Caramel bread pudding with homemade caramel - 2 ways, with condensed milk in Instant pot as well as a simple one stove top version with just milk, bread, sugar.
Perfect for celebrations, holiday dessert especially during Christmas and also a best way to use up your bread before it goes stale.
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I remember I ate pudding for the first time in a wedding feast, when I was studying in my lower primary. Of course it was an Indianized version and mostly will be pineapple flavor with semolina those days.
One of my uncles used to make fun by adding pudding to each and every thing we eat. But truly speaking I had no idea about it.
Now through blogging world, I am now very happy to try this eggless caramel bread pudding recipe on my own and that too with my favourite caramel flavour!
I love caramel flavour from my childhood. Among all the toffees from Nutrine my dad used to buy for us, Caramello used to be my favourite toffee.
Other than that, till date I love 5 star like anything. It tastes out-of-the-world for me, may be the chewy texture is what I like along with its flavour.
Two ways
And coming to these pudding recipes, I bookmarked first one from Tasty Treats earlier. At last I made this and loved it a lot. Simple ingredients and exotic pudding recipe .
The second one is my recent favorite I saw in Instagram. I loved the idea of using condensed milk which makes it more rich and tasty. I did the steaming part in Instant pot.
You can also use readymade caramel sauce or butterscotch for the base.
Check out my other bread recipes.
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Caramel bread pudding recipe
Ingredients
For Caramel
- 3 tablespoon Sugar for caramel
Method 1
- 8 Bread slices
- 1 & ½ cups Milk
- ⅔ cup Sugar 11 tablespoon approx
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla essence
For method 2
- 4 Bread slices white or milk bread works
- 1 cup Milk warm
- ½ cup Condensed milk
- 1 teaspoon Corn flour Corn starch
Instructions
- Prepare caramel
- Heat a pan with sugar and 2 teaspoon water in medium heat.
- When it starts to melt, tilt the pan frequently for even heating and take care not to burn the sugar.
- At one stage the sugar is completely melted and starts turing golden yellow. Take off the heat.
- Take a flat bottomed vessel. (6 inch bowl or any other similar).
- Pour the caramel immediately in the vessel and tilt to coat the bottom and a bit in the sides as well. Let it cool down & set.
Method 1
- Trim the sides of the bread firstly.
- Tear the bread into pieces and add milk to it. Mash it well with potato masher. Mix vanilla and sugar and keep aside.
- Pour the bread mixture to it.
- Steam cook it by covering the vessel with aluminium foil with holes pricked for the steam to escape.
- Steam briskly for 20-25 minutes.
- I used my pressure cooker. Fill it with 1 cup water, place the vessel with bread mixture inside. Use a trivet for stabilizing it.
- Close the pressure cooker with lid, no need to put the pressure regulator / weight valve/ whistle.)
- Once done, cool down completely.
- Keep it in refrigerator for 2 hours minimum and then invert it to a plate. You can cut it to desired shape before serving.
- keep ready the vessel(flat 6 inch bowl or any other similar) and heat a pan with sugar and 2 teaspoon water. Tilt the pan frequently for even heating and take care not to burn the sugar. At one stage the sugar starts turning deep golden yellow.
- Pour the caramel in the vessel and tilt to coat the bottom and a bit in the sides as well. Let it set for two minutes and pour the bread mixture to it.
- Steam cook it by covering the vessel with aluminium foil with holes pricked for the steam to escape. Steam for 20-25 minutes. (I used my pressure cooker. Fill it with ¾ cup water, place the vessel with bread mixture inside covering the vessel with aluminium foil . Close the pressure cooker with lid, no need to put the pressure regulator / weight valve/ whistle.)
- After that,cool down and keep it in refrigerator for 2 hours minimum and then invert it to a plate. You can cut it to desired shape before serving.
Eggless caramel bread pudding (Instant pot)
- Pour caramel in a bowl in which you are going to make pudding.
- Swirl the bowl to ensure the caramel covers the bottom. I chose a glass bowl, you can choose a baking tin (round or square). Set aside.
- Trim the edges of the bread slices and powder the slices in a food processor.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together milk (room temperature or warm), corn starch, condensed milk and vanilla.
- After that, mix it with bread crumbs to form a batter.
- Transfer this mixture to the bowl in which we have set caramel.
- Cover it with aluminium foil .
- Start the Instant pot in Steam mode, High pressure, More - 30 minutes.
- Add 2 cups of water to the pot and insert a trivet.
- Then place the pudding mixture over the trivet.
- Close lid with steam vent in a sealed position.
- Wait until the timer is up. Give 15 mins standing time and release the rest of the steam if any.
