This decadent Slow Cooker Eggnog Bread Pudding is the most delicious way to indulge in the flavors of the holiday season. It is a classic dessert made simple by using your slow cooker. A perfect addition to any labor-intensive holiday meals.
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To make this easy slow cooker recipe, you will need these basic grocery store items:
- large loaf cinnamon bread - should be about 8 cups of 1" cubes when cut
- eggs
- eggnog I use almond milk "nog" which is diary free and egg free
- brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
💜Why use your slow cooker to make this recipe
- Ease: Simply assemble the ingredients and let your slow cooker do the work.
- Serve warm: Spoon this perfect dessert right out of your crock pot. Easy for your diners to get the ultimate warm and comforting dish.
- Less planning: Traditional bread pudding recipes often require you to soak the bread for several hours before cooking. Slow cooking allows the bread to both soak and cook simultaneously
- Hands-Off Cooking: This dish requires no babysitting time. You can multi-task and be productive cooking other more labor intensive holiday dishes.
🔪Instructions
This great recipe just involves a few simple steps:
Preparing Your Slow Cooker
Prepare your slow cooker by coating it with a non-stick agent. Any nonstick cooking spray or oil will work. Olive oil and avocado oil are my go-to coatings.
NOTE: some slow cooker inserts come with a nonstick surface. Use of a non-stick agent is still suggested. However, oil is sometimes recommended rather than spray to protect the longevity of the non-stick surface. Check your slow cooker's manual for your slow cooker if you have any concerns.
Alternatively, you can choose to use a slow cooker liner.
Cooking
- ⛄️ In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs together with the sugar and spices
- ⛄️Cut bread into bite-sized pieces.
- ⛄️Add all bread pieces to a greased slow cooker
- ⛄️Pour eggnog mixture over pieces of bread.
- ⛄️Use whisk or spoon to push bread cubes down into egg mixture making sure that easy one has the opportunity to become saturated.
- ⛄️Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
- ⛄️Your easy eggnog bread pudding is ready to serve when the center springs right back after being gently pressed. If liquid surfaces when the center is pressed, more cooking time is needed.
Top Tip
If your slow cooker cooks unevenly (as some of mine do) rotating your slow cooker pot 180 degrees within the cooking element will help even things out. I try to do this about half way through the cooking time.
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🍽Serving suggestions
There are an endless number of ways to serve this delicious dessert/brunch dish. Here are some favorites to put on top of the bread pudding:
- Topped with maple syrup
- Drizzled with caramel sauce
- Dusted with powdered sugar
- Adorned with fresh berries
- Accompanied by vanilla ice cream
- Topped with crushed candy cane
- Enhanced with a sprinkling of chocolate chips.
- Drizzled with rum sauce
- Sprinkle with candied pecans
- Embellished with boozy bananas.
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🔁Substitutions
- Swap cinnamon raisin bread, French bread, old brioche bread, or raisin challah bread for the cinnamon bread
- Tear bread rather than cut it for a less uniform look
- Tradition dairy eggnog works perfectly in this recipe too
- Vanilla paste can be traded for vanilla extract
Storing
Store leftover eggnog bread pudding in an airtight container or bowl covered with plastic wrap. Store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Like leftover baked French toast casserole, this can be easily reheated in dessert or snack-sized portions in the microwave. While it is delicious at room temperature, we like it best served warm.
😉Hints & hacks
- Stale bread or old bread is often suggested for the best bread pudding recipe. I have used both with this recipe and had great results with either.
- Not a fan of Eggnog? Try pumpkin bread pudding, traditional overnight French toast casserole or strawberry cheesecake French toast, or gingerbread French toast.
- looking for a dish you can prep in advance and pop in the slow cooker on Christmas morning? This dish can be fully assembled in a zip top bag and stored in the fridge overnight. First thing in the morning, just toss it in your slow cooker.
- Although I am a big fan of slow cooker liners, I often forgo them when making this dish for aesthetic reasons. When serving to guests right out of slow cooker vessel, it is much nicer looking without a liner. Regardless of which method you use, you should spray either your slow cooker pot or liner with a non-stick spray.
- Not a fan of slow cooker liners? Parchment paper works just as well with this particular recipe.
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📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Eggnog Bread Pudding
Equipment
- Knife and cutting board
- measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf cinnamon bread
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups eggnog I use almond milk "nog" (no egg)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- cut 1 large loaf cinnamon bread into 1" cubes and place into the bottom of a greased slow cooker
- in a separate bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, 2 cups eggnog, ½ cup brown sugar, 1½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- pour liquid mixture over bread cubes. Use whisk to push the cubes into the liquid making sure all cubes are saturated.
- Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours*.
- Serve warm with you favorite bread pudding toppings
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