Filipino bread pudding is an easy and delicious way to use stale or leftover bread. Just add eggs and milk for a special breakfast treat. Or drizzle with caramel sauce for a fab dessert!
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Filipinos are really good at repurposing leftovers.
Lechon becomes lechon paksiw. Giniling becomes tortang talong. And stale bread becomes bread pudding.
It’s easy to make, tender and creamy, not too sweet, delicious!
Let’s get to it.
Why you’ll love making this Filipino recipe for bread pudding
There are different ways of making pudding from leftover bread and I’m sure Filipino style is one of the easiest and simplest.
- Simple ingredients. There’s nothing fancy here, just pantry staples like eggs and milk.
- No-fail recipe. This recipe is straightforward and super simple, even non-bakers can do it with confidence.
- Easy to customize. When we make bread pudding, we keep it simple but you can certainly customize by adding mix-ins like raisins and other dried fruit, or drizzling with condensed milk or salted caramel sauce.
- Tastes like home. Most important of all, for me anyway, this tastes exactly like how I remember my grandma’s and mom’s bread pudding tasted like. And that’s always a win!
How to make
Making Filipino bread pudding is so easy.
Ingredients
The full ingredient list is in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. Some things to note:
- Bread — Filipino bread pudding is traditionally made with white loaf bread or sandwich bread (called tasty bread in the Philippines) but you can also use brioche, dinner rolls and even pandesal. I would avoid using hard crusty bread because it will affect the creaminess of the custard.
- Condensed milk — there’s no added sugar in this recipe. We sweeten the bread pudding with condensed milk. You can add sugar to taste, if you like. Or simply drizzle more condensed milk before serving.
- Evaporated milk — we always use evaporated milk when making this bread pudding Filipino recipe but you can also use whole milk.
Baking Tools
I use 2 7×3 inch baking dishes. I find that the pudding bakes better in a glass dish than a metal pan.
If you don’t have this specific size, you can use a square baking dish. You’ll just need to watch your baking time more closely.
I don’t recommend a 9×13 inch rectangular baking dish because your pudding will come out too thin.
Step-by-step photos
Preheat your oven to 350F and grease your baking dish with baking spray or softened butter. Set aside.
In a large bowl, place your cubed bread and set aside.
In another large bowl, whisk the rest of the ingredients until incorporated.
Pour the mixture over your bread. Make sure the bread pieces are completely soaked. Let sit for 3-5 minutes to allow the bread to soak all the batter.
When ready, stir and press down on the mixture to help break down the bread even more.
Transfer to your baking dish and cover the top with aluminum foil. Place your dish in a roasting pan and put the roasting pan in your preheated oven. Fill the roasting pan with hot water until it reaches about halfway up the side of your baking dish.
Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick or tester comes out clean. You can remove the aluminum foil towards the end of baking. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Run a sharp knife around the edges of your pan to loosen the pudding before inverting into a platter to serve. Enjoy!
Expert baking tips
Easy, right? Here are more tips for perfect pinoy bread pudding every time.
- Use the right kind of bread. While you can technically use any kind of bread, the best ones for bread pudding are the soft kind like sandwich bread, brioche or rolls.
- Allow enough time for the bread to soak. Slice your bread into cubes and ensure each piece is covered in your custard mixture.
- Use a water bath. Similar to how leche flan and ube flan cake are made, we place our bread pudding in a water bath for the creamiest texture.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, you can! If you don’t have an oven, you can steam the bread pudding on low heat for an hour or until set.
There are many ways to customize this Filipino bread pudding recipe. Some ideas include:
– Adding raisins, cranberries and other dried fruit into the mixture.
– You can add chocolate chips too!
– Adding your favorite spices, like cinnamon.
– Drizzling with caramel sauce, chocolate syrup or condensed milk before serving.
– Spreading with coco jam or ube butter.
– Topping with whipped cream or ice cream for the ultimate sweet treat.
Store bread pudding in a covered container in the fridge. It should keep for up to 5 days. To serve, heat for a few seconds in the microwave until heated through.
It’s also delicious chilled!
More Filipino breakfast recipes
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We hope you like this easy bread pudding Filipino-style. It’s a childhood favorite and one of the many Filipino comfort food we love making. Wonderful with tsokolate!
It’s also perfect for special occasions like Mother’s Day and Christmas, or just to make your mornings extra special.
Happy baking!
