Grandma’s Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

 

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Ingredients

PUDDING:

4 cups white bread, cubed, about 8 slices

½ cup raisins

2 cups milk

¼ cup butter

½ cup sugar

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 tablespoon vanilla

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

SAUCE:

½ cup butter

½ cup sugar

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup heavy whipping cream

1 tablespoon vanilla

Directions

PUDDING: Heat oven to 350°F. Combine bread and raisins in large bowl. Combine milk and 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter is melted (4 to 7 minutes). Pour milk mixture over bread; let stand 10 minutes. Stir in all remaining pudding ingredients. Pour into greased 1 1/2-quart casserole. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until set in center. SAUCE: Combine all sauce ingredients except vanilla in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil (5 to 8 minutes). Stir in vanilla. To serve, spoon warm pudding into individual dessert dishes; serve with sauce. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.