Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups milk
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 3 tablespoons butter , melted
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 4.75 cups white sugar , divided
• 1 loaf French bread , 1 pound
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 0.5 cups butter
• 0.5 cups heavy cream
• 0.25 cups whiskey

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

   Mix milk, eggs, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl until well combined. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar and mix thoroughly until sugar is dissolved.

3. 3

   Place bread cubes into bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour milk-egg mixture over top, fully saturating all bread. Sprinkle with pecans.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 1 hour.

5. 5

   When bread pudding is almost finished, combine 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup butter, cream, and whiskey in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is gently boiling.

6. 6

   Remove bread pudding from the oven. Pour sauce over top and serve.