Recipes Vanilla Ice Cream Bread Pudding with Whiskey Caramel 5.0 (1,220) 2 Reviews This genius bread pudding is made with melted vanilla ice cream, eliminating the need to make a custard. Slideshow: Bread Pudding Desserts By Jeni Britton Jeni Britton Instagram Twitter Website Jeni Britton is an American ice cream maker and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the artisan ice cream movement, she introduced a modern, ingredient-driven style of ice cream making that has been widely emulated across the world but never duplicated. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 25, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © John Kernick Active Time: 10 mins Total Time: 1 hrs Yield: 8 Ingredients Bread Pudding Butter (for greasing) 1 pound brioche (6 cups crust removed and bread torn into -inch pieces) 1 ½ pints vanilla bean ice cream (preferably Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams' Ndali Estate or Häagen-Dazs) 4 eggs (large beaten) 1 cup sugar Caramel Sauce ⅔ cup sugar ½ cup heavy cream (at room temperature) 1 tablespoon whiskey 1 pinch of sea salt Directions Make the bread pudding Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter a shallow, 2-quart baking dish and spread the torn brioche in it. Scoop the ice cream into a glass bowl and warm in the microwave in 20-second bursts, stirring, just until melted. Whisk in the eggs, sugar and 3/4 cup of water. Pour the custard over the brioche and let stand for 15 minutes, pressing to submerge the bread in the custard. Bake the bread pudding for 30 to 35 minutes, until the top is browned. Let cool slightly. Meanwhile, make the caramel sauce In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar with 2 tablespoons of water. Cook over moderate heat, swirling the pan and brushing down the side with a wet pastry brush, until the sugar dissolves. Cook undisturbed until a medium-amber caramel forms, about 5 minutes. Add the cream (be careful, it may boil vigorously) and simmer, whisking, until the caramel is smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool slightly, then stir in the whiskey and salt. Serve the warm bread pudding with the caramel sauce. Make Ahead The caramel sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Rewarm before serving. Rate it Print