Thanksgiving Savory Bread Puddings

By Food & Wine
Updated March 08, 2017
From a creamy butternut squash bread pudding to an earthy spinach-shiitake bread pudding, here are savory bread puddings for Thanksgiving.
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Butternut Squash Casserole with Leeks, Prosciutto and Thyme

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This luscious squash-studded bread pudding is the ideal accompaniment to roasted meats and birds, or cut it into large squares and serve as a main course with a green salad on the side.

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Buttery Crab Bread Pudding

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In this recipe chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall layers baguette and lump crabmeat, then pours custard on top.

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Spinach-Shiitake Bread Puddings

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Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s first Thanksgiving, at a colleague’s house in New Hampshire, was a shock—a good one. “I’d never seen such a big bird before,” the Alsace-born chef behind New York City’s Jean Georges recalls. Back in his kitchen, Vongerichten took the American stuffing basics and reconfigured them. This dressing, which he prefers to cook outside the bird, takes an unexpected form.

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Butternut Squash Bread Pudding

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Thanksgiving Make-Ahead Tip: The bread pudding can be prepared earlier in the day and reheated.

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Cranberry-Pecan Bread Pudding with Bacon

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A good loaf of cranberry-nut bread from a bakery has so much flavor that there’s no need to trick it up with lots of ingredients. As the pudding bakes, the bread becomes almost custardlike, with a crispy brown top.

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Artichoke Bread Pudding

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Star Ingredient: Quercus Umbriae Giudia Artichokes

If cooks were asked to name the vegetables they find most intimidating and time-consuming to prepare, artichokes would surely top the list. Marinated artichoke hearts from Umbria in central Italy solve the problem: No trimming, cooking or choke removal is required.

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Choucroute Bread Pudding

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Mushroom, Leek and Parmesan Bread Pudding

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A rich, round, dry Pinot Blanc will underscore the earthy mushrooms and tangy cheese in this pudding.

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Baby Spinach and Garlic Bread Pudding

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This bread pudding is almost like a tart, with the croutons acting as a crunchy crust. Tender baby spinach in the filling turns incredibly silky when cooked.

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Bread Pudding with Leeks and Garlic

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Butternut Squash Bread Pudding

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For a more elegant presentation, bake this savory bread pudding in individual ramekins.

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