Disney's Contemporary Resort Bread Pudding Recipe
Disney's Contemporary Resort Bread Pudding is a rich, custard-based dessert made with cubed day-old challah bread, raisins and a blend of sugar, cinnamon and vanilla, baked until golden and served warm with whipped cream. Make our Disney's Contemporary Resort Bread Pudding Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Bread Pudding will taste just like Disney's Contemporary Resort.
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups granulated Sugar divided
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 day-old Challah Bread or other Egg Bread cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine melted
- 1/3 cup Raisins
- 8 large Eggs lightly beaten
- 1 quart Half-and-Half
- 1 Vanilla Bean split lengthwise
- Whipped Cream warmed, to top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
- Combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon in cup.
- Toss bread, melted butter, raisins and cinnamon-sugar mixture in large bowl to coat. Spread in prepared pan.
- Whisk eggs lightly in large bowl.
- Bring cream, remaining 1 cup sugar and vanilla bean to boil in medium saucepan.
- Carefully remove vanilla bean.
- Cool slightly.
- Scrape seeds from bean with small spoon. Stir seeds into cream mixture. Discard bean.
- Gradually whisk cream mixture into eggs.
- Pour over bread.
- Place dish in large roasting pan. Add enough hot water to come halfway up side of baking dish.
- Place in preheated oven and bake pudding 35 to 40 minutes, until custard is set and top is golden brown.
- Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature, with warmed whipped cream, if desired.