STAR HILL PROVISIONS^® BREAD PUDDING

MADE WITH MAKER'S MARK^®

Bring a Star Hill Provisions^® classic home with this bread pudding featuring a rich caramel sauce punched up with the vanilla-y bourbon flavors of Maker's Mark^®.

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About

this recipe

Not just delicious, Star Hill Provisions^® Bread Pudding is a great recipe to keep in mind for times when you have extra bread on hand, even if it's going stale. In fact, that is how bread pudding is traditionally made. It's adaptable and delicious any time of day. Since this bread pudding mixture is refrigerated overnight, it's a nice dish you can serve overnight guests in the morning.

Preparation Time

8 hours

Cook Time

1 hour 45 minutes

Total Time

9 hours 45 minutes

Ingredients

4 large eggs
2-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1-3/4 cups dark brown sugar
1 cup chocolate chips
1 loaf white bread

Caramel Sauce

2 cups brown sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
3 oz. (2 shots)
Maker's Mark^® Bourbon

Preparation Instructions

Step 1

Start with a mix

Mix eggs, cream and sugar well.
Step 2

Add in bread bits

Dice the bread and add to egg mixture along with the chocolate chips and stir.
Step 3

Keep mixture cold for a night

Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Step 4

Prepare to bake

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Step 5

Ready your pan

Grease "8x8" pan and place parchment halfway up on all sides.
Step 6

Add mixture to pan

Pour in pudding mixture, cover with parchment and foil.
Step 7

Bake to perfection

Bake 1.5 hours and then uncover and bake an additional 15–20 minutes until there's a slight jiggle.
Step 8

Remove from oven and enjoy

Serve warm, covered in caramel sauce.
CARAMEL SAUCE
Step 1

Mix your ingredients

Mix brown sugar and whipping cream in a sauce pan.
Step 2

Boil and stir

Bring to a boil while stirring and then remove from heat, add Maker's Mark® bourbon to taste and stir.
Step 3

Pour on bread pudding

Keep warm and serve.

A bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon whisky behind a tall glass with a Bourbon Bloody Mary over ice and a pickle, celery, and lime garnish. A small bowl of lime slices is to the left.

TIPS FOR GREAT
Bread Pudding

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Don't be fresh

Fresh bread just doesn't soak up the pudding mixture the way sponge-like, day-old bread does.

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White out

If you don't have white bread, other types will work just fine. Try to use "eggy" breads like brioche or challah.

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Tips, tools & techniques

One key to great home cooking is having a few of those "clear out the larder" recipes in your arsenal. These are those soups, casseroles and desserts that tend to use perishable ingredients that need to be consumed sooner rather than later and staples usually already on hand. Bread pudding is a timeless example of these better-than-the-sum-of-its-parts recipes, versions of which exist all over the world. Bread pudding is adaptable and can be made with a variety of spices and toppings, so try experimenting once you have this one down. If you enjoy the bourbon caramel sauce, try it again with other desserts.