Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Whiskey Cream Sauce

Skip the traditional pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving and make this decadent pumpkin bread pudding with whiskey cream sauce instead!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword bread pudding

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 5

Servings -10 servings

Calories 1001kcal

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

1 tablespoon butter , softened
6 large eggs
3 cups heavy cream
⅔ cup pure pumpkin puree
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1- pound loaf cinnamon-raisin bread , cut into ¾-inch cubes

Whiskey Sauce

2 cups heavy cream
3 large egg yolks
½ cup granulated sugar
6 tablespoons butter
⅔ cup pecans , chopped
⅓ cup whiskey

Instructions

To prepare bread pudding, preheat oven to 375°F. Coat 9x13-inch baking pan with 1 tablespoon butter.
In large bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, pumpkin puree, maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice until smooth. Add bread cubes and let stand 5 minutes.
Pour into prepared baking pan. Bake 40-45 minutes until golden brown and center is set. (The bread pudding will puff as it bakes and will deflate once it’s cooled from the oven.)
To prepare the whiskey pecan sauce, add the cream, egg yolks and sugar to 2-quart saucepan and whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, whisking constantly, or until mixture thinly coats back of spoon. Remove from heat and let the mixture stand, stirring often as it cools.
Meanwhile, melt butter in saucepan on medium heat and add pecans. Cook 4-5 minutes or until butter browns and you smell a nutty aroma.
Stir the browned butter and pecans into the cream mixture. Stir in the whiskey.
Serve bread pudding warm drizzled with bourbon pecan sauce. Sauce may be refrigerated for up to 1 day before serving.

Notes

Heavy cream: If you're determined to make this bread pudding a little healthier, you may be able to get away with using a mixture of whole milk and heavy cream in the bread pudding. But the heavy cream is a must in the whiskey sauce!

If you have any questions about browning butter, check out my Browned Butter recipe for help troubleshooting.

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