bottom of the baking pan would work or would it make it too soupy? Thanks.
Sandig45
Peaches sound like a delicious addition! Please come back and let us know how you added them 🙂