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    French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe

    Published: Jul 21, 2014 · Modified: Jan 23, 2025 by Jennifer · This post may contain affiliate links · 28 Comments

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    Who says that vanilla has to be boring? Our French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe is anything but! Did you know that the majority of American's name Vanilla as their favorite ice cream flavor? There's a very simple reason for that: Vanilla is awesome!

    French Vanilla Bread Pudding

    Why we love this French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe

    This French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe uses Coffee-mate French Vanilla coffee creamer to kick the flavor up a notch, and it is so delicious!

    Coffee-mate has two delicious Vanilla coffee creamers available, Classic Vanilla and French Vanilla. You might think that all vanilla coffee creamers were created equal, but let me tell you: they're not!

    These are two totally different flavor experiences based on everyone's favorite vanilla flavor. Classic vanilla is a throwback to that classic vanilla you remember from your childhood - imagine that classic vanilla soft serve ice cream cone you had as a kid!

    The flavor is reminiscent of vanilla beans. Balanced and aromatic, this is a class American kitchen taste! French Vanilla is deliciously creamy, with a rich, smooth flavor. The French Vanilla flavor has hints of marshmallows, vanillin notes and a tiny bit of buttercream flavor. There's a big emphasis on the vanillin. YUM!

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    French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe

    Bread Pudding Ingredients:

    • 14 Cups Cubed Day-Old Bread
    • ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
    • 2 Cups Heavy Cream
    • 4 Cups Coffee-mate French Vanilla coffee creamer
    • 6 Eggs
    • 1 ½ Cups Light Brown Sugar
    • 4 teaspoon pure Vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon Nutmeg
    • Pinch of Salt
    French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe

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    Directions for making our French Vanilla Bread Pudding:

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F*. Grease a 9 by 13-inch casserole dish with butter and set aside. 

    Combine the heavy cream, Coffee-mate, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, in a large bowl.

    Whisk to mix. Add bread to cream mixture and make sure all bread is coated. Let it soak in for about 10 minutes. 

    Pour soaked bread and all remaining liquid into casserole dish. Bake for 1 hour.

    Center of bread should be set and no longer mushy.

    Garnish with macerated strawberries. Drizzle with warm Bourbon Sauce.

    Maple Bourbon Sauce

    • 1 Cup Heavy Cream
    • ½ Cup Milk (not skim)
    • ¼ Cup Sugar
    • 1 TBS Cornstarch
    • ½ Cup Maple Bourbon + ¼ Cup
    • Pinch salt
    • 1 TBS Butter

    In medium saucepan combine the cream, milk, and sugar. Warm over medium heat.

    Do not allow to boil.  In a small mixing bowl,  whisk cornstarch and bourbon to make a slurry.

    Pour the slurry into the cream mixture and now bring to a boil. When sauce begins to boil, reduce the heat to simmer.

    Cook for 5 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat. Add salt, butter and the remaining ¼ cup of bourbon. Serve warm.

    Macerated Strawberries

    • ½ Quart Sliced Strawberries
    • ½ Cup Sugar

    Slice strawberries and place in bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Allow to set in refrigerator for 6 hours. Serve cold.

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    French Vanilla Bread Pudding

    French Vanilla Bread Pudding

    Jennifer
    This French Vanilla Bread Pudding Recipe uses French Vanilla coffee creamer to kick the flavor up a notch, and it is delicious!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course Breakfast
    Cuisine American

    Ingredients
      

    • 14 Cups Cubed Day-Old Bread
    • ½ Cup Unsalted Butter
    • 2 Cups Heavy Cream
    • 4 Cups Coffee-mate French Vanilla coffee creamer
    • 6 Eggs
    • 1 ½ Cups Light Brown Sugar
    • 4 teaspoon pure Vanilla extract
    • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon Nutmeg
    • Pinch of Salt

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350*. Grease a 9 by 13-inch casserole dish with butter and set aside.
    • Combine the heavy cream, Coffee-mate, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, in a large bowl.
    • Whisk to mix. Add bread to cream mixture and make sure all bread is coated. Let it soak in for about 10 minutes.
    • Pour soaked bread and all remaining liquid into casserole dish. Bake for 1 hour.
    • Center of bread should be set and no longer mushy.
    • Garnish with macerated strawberries. Drizzle with warm Bourbon Sauce.
    Keyword French Toast, Vanilla
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    Comments

    1. Tammy says

      July 21, 2014 at 4:22 pm

      I love adding coffee creamers to my recipes. They can up the flavor profile of just about anything. This looks fabulously delicious and it's a great way to complement the fresh berries you can get in summer.

    2. Penelope Guzman says

      July 21, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      Oh my gosh, this looks so good. Thank you for this idea.

