Bread and Butter Pudding With Hot Cross Buns

🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:

• This recipe is mixed in one bowl, which means you have less to clean.
• It is a quick dish that you can prepare in less than 15 minutes.
• You are saving money because instead of throwing out leftover bread, you are using it to make a delicious dessert.
• Bread and butter pudding can be enjoyed hot or at room temperature. 

🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe

The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.

Hot cross buns - you will need three average-sized hot cross buns that are at least one to two days old.

Milk and cream - We like this combination with a little more milk than cream, but you can use all milk or all cream depending on how rich you like your bread puddings.

Eggs - use large eggs.

White sugar - we use one tablespoon in this recipe to give the custard a hint of sweetness. If you like a sweeter dessert, add a little more sugar.

Sultanas - or use another dried fruit of your choice. These will give you mouth bursts of sweetness as you eat the pudding.

Flavorings - vanilla extract, orange zest, and mixed spice powder. If you don't have mixed spice powder, use cinnamon powder instead.

Butter - is a must because without the butter it won't be a bread and butter pudding. We use salted butter but you could also use unsalted butter.

Brown sugar - helps with browning the top of the pudding and gives it a nice little crunch.

🍳 Step By Step Instructions

Step 1 - Grease the inside of a baking dish with butter.

Step 2 - Whisk together the wet ingredients and flavorings.

Step 3 - Gently fold in the bread, sultanas, and nuts and leave to soak for 5 - 10 minutes.

Step 4 -Transfer to a baking dish, dot with butter and sprinkle over brown sugar.

Step 5 - Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until just set. Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 30 minutes before serving. Serve hot or at room temperature.

💭 Recipe Tips

• You will need about 3 average-sized hot cross buns for this recipe.
• Cut or tear the bread into 2 cm cubes (a little smaller than 1 inch).
• Weigh the bread rather than using a cup to measure because it will give you the best results. We like to weigh the bread because not all hot cross buns are the same size and weight. 
• If using cups to measure, lightly pack it just to the top of the cup, rather than forcing the bread into it. If you over-pack the bread into the cup, there will be too much bread in the pudding, and it won't be the right consistency.
• The average-sized hot cross buns that we can buy locally, weigh about 80 grams (almost 3 ounces) each which is equal to about 1 cup of cubed bread.

📖 Variations

• To make this Easter bread and butter pudding with hot cross buns with no cream,  replace the cream in this recipe with milk.
• Make a chocolate hot cross bread and butter pudding using chocolate chip hot cross buns and replace the nuts in this recipe with chocolate chips.
• Don't have hot cross buns. Use leftover fruit loaf, fruit buns, or any sweet type of bread to make bread and butter pudding.
• For a lighter version, instead of using one cup of cream, use one cup of milk.

Scale The Recipe

We used this base recipe which makes 2 servings: 1 average-sized hot cross bun (80 grams / 1 cup) cubed + 1 large egg + ½ cup milk or cream + any add-ins or flavorings you like to add. For example: 

• To make a 2 hot cross bun bread and butter pudding (serves 4). You will need 2 hot cross buns (160 grams / 2 cups) cubed + 2 large eggs + 1 cup milk or cream + any add-ins or flavorings you like.
• To make a 3 hot cross bun bread and butter pudding (serves 6), please scroll down the page for a printable recipe.
• To make a 4 hot cross bun bread and butter pudding (serves 8). You will need 4 hot cross buns (320 grams / 4 cups) cubed + 4 large eggs + 2 cups milk or cream + any add-ins or flavorings you like.

👪 Serving Size

This recipe makes 6 large servings.

🍬 Calories Per Serve

The calories in the recipe are based six serving, each serving being about 467 calories.

🥗 Serving Suggestions

Serve bread and butter pudding with hot cross buns hot or at room temperature with ice cream, custard, or whipped cream.

🌡️ Storage

Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 2 days. You can reheat the leftovers in the oven or the microwave.

🔥 Reheating

To reheat in the oven - cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 10 minutes or until hot.

To heat individual servings in the microwave oven - place in a microwave-safe dish and microwave in 10-15 second bursts on high until heat through.

📝 Frequently Asked Questions

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