Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

When my sister got married fifteen years ago, she decided to take cooking classes because she did not know how to cook.  When she was done with her classes, she invited the family over for dinner.  I was apprehensive in trying the food that she cooked, but everything looked and tasted delicious.  To top everything off, she served bread pudding with bourbon sauce for dessert.  The whole family was pleasantly amazed and I immediately got the recipe from her.  I now make this recipe for family get-togethers and mostly around the holidays.  This dessert by far is my favorite and I hope you will also enjoy it!

Ingredients for bread pudding

5 eggs

5 tablespoons cinnamon

1/2 lbs. of butter (melted)

1 1/2 French bread

1 3/4 cups of sugar

1 quart (2 pints or 4 cups) of half & half

Chocolate chips (OPTIONAL)

Walnuts (OPTIONAL)

Ingredients for bourbon sauce

(1 pint) 2 cups of heavy whipping cream

(1 pint) 2 cups of half & half

One pack of instant vanilla pudding

2-oz. bourbon

Bread Pudding 

Grease two half quarter pan

in large bowl cut bread into cubes

melt butter & add cinnamon & sugar

coat bread cubes & toss evenly

and add to pan

mix in chocolate chips

Preheat oven on 350 degrees.
In a separate bowl beat eggs slightly and add 1 quart of half and half and mix with blender.

Pour mixture over bread crumbs and press cubes into mixture to absorb.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes to an hour (do the knife test)

Bourbon Sauce

Add 2 cups of heavy whipping cream and 2 cups of half & half in a bowl add packet of vanilla pudding and 2oz of bourbon.  Mix with a blender and chill in the refrigerator.

Serve bread pudding warm topped with cold bourbon sauce.