- Take out the pudding carefully and check for doneness. The surface will be slightly raised and a toothpick inserted should come clean.
- Cool down completely and refrigerate for a minimum 1 hour.
- To serve, loosen the sides running a knife along the edges.
- Invert over a plate and cut into desired shape.
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Notes
- Be sure you don't overheat the sugar syrup after it turns golden in colour, otherwise it may taste bitter. Also take care not to burn it in the sides of the pan,tilt it frequently to avoid this.
- Don’t add more milk or sugar than mentioned. The pudding by itself is gooey and sticky, so adding more of any one of the above may not set properly.
- Give at least a day for setting in the first method, before serving/eating to enjoy the fullest flavour!
- I used my pressure cooker for steaming, without the pressure regulator (valve/weight) for the first method.
Method
Prepare mixture
- Trim the edges of the bread firstly.
- Secondly, tear them into pieces and add milk to it.
- Mash it well with potato masher, I used my sauce whisk. Mix vanilla and sugar and keep aside.
- Alternately, you can give it a run in food processor/ mixie.
Make caramel
- Heat a pan with sugar and 2 teaspoon water in medium heat.
- When it starts to melt, tilt the pan frequently for even heating and take care not to burn the sugar.
- At one stage the sugar is completely melted and starts turing golden yellow. Take off the heat.
- Take a flat bottomed vessel. (6 inch bowl or any other similar).
- Pour the caramel immediately in the vessel and tilt to coat the bottom and a bit in the sides as well.
- Let it set for two minutes and pour the bread mixture to it.
Steaming
- Steam cook it by covering the vessel with aluminium foil with holes pricked for the steam to escape.
- Steam briskly for 20-25 minutes.
- I used my pressure cooker. Fill it with 1 cup water, place the vessel with bread mixture inside. Use a trivet for stablizing it.
- Close the pressure cooker with lid, no need to put the pressure regulator / weight valve/ whistle.)
- After that, cool down completely.
- Keep it in refrigerator for 2 hours minimum and then invert it to a plate.
- You can cut it to desired shape before serving.
Enjoy it cold as such or you can drizzle some caramel / butterscotch syrup as I did. I used Hershey’s store bought syrup . You can also serve it with Vanilla ice cream along with it.
Prathibha
I too made this one long back...looks delicious n loved d presentation raks..yummy!!
Pavithra
Wow my fav one and My mom has done this during our school days , when we got the recipe from my brothers cooking class. We luv luv luv this a lot and its looooooooong time i did not make this and urs looks scrumptious and making me drooooooooool.
Happy Cook / Finla
I love nutrine caramell sweets too like you i have a 100% affection for 5 star, i even met Hans thankx to my love for 5 star 🙂
Love puddings and this looks really yumm.
Hamaree Rasoi
Pudding is so well presented and must have tasted yummy.
Deepa
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Prathima Rao
One of my fav..Had made it once looon time back, loved it a lot..Thx to u for reminding me of it.. 🙂 I dont even have to hunt for the recipe :)This looks perfect...
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Raji
Caramel is my fav too...and the pudding looks delectable.
lata raja
Caramel puddings with Brown polson custard powder was all we have ever had in our childhood days:)
This one is eggless and quick to make too.
Raksha
I make a similar pudding but with eggs 🙂 Shud try this one too.
Cilantro
I love caramel too, looks perfect.
notyet100
Mmmm drooling,...
saadu
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Sudha Sabarish
Its just drolling me.Just awesome and dont have words to explain about it.Pics are lovely.
Priya
Even i prepared this fabulous looking pudding, simply inviting Raji.
Kanchan
looks perfect !
Kalpana Sareesh
Absolutely awesome.. will def make this for my hubbys birthday..he will def love it.. thanks for sharing an awesome dish.. was breaking my heads on thnking wat to do .. this is perfect one.. Kalukunga Raji..
Suja
Wow! looks divine,love caramel..yum
Laavanya
That looks sooo pretty. I love chewy 5 star too! 🙂 Hope to try this recipe soon.
Priya's Feast
This luks too gud,The caramel syrup has come out very well,so the pudding too.I am craving for some sweet now 🙂
Sayantani
thats looks awesome Raks. what a colour.
Chitra
Wow, that looks awesome.Caramel syrup has come out perfect 🙂 Nice post !!
DEESHA
Lovely pudding Raks, I've never made pudding , I should give this a try
Rinku Naveen
This is one of my fav. It just melts in the mouth. Loved ur eggless version Raji. That last shot is stunning.Loved it..
Torviewtoronto
delicious flavours in the pudding
S.Menaga
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Aarthi
yummy one raji..u have made perfectly..
