Description
Soft, fluffy brioche, a good swipe of fruit mince, and all those warm festive spices baked into golden, custardy layers. It’s simple, cozy, a little nostalgic, and exactly what Christmas should taste like. Say hello to my Festive Brioche Bread and Butter Pudding with Mincemeat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 12 slices of brioche bread (1 loaf)
- 200g mincemeat (fruit mince)
- 50g butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 c milk
- 1 1/2 c thickened cream
- 1/2 c white sugar
- 1/4 c brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F & butter your baking dish.
- Smear 6 slices of brioche bread with mincemeat. Sandwich with another slice of brioche and butter the top of each sandwich. Cut all the sandwiches in half diagonally.
- In a large mixing bowl, crack the eggs and give them a quick whisk. Add the sugars, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Again, give it a good whisk to combine.
- Add the milk and cream. Whisk to combine.
- Dunk each sandwich triangle into the egg mixture and let it soak for 10 seconds so it absorbs a good bit of the liquid. Place each brioche triangle into the shallow Dutch oven and continue the process until the entire base is covered and the brioche is tightly pressed into the pan.
- Top with the remaining egg mixture and let the pudding rest for at least 15 minutes for the bread to absorb as much liquid as possible.
- Pop the pudding into the oven (lid off) and bake for 35 minutes or until cooked through and golden on top!
- Leave to cool for 15 minutes before serving with a big scoop of ice cream.
Notes
It’s really important to allow the custard to be fully soaked up by the brioche, so don’t skip this step!
I cook this recipe in my 26cm enamel shallow casserole. You can also use a similarly sized baking dish.
Please note all recipes on this website are in US measurements. Eg, 1 cup / 240ml, 1 tablespoon/15mls. Oven temperatures refer to a fan-forced oven.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 488
- Sugar: 34.6 g
- Sodium: 296.4 mg
- Fat: 19.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 67.7 g
- Protein: 10.9 g
- Cholesterol: 163.2 mg