    3. TerriAnn @ Cookies & Clogs says

      July 21, 2014 at 11:05 pm

      The bread pudding sounds good but that maple bourbon sauce sounds even more amazing!

    4. Raijean says

      July 22, 2014 at 12:14 am

      Geez, this looks so good to me! I wish I had a piece right now.

    5. Paula @ Frosted Fingers says

      July 22, 2014 at 11:19 am

      This looks so delicious! I can't remember the last time I had bread pudding but now I want some!

    6. Liz Mays says

      July 22, 2014 at 5:26 pm

      I love bread pudding! This sounds so yummy with the strawberries on top.

    7. Kathy says

      July 22, 2014 at 6:33 pm

      Yummy! That is beautiful and looks so good. I haven't have bread pudding in awhile.

    8. Donna says

      July 24, 2014 at 2:09 pm

      Confession: I've never made bread pudding. I know, crazy! This looks yummy and I will give it a try!

    9. Ty says

      July 24, 2014 at 7:38 pm

      I love bread pudding and this look absolutely amazing!!

    10. Kelsey Apley says

      July 25, 2014 at 10:10 am

      That looks so good, I totally want to try this out! Thanks for the fun inspirational recipe!

    11. Colleen says

      July 25, 2014 at 1:38 pm

      This looks amazing and a perfect breakfast or dessert.

    12. Kathleen says

      July 25, 2014 at 10:48 pm

      That looks incredible! I love bread pudding and that recipe is going on my list to try!

    13. Crystal says

      July 26, 2014 at 1:40 am

      How clever! I love the idea of using Coffee-mate creamer in recipes. Whenever I use vanilla extract in recipes, I feel like I have to double it to really get the flavor. I'm sure the Coffee-mate would make everything taste even yummier.

    14. Ashley S says

      July 29, 2014 at 9:11 am

      Looks absolutely delicious!

    15. Chrissy says

      July 29, 2014 at 9:24 am

      Oh my yum! This looks amazing! Perfect breakfast!

    16. susan says

      July 29, 2014 at 9:26 am

      This is such a great idea, and it looks amazing! The pictures are mouthwatering. I will have to make this for my family.

    17. Jennifer H says

      July 29, 2014 at 9:27 am

      That looks simply delicious! I must try it!!!

    18. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos says

      July 29, 2014 at 11:28 am

      There's just so many delicious recipes to make with coffee creamer. It's not just for coffee, that's for sure. Thanks for the recipe!

    19. Stacie @ The Divine Miss Mommy says

      July 29, 2014 at 11:30 am

      That looks amazing! Bread pudding is one of my favorite desserts and we make it every once in a while. I cannot wait to try this recipe.

    20. Melanie says

      July 29, 2014 at 10:49 pm

      Umm yum! I don't think vanilla is boring at all, and that bread pudding looks incredible! Now I just need it to be Mother's Day so I can request this be made for me while I relax in bed.

    21. Marcie W. says

      August 04, 2014 at 10:08 pm

      I absolutely love bread pudding and it is one of my favorite desserts. I am totally drooling over this luscious vanilla version!

    22. Suzy Myers says

      February 02, 2015 at 11:26 am

      Looks absolutely delicious! Definitely going to try this! Thank you for sharing

      suzy

    23. Angel says

      February 03, 2015 at 10:24 pm

      Wow! This looks amazing. I want some now please, lol.
      Thanks for sharing with us at Wake Up Wednesday Linky Party.
      Hugs
      Angel

    24. Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess says

      February 05, 2015 at 6:41 pm

      Sweet baby Jesus! Swooning over this gorgeous vanilla bread pudding. Love comfort desserts! Thanks for sharing and visiting from Handmade Hangout Party.

    25. CJ Huang says

      February 06, 2015 at 1:32 pm

      What a great idea to add creamer! I hope you can stop on by and share this or any other recipe with us on Five Friday Finds!

    26. Carolsue says

      April 08, 2021 at 9:15 pm

      I just made this and it is delicious. The only thing I did differently was to add about a cupful of raisins that I simmered in a litte rum to "plump" them up. Doesn't say what kind of bread to use, but I used a large loaf of French bread from the grocery store and it was perfect -- seemed to be about a cup short of what you recommended, so I put in just a little bit less creamer to compensate. Thanks.

    27. Laura Payne says

      September 02, 2024 at 3:59 pm

      Where does the stick of butter go?? I’ve made this recipe (with about half the sugar and it was still a bit too sweet) but it was really good! But the recipe calls for butter and doesn’t mention where to put it so I just melted it and put it on top, is there a better way?

    28. Jennifer says

      September 08, 2024 at 10:43 am

      The butter is just used for greasing the baking dish. If you want to use a nonstick cooking spray instead, you can just omit the butter from the recipe. 🙂

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