Priyanka
Awesome....a very tempting pudding. I will try it for sure
Cham
I am not a pudding person, but this one looks like a milk cake- lovely slice 🙂
ANU
wow awesome bread pudding love the perfectly shaped pudding cake...
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HI raks
Is there anyway that i can use oven-or microwave to make this??, i dont have a steamer or big mouthed pressure cooker 🙁
Jayasri Ravi
Wow, that looks gorgeous, Raji as always I keep drooling over your clicks, lovely pudding dear...
faseela
Awesome and lovely clicks........
sangee vijay
pudding looks so delicious and tempting...cant wait to try...beautiful clicks!!
Nags
this looks gorgeous raks. i am practically sure i will mess it up the first time i make it though 😀
R
looks so tempting, its exactly like the way my mom made it 🙂
aipi
I am soooo going to try this recipe Raji, my hubs is going to go crazy for this one..lol.. Love the fact that it is egg less n so easy to fix 🙂
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Divya Vikram
Lovely color. Beautifully garnished too 🙂
Gayathri NG
Wow wt a classic recipe, simple tempting me to try it soon...Luv the texture and color of pudding...
Kalakitingha Raji...
Sreevalli
Delicious pudding.. bookmarking it..
Mahi
Simple and sweet! But having my own doubts that DH will like it or not! 😉 May be I'll make it only for myself! LOL! 😀
Now Serving
beautiful demonstration and presentation 🙂 I am not a pudding person, but your pudding sure makes me drool 🙂
Mitha
Many Thanks Raji !!!
I used to hate eating bread pudding due to its eegy taste
hence I have been hunting for an eggless bread pudding. I am glad that I found this !!
no wonder I often come here for many eggless recipes
I plan to make it tomorow .
Have a doubt
can I bake it rather than steaming
I have seen many recipes baking the pudding raher than steaming.
Plz suggest me asap am gonna make it tomorow
Manju
Loved this recipe. First time here n I'm in love with ur blog. Amazing recipes n crispy clear pics. Will b following ur space from now on.
Regards,
Manju
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Annapoorani
wowwwwwwwww Raji loved it and would try it someday...
one question I don't find "Caramel" in the ingredient list...Did I miss anything?clarify me 🙂
Divya Kudua
Such a simple but awesome recipe Raks.I love Caramel flavor myself,so got to try this.I think you should try making dulce de leche,you'll love it!
Annapoorani
and Raji is the aluminium foil a must while steaming?
RAKS KITCHEN
Annapoorani, we are making caramel in this recipe with sugar(step 2) and I think aluminium foil helps it steaming properly and quickly,also if we don't cover,there may some water on the top.
Poornima Nair
I'm so happy you tried it and even more so that you liked it. Beautiful pictures, I want to make it again:)
RAKS KITCHEN
food&food only,Mitha,
I think you can try baking this as well.But I am sorry,I have no idea about the temperature. You can refer other pudding recipes for the temperature and timing.
Shanthi
Wonderful recipe and tips. But not able to see pictures.
Shanthi
Now I am able to see. Wonderful
Annapoorani
Thanks a lot Raji
Divya
tempting clicks raji... love it... i tried making caramel custard long back but ended up in a recipe that tasted so bitter... i went wrong on the caramelizing part & never tried any caramel recipes then... now that i understood the process of caramelization i am definitely going to try this pudding... you always explain so clearly on the minute details of cooking which will have a great impact on the taste of the recipe... hats off to u...
Paaka Shaale
The pudding looks sooo yummy!!! SLURP 😉
Sharmilee! :)
Wow looks so tempting...The 2nd pic is killing me 🙂 too good that I am craving for it now 🙂
Anisha
The timing of this recipe in my mail is perfect. My friend asked me to make bread pudding and made excuses as I've never had it before and thought it might be too much work. But this seems simple and I guess I'll get the ingredients easily too.
The pictures are tempting me to try it soon. 🙂
Sushma Mallya
This looks so beautiful Raji...love those perfect slices:)
Spandana
Looks so delicious!! the pics are tempting... i should try it soon.
Looks like u have a new look to the blog, it looks nice.
Archana
delicious pudding. Lovely clicks. Never trid it egg less though hence bookmaking this one.
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Smitha
this has stolen my heart!..i am going to make this soon!!
Sobha Shyam
wow, awesome pudding, looks fabulous..
themustardseed
OMG you made my day!! This is my favorite but I have been looking for an eggless recipe for it for ages. It looks divine!! I cant wait to try it out myself!
Thanks!!
Aruna Manikandan
love this a lot...
looks soooo perfect raji 🙂
Swapna Raghu Sanand
Caramel pudding is my favorite too and I love the way you showed the steps in this blog. Will try it out. Thank uuuuuu!
