Remember those crown-shaped princess sandwiches I made for Meghan’s birthday party? As you can imagine, they created a lot of leftover bread.
There’s no way I was going to throw all that leftover bread away, so what’s a girl to do? Make one of her favorite desserts–bread pudding!
I think there are two camps of people when it comes to bread pudding. Either you love it or you hate it. I happen to be in the love it camp.
I remember the first time I tried it. I was a teenager and had never had an urge to taste it before; it sounded and looked gross to me. My parents served it in their restaurant and one day something made me give it a try. It was love at first bite. I was shocked at how delicious something so ugly could be.
This version is a healthier than normal one, made without butter, with almond milk instead of whole cow’s milk or cream, and with whole grain instead of white bread. Sweetened with pure maple syrup, if I didn’t know already I’d never guess this is a healthy version.
Even better, this is simple to throw together. I actually put this together in the evening, let it cook all night, and then enjoyed it fresh in the morning for breakfast.
Bread pudding for breakfast? Sure, why not? With the bread, eggs, and milk, it might as well be French toast.
I won’t lie. After I had it for breakfast in the morning, it became my dessert later in the day. Don’t feel bad if you want to do the same.
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Crockpot apple cinnamon bread pudding
- Total Time: 610 minutes
- Yield: 6 - 8 servings 1x
Description
With apples, cinnamon, and studded with raisins, this is a perfect fall dessert.
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread of choice, preferably not fresh, cubed
- 2 apples, peeled, cored, and cubed
- 1 cup raisins
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 cups almond milk (or any milk)
Instructions
- Spray your crockpot with non-stick cooking spray. Add the bread cubes, apples, and raisins and mix so the raisins and apples are distributed evenly throughout the bread.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and maple syrup. Whisk in the milk.
- Pour the milk mixture over the bread. If necessary, push down the bread with a spatula so it is completely covered. Allow the bread to sit for 20 minutes before turning on the crockpot. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 600 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 of 8 servings
- Calories: 277
- Sugar: 21.3g
- Sodium: 278mg
- Fat: 7.5g
- Carbohydrates: 36.1g
- Protein: 5.8g
With apples, cinnamon, and studded with raisins, this is a perfect fall dessert. Or breakfast. Or snack. We’ve enjoyed it all three ways and it’s delicious whenever you eat it.
Question: Which bread pudding camp are you in? Love it or hate it?
I’m new to this……but what size of crockpot should this be used for? I’m supposed to be bringing in a breakfast dish to work tomorrow and really don’t want to use a crockpot too big and find out that I fry the thing over night and it’s burnt =(
I make this in my small rice cooker/slow cooker. I believe it is 5 1/2 cups. Hope this helps.
I love bread pudding, but this wasn’t it. This was a cinnamon flavored pile of disintegrated bread. We threw it out and had waffles instead.
So sorry it didn’t work out for you. We really enjoy this.
I absolutely love bread pudding!
I have never had this but I love a crockpot meal! I will have to give this a try soon, perfect for the fall season.
I’m in the third camp – I’ve never had it before. At least, I don’t think I have.
Oh, you need to try it! It is so good.
I love it!!!! I have a ton of bread right now and some special cinnemon from Whole Foods too… I think I’ll make this, this weekend. I actually think I have all of the ingredients on hand 🙂
this recipe is totally being bookmarked!
This looks amazing and may be the reason I dust off my crockpot!! I love bread pudding and even tho the gluten in it is just not ideal for me, a few bites of it are soooo worth it. And you made this look amazing. And set it and forget it = love that!
Udi makes amazingly yummy gluten free bread… no need to have gluten if it doesn’t treat you well. 🙂
Bread pudding made in the crockpot!? Too cool!! I’m a crockpot ADDICT. Bread pudding is spectacular and this looks so tasty. What would you recommend for someone who doesn’t eat eggs? Do you think it can be substituted or is there no hope for me?
Hmmmm…I think bread pudding is a dish that is pretty dependent on the eggs. I’ve never heard of an eggless bread pudding! 🙂 Maybe a flax or chia egg would work, but I doubt it’d be quite the same.
I’ve never had bread pudding and I haven’t even really had the opportunity to try it. Of course, I never sought it out, either. If I was going to try it, this sounds like a great recipe to use to do so!
LOVE LOVE LOVE bread pudding! How can anyone hate it?? I just don’t understand!!
I got a “little dipper” crockpot as a gift at my bridal shower a while ago and haven’t used it yet. It might be perfect to make a “single-serve” version of this recipe. 🙂
Is there a specific type of bread that you prefer to use? I’ve only ever made bread pudding with Ezekiel bread.
For this I used just regular sandwich bread because that’s what I had leftover. That’s proof that most breads will work! I’ve heard of a variety of breads being used, from French bread to challah. Whatever you have is fine.
i bet your house smelled amazing!
It did! Great way to wake up and start the day. 🙂
While I don’t eat bread, bread pudding used to be my favorite! And this looks so amazing, and easy! You have me craving bread again!
Oops…sorry. 😉
It is one of my favorites. My husbands all time favorite is my white chocolate bread pudding with a caramel sauce.
That sounds amazing!
I bet that recipe from the first time you had it is divine too….. but I’ll go for your version for sure! I’m loving the crockpot idea! I love that I could throw it together at night before bed and not in the morning before work/school!
Sorry, but ‘hate it’ is my camp. Bread = good. Pudding = good. Bread Pudding = no thanks.
creative use of leftovers though! 🙂