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King Cake Bread Pudding

March 3, 2019 by Ryann-Rebecca

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King Cake Bread Pudding

With Mardi Gras right around the corner, I figured I ought to make something Mardi Gras-ey. Normally I would make a real King Cake, but I didn’t feel like doing it this year.  It can be a bit of a hassle working with yeast and letting it rise, and what-not.

So, as a happy substitute, I give you… King Cake Bread Pudding. It has all the flavors of a traditional king cake but in a less time-intensive format. This recipe uses flax meal instead of eggs and achieves the same texture as the non-vegan version.

Good bread pudding needs stale bread. I used Ciabatta from the “We made too much” section of my grocery store.  Start with a thick, dry bread and bake it for a few minutes to help dry it out. You can also let the bread sit out overnight uncovered to let it get stale naturally. Just make sure your bread is vegan. 

If you choose to go the baking method, cut the bread into 1-inch cubes, place them in a single layer on a baking tray, and bake at 350 for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.  You just want the bread to dry, not get brown. 

King Cake Bread Pudding

I baked my King Cake Bread Pudding in a 13 x 9-inch pan, but you are welcome to use a 9 x 9-inch pan for a thicker pudding. 

King Cake Bread Pudding
King Cake Bread Pudding

As you can see, I doused my bread pudding in icing to make the three colors. It ended up looking like a flag instead of simply representing Mardi Gras, but I’m rolling with it. You could try using sprinkles instead of icing only drizzling icing instead of spreading it on.

King Cake Bread Pudding

If I were currently living in Louisiana, I would have hidden a plastic baby like these in the pudding.  But it’s insanely hard to find Mardi Gras paraphernalia outside of the deep south.  For those of you non-southerners, a plastic baby is hidden in the King Cake.  Whoever gets the piece with the baby is responsible for bringing the next cake.

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King Cake Bread Pudding

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Category: Dessert

Servings:  8

King Cake Bread Pudding

Easy Vegan Bread Pudding with a Mardi Gras Flare.

Ingredients

    Bread Pudding
  • 1 lb Stale Bread, cut into cubes (See Notes)
  • 1/4 Cup Ground Flax Seed
  • 3 Cups Non-Dairy Milk
  • 1 Cup Raisins
  • 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Tbs Vanilla
    Icing
  • 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Non-Dairy Milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • Food Coloring

Instructions

    Bread Pudding
  1. Stir the cubes of bread and raisins together in a large bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk remaining ingredients together.
  3. Pour the liquid mixture over the bread and stir, making sure all of the bread is covered.
  4. Let the bread sit for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.
  5. Bake at 350 for 60-70 minutes. You want the outside to be brown but the inside soft.
    Icing
  1. Whisk the sugar, milk, and vanilla together. Add more milk or powdered sugar as needed to get the consistency that you want.
  2. Divide the icing into three smaller bowls and add food coloring to dye it into your desired colors.

Notes

* Cut the bread into cubes. To make it stale, either leave it out overnight or bake it in a single layer at 325 for 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. ** For the icing, you can spread it over the top or drizzle it. You could also use colored sprinkles for decoration.

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