Tina
My fav pudding...Looks perfect.
fine flavours
delicious pudding..going to make this soon.
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Richa
this is such a cool idea.. i love caramel custard puddings. amazing!
Sonali Pradhan
wow...thats a wonderful pudding recipe....just loved it!
schmetterlingwords
What a wonderful looking pudding. Bookmarked!! Thanks for the step by step instructions with pictures 🙂
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow very nice recipe,never attempted this before...love to try it.
Ramya
That looks great Raks!! lovely presentation!
Uma
wow wow wow...wonderful!!!! Very tempting clicks and recipe. I love caramel too raks 🙂
Bharathy
Sooper Raji!! My aunt used to make this same pudding long back and I used to eat off the whole bowl as a teen. when i asked her the recipe recently she had forgotten..
Bookmarked!!!
Anonymous
Caramel pudding is one of my fav and I do it with eggs and milk. This recipe without eggs..looks great..and the color is wonderful.The last picture is great..!!
Anu
very tempting raji!! will sure try this but i doono whether i would get a perfect cutting like this
Indrani
finger-licking yummy, Raks...just love your first pic with cute pudding pieces,nicely done as always, will try it soon
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Charu L.
How did u steamed ?
smita
Hi
Love your recipes, so far used to read but today tried this. turned out excellent, exceptthat the caramel stuck down to the pan. can I dribble caramel syrup again.
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RAKS KITCHEN
Hi Smita, yes you can just melt by keeping the pan in boiling water and use the melt syrup again. Donot melt again in direct flame.
sahi
hie.....
jus tried this reciepe.. and came out pretty well... this is the first pudding that i am trying... 🙂 its jus perfect..:)
Mona Jain
Hi Raks, can u give some tips on how to make the caramel... as when i tried first it was forming sugar cubes... nd second time I added more water. Pls help !! Thanks Mona
RAKS KITCHEN
Just keep boiling sugar with little water with constant stirring,it will sure start turning golden. Even when it forms crystals, if you continue heating, I think it can melt and make caramel...
trupti
hi.. just tried your recipe..well, it turned out too sweet..i tried to fix it by serving the pudding with cinnamon syrup but still i didn't like it.. can you suggest anything to fix the pudding coz i really dont wanna through it..
seema bhadada
kya bottom wale mein water use karna hai.aur pressure cooker ke upper cap lagana hai
RAKS KITCHEN
Yes use water in the cooker as you do for others and no weight valve on the top...
seema bhadada
at what time we have to remove foil.after steaming remove foil or before put in freeze.i make this pudding my pudding was so soft i think their is some water in this puuding
Johntaro
Excellent recipe! *****
KS
Hi Mitha,
Did u try baking in the oven?vif so, can u pls give @ what temp you baked ?
Thanks
KS
Deepa Varadhan
DO V VE TO CLOSE THE COOKER OR LEAVE IT OPEN?
RAKS KITCHEN
We have to close the cooker.
Shweta Rahul
Have a couple of silly doubts Raks 😀 We should add water inside the cooker right? and wat about the rubber gasket..should we retain it? and do we have to keep it in sim or medium flame?
Raks anand
Yes u should add water, gasket and keep in medium flame 🙂
sandhya sekar
Hi Akka,
The milk which u used,is it a raw milk or boiled milk and whether it is to be added to the bread wn it s hot or after it gets to room temp???????
Raks anand
I used raw milk.
sandhya sekar
Hi Akka,
Thank u:) one more doubt can v make egggless cake in cooker? bcoz i dont hv microven
Padmajha PJ
Hi! I made this last week and everyone loved it! I have posted it on my blog too.Thanks for this yummy recipe:)
Poppy
Hi can you please mention the quantity of milk in ml. Please also let me know if the mentioned quantity for sugar is 2 or 3 cups or 2/3 rd cups?
Raks anand
milk - 360 ml
its 2/3 rd cups
cheruba nelson
I just tried out the recipe and it turned out really well.....thanku so much
prabhjot kaur
Thanx for lovely recipe Raks .....pls tell me whether I can use whole wheat bread for this recipe
Raks anand
Sure, try, but texture and milk quantity may vary.
Padmalatha Jayavel
When I tried this recipe the sugar syrup got thick before I could pour it in the vessel
Why is this so?
v
hi, usually we hate puddings. But then I saw the pic of this pudding. It looked wonderful so I decided to try it. It was lip smackingly wonderful, lovely. gonna make it again. thanks for the recipe. Could you pls show how to make plum cake?
Mimi
One cup is how many ml as per your measurement cup
Raks anand
240 ml
Neelam Saxena
Hi! For how long do we keep it in the pressure cooker??