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Filipino Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 8 slices white loaf sandwich bread cubed (the smaller, the better)
- 5 pieces large eggs beaten
- 1 14-oz can condensed milk
- 1 12-oz can evaporated milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350F and grease your baking dish with baking spray or softened butter. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, place your cubed bread and set aside.8 slices white loaf sandwich bread
- In another large bowl, whisk the rest of the ingredients until incorporated.5 pieces large eggs, 1 14-oz can condensed milk, 1 12-oz can evaporated milk, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, ¼ tsp salt
- Pour the mixture over your bread. Make sure the bread pieces are completely soaked.
- Let sit for 3-5 minutes to allow the bread to soak all the batter.
- When ready, stir and press down on the mixture to help break down the bread even more.
- Transfer to your baking dish and cover the top with aluminum foil.
- Place your dish in a roasting pan and put the roasting pan in your preheated oven.
- Fill the roasting pan with hot water until it reaches about halfway up the side of your baking dish.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes or until a toothpick or tester comes out clean. You can remove the aluminum foil towards the end of baking.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Run a sharp knife around the edges of your pan to loosen the pudding before inverting into a platter to serve. Enjoy!
Video
Notes
- The pudding will deflate as it cools. This is expected.
- You can also steam the pudding — steam on low heat for about an hour or until set.
- See post for more baking tips, substitutions, FAQs and step-by-step photos.
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
Jenny
This is totally my kind of breakfast! Chocolate in the morning makes everything right and love the Kahlua addition
Jolina
Hi Jenny! How’s it going? Hard to go wrong with chocolate in the morning, yes? 🙂 Happy Friday!
Claire Santiago
I love pecans. They add a unique taste to every dish. I am sure this is a level up chocolate bread pudding because of the pecans. The recipe is a must-try for family’s snacks or desserts.
Ali Rost
This looks like another keeper of a recipe! I have a bread pudding recipe that my friends beg me to make, but it’s the “stand over the stove and your friends wonder where your host is” version. This way I can participate in the fun too instead of slaving over a stove the entire time. (ps: love the addition of Kahlua!) x
Jolina
Haha I know those kinds of recipes 🙂 Bet it’s delicious!
Jennifer L
Oh my gosh I’m still salivating by how good this bread pudding looks. I’m so use to the traditional bread pudding that I would never have thought to add chocolate and kahlua to the mix. How sinfully delicious that is. I’m giving this a def try for fall.
Jolina
You get dessert for breakfast!
Elena
You got me at chocolate. This looks amazing and delicious at the same time. I would love to try it, I have all the ingredients so I can surprise my husband. He has a sweet tooth too.
Jolina
Nice! Hope you guys like it! 🙂
Ellie
Uhh yes please! Kahlua and chocolate pudding… I’m there! I’ve not had bread pudding in years, t was always such a great, traditional pudding in The UK and a good way to use up old bread and pastries (like chocolate croissants). I’ll have to try to make this s for my Husband as he’s never tried it before.
Cole Nemeth
I’ve never actually had this before, but it sounds really good! Anything with pecans and chocolate is a winner in my books
Jolina
I agree! Chocolate and pecans make such an awesome combo.
Carol Cassara
I can imagine how flavorful this dessert is! I love that I can make it at home and not worry about making a mistake. It looks so good and decadent!
John
Oh wow! This looks heavenly, I can’t believe it’s a breakfast. I think if I ate that for breakfast, I’d have to go back to bed lol. Thank you for sharing, Jolina!
Jolina
Haha that’s why we only usually make this on weekends so that going back to bed is an acceptable option 🙂 You’re welcome John!
Pooja Sharma
This looks so delicious. This sure is going to be my next cheat meal. The ingredient list is so easily available and it looks easy to make too
Calleigh Keibler
I tried this bread pudding at home, and it was outstanding. It’s one of my favorites – adding the liqueur flavor sauce makes this dessert something decadent.
Jolina
It’s super decadent, a nice morning treat 🙂 Glad you liked it!
Odette
As a self-proclaimed chocoholic and lover of bread, I fully approve of this recipe. It sounds so decadent, it’s definitely a treat for special occasions.
Jolina
Yay! Glad to receive your seal of approval 🙂 It’s definitely a rich, decadent pudding!
Jessica Hughes
You had me at chocolate and Kahlua! This looks so fantastic that I am drooling over your pictures. Can’t wait to give it a try.
Aditi
OMG, this dessert looks so delectable. I have been looking for something new to try and this recipe comes right in time, I’ll definitely give it a try soon. thanks for sharing! 🙂