Description
This authentic Puerto Rican-Style Baked Budin (also known as bread pudding) recipe is perfect for sharing over the holiday season. Day old bread is soaked in a cinnamon spiced batter with sweetened condensed milk, poured over homemade caramel, then baked in a water bath for a deliciously moist end result. The secret trick for achieving that signature creamy smooth yet spongey texture is mashing the bread into the batter.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 (1lb) loaf of day old bread (see note)
- 1/2 can (7oz) coconut milk
- 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 can (12oz) evaporated milk
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- a pinch of salt
- optional: 1/2 – 3/4 cup raisins or cranberries
Instructions
- Melt the sugar. Add the sugar to a saucepan over medium low heat. Continue to cook until the sugar has dissolved completely.
- Pour caramel into your pan. Carefully pour the caramel into your loaf pan. Set aside to cool.
- Prep the oven, pan & bread. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly spray the loaf pan with nonstick spray. Slice the bread into small cubes.
- Combine wet ingredients. In a large bowl whisk together the coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla extract. Add the cinnamon and salt and continue to whisk until evenly incorporated.
- Add bread and fruit (optional). Mix in the cubed bread. Continue to mix well until the bread begins to almost melt into the wet ingredients. Mash everything together for a smooth and spongey budin. Fold in the raisins or cranberries (if using)
- Add to the loaf pan. Transfer the bread pudding mixture into the loaf pan over the caramel.
- Bake in a water bath. Bake the budin in a water bath (see note) in the oven for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
- Cool, flip & enjoy. Let the bread pudding cool on the counter top out of the water bath for at least 20 minutes before flipping onto a platter. Slice, serve, & enjoy!
Notes
To make day old bread: Leave your loaf of bread out on the counter overnight.
For a water bath: Place the loaf pan inside a larger baking vessel filled with just enough water to not overflow into the budin.