There’s just something so comforting about bread and butter budding and the combination of buttery, custard-soaked bread, served warm with a dollop of cream or ice-cream. Here, we’ve gathered together some different variations of the traditional recipe. From dishes packed full of chocolate and caramel, to fruitier variations with figs and rhubarb, these bread and butter pudding recipes are sure to please. We’ve even thrown in a few croissant puddings, an air fryer recipe and even one to use up leftover hot cross buns!
Bread and butter pudding
Comfort food at its best.
Cheat’s hot cross bun dessert
Use up leftover hot cross buns (if such a thing exists).
Air fryer lemon curd and raspberry bread and butter pudding
The ideal mix of sweet and tangy!
Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding
Save some hot cross buns just for this!
Rhubarb and custard bread pudding
Enjoy a warm and comforting winter dessert.
Raspberry bread and butter pudding
This simple, classic dessert with a raspberry twist is a great way to use up leftover bread. Looking for a classic bread and butter pudding?
Chorizo and capscium savoury bread pudding
No, there’s no mistake. It is a bread pudding. But it’s not a dessert. It’s simply a delicious mixture of sourdough, chorizo, olives and mushrooms, all held together with cheese and eggs. Kind of like the best brunch you will ever have.
Milk chocolate bread and butter pudding
The retro classic bread and butter pudding is given a modern makeover with lovely sweet brioche and a rich chocolate custard. Serve yourself a bowlful topped with crunchy Kit Kat pieces and ice-cream.
Bread and butter pudding with strawberry jam
This classic bread and butter pudding recipe is made extra sweet with the addition of strawberry jam. The lovely vanilla custard that binds everything together creates the ultimate indulgent dessert.
Apple bread pudding
This humble sweet bread pudding is incredibly satisfying, easy to make and tastes heavenly served warm with a drizzle of fresh cream.
Panettone bread and butter pudding
Relive your grandma’s classic with the addition of Italian pannettone. Zesty and sweet, this creamy dessert is simple but sure to please.
Sticky date and cinnamon bread and butter pudding
Get your just desserts this winter with these perfect puds.
Classic bread and butter pudding
Warming, comforting and oh-so-simple, make bread and butter pudding a staple dessert in your house this winter.
Lemon and craisin bread pudding
For a modern take on mum’s old bread and butter pudding, try this slightly more sophisticated lemon and craisin bread pudding. It’s delicious served warm with cream or ice-cream.
Fig and cranberry bread pudding
Back in the day, bread pudding was a practical (but uninspiring) way to use up cupboard ingredients, and fill hungry bellies. This cranberry and fig bread pudding will show you just how far we’ve come since then.
White chocolate and raspberry bread puddings
Years ago, when the cupboard was almost bare and sweet dishes were simple, your nana made pudding from stale bread and a few cupboard staples. These white chocolate and raspberry bread puddings show just how far we’ve come since those days.
Bread and butter pudding with banana and almonds
Bread and butter pudding is as old as the hills and it’s great for using up stale bread. There are many different ways of making it. This recipe is a bit of a departure from the traditional, with the addition of bananas.
Apple streusel bread and butter pudding
This pudding goes straight to the top of the favorites list when it comes to classic winter warming desserts.
Chocolate pecan bread pudding
Once upon a time, your grandmother made a thrifty bread pudding with leftover bread, and some basic store items. This chocolate pecan bread pudding is something quite, quite different.
Caramel and date bread pudding
Serve warm with pouring cream or ice-cream if desired. Pudding can be prepared severa hours ahead. Keep refrigerated and bake as required. Note
Apple and fig bread pudding
This is wonderful served with a dollop of yoghurt and some fresh raspberries.
Fruity bread and butter pudding
Pudding can be prepared several hours ahead. Stand, covered, in the refrigerator. Bake as required. Note
Panettone bread and butter pudding
Give nana’s plain bread and butter pudding a European flavour with this Italian version. Panettone is a yeasted cake that is the speciality of Milan and is traditionally served at Christmas. It is however available most of the year round.
Bread and butter pudding cake
Enjoy your favourite pudding in spectacular cake form.
Fig bread and butter pudding
If you have an electric pressure cooker you won’t need to reduce the heat to stabilise pressure,your cooker will automatically stabilise itself. Always check with the manufacturer’s instructions before using. Note
Caramel pear bread puddings
We used dariole moulds for the pudding, a texas muffin pan would work well, too. Note
Apple and apricot bread puddings
Fruit can be cooked a day ahead, keep, covered, in the refrigerator. Make bread topping and bake puddings as required. Note
Strawberry and fruit bread pudding
You don’t have to use fruit bread, you could use white bread, croissants or panettone. Croissants are particularly delicious with the strawberry jam. Note
