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This Oatmeal Raisin Bread Pudding has oatmeal raisin bread, cinnamon custard, and a rich and yummy toffee sauce.

Well, here it is, my 300th post and I bring you this Oatmeal Raisin Bread Pudding.

I find it hard to believe that I have made 300 things for this blog (give or take a few for a restaurant review).

And when I say make something for this blog, I mean just that.

Most people are surprised to learn that I make all my baked goods specifically for my blog.

Even when I make dessert for friends coming over I think about what I already have on my blog and what I have put up recently.

I try desperately to have variety.

Sometimes it works out, and sometimes I have repeaters…but nonetheless, I try.

I recently read an article by Lisa(La Mia Cucina) about comfort foods.

Lisa a big fan of my croissant bread pudding and had asked to highlight it in her story, which she did.

It got me thinking how bread pudding is my favorite dessert and yet, I only have 3 recipes for it on my blog.

So I set out to make a bread pudding for my 300th post.

I have become obsessed with Ben and Jerry’s Oatmeal Cookie Chunk Ice Cream as of late.

If you are not familiar with it, here is the description(which doesn’t do it justice): Sweet Cream Cinnamon Ice Cream with Chunks of Oatmeal Cookies & Fudge.

I only allow myself one pint a month as I usually eat it in one sitting.

I thought about making giant oatmeal cookie ice cream sandwiches with cinnamon ice cream(I still might do that…this Spring or Summer), but again the bread pudding was in the back of my mind.

So I made a loaf cake using the flavors of an oatmeal cookie.

Even if you just bake the loaf you are good to go.

I almost felt guilty letting that moist cake sit out overnight all chopped up and spread out to get stale.

But I had a mission.

When I awoke the next day, the loaf was good and stale.

I scattered the  pieced of loaf with raisins(I’m a golden girl) and soaked it in a cinnamon-nutmeg custard.

Baked it in a bath and hoped that the outcome would be good.

Because, you just never know.

I come up with a lot of ideas…and often they flop.

One good idea in theory that didn’t turn out in reality was my rice crispy treat fried ice cream, live and learn.

Flop this did not, and I found myself at the bottom of the bowl in no time.

Of course, I drowned it in toffee sauce as I do most of my bread puddings.

A necessary evil in my opinion.

So thanks to all of you who read this little blog of mine.

I certainly didn’t think I would be lasting to 300 posts and now I can’t imagine not having this blog.

P.S. It’s a great day to buy my cookbook Holy Sweet!

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Oatmeal Raisin Bread Pudding

Oatmeal Raisin Bread Pudding

Ingredients

  • For the Oatmeal Bread:
  • 2 large eggs
  • 12 TBSP unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup old-fashion oats
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground fresh nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • For the Cinnamon Custard:
  • 2 ½ cups heavy cream
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 4 eggs
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp fresh ground nutmeg
  • For the Toffee Sauce:
  • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup whipping cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. For the Oatmeal Bread:
  2. Preheat oven to 350F.
  3. Whisk together eggs, oil, butter, buttermilk and sugars.In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices.
  4. Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl of the dry ingredients and stir until everything is incorporated.
  5. Scrape batter into a greased and floured 9-x-5-inch loaf pan and bake for 40-50 minutes. You can check  to see if done by inserting a knife into the center and it comes out clean. Let rest for 5 minutes.
  6. Run knife around the sides of the loaf pan and remove loaf.
  7. Continue to cool on a rack.
  8. Take the oatmeal loaf and cut it into 2-inch pieces.
  9. Lay them out overnight uncovered to become stale.
  10. For the Cinnamon Custard:
  11. Whisk together all the ingredients until completely incorporated. Set aside until needed.
  12. To make the bread pudding:
  13. Preheat oven to 325F.
  14. Butter a 8-x-8-inch pan.
  15. Place ½ of the bread pieces into the pan.
  16. Sprinkle ½ cup golden raisins over the bread.
  17. Pour ½ the custard mixture over the bread and press gently to allow the liquid to soak in.
  18. Scatter the remaining bread evenly. Followed by another ½ cup raisins and then the last of the custard.
  19. Again, press the bread down gently to allow the custard to absorb into the bread.
  20. Place bread pudding into a pan that is large enough to hold both the pan and a water bath.
  21. Pour enough hat water into the pan to come halfway up the sides of the pudding pan.
  22. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
  23. Remove pan from oven(carefully) and remove from water bath.
  24. Serve warm and with toffee sauce.
  25. For the Toffee Sauce:
  26. Stir brown sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth, about 2 minutes.
  27. Add cream and vanilla and bring to a simmer.
  28. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
© Peabody

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Comments

  1. So I normally stick to drooling over your desserts, but I may just have to make this for my dad. He LOVES oatmeal raisin cookies and bread pudding is high on the list too. This seems like a perfect combo!

    I’m not allowed to buy that flavor of B&J’s ice cream any more. 🙁 I think I could still manage to put away a pint of that! Sooooooo good. 😀

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  2. Congratulations on reaching 300! Your blog is so inspiring. I try to get out of my comfort zone in the kitchen, and your posts give me a lot to think about and provide insight on techniques I have never tried.

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  3. That’s awesome, Peabody. Congrats to you. It takes a lot of work to maintain a blog, and even more to bake something for it nearly every day. You’re one of my daily reads.

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  7. Della- Yes, I found the bread to be lovely. But if I were to make it to not use in the pudding, I would add a tad more sugar and the raisins directly to it.

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  8. Congratulations on your 300th post! I also bake for my blog and people think I’m crazy. Like what a waste of money. Well, I share all my treats with everyone around me and I get such joy by planning, baking and photographing that it’s so worth it.
    I love bread pudding and this one looks soooo gooey… yum! I nned to make it!!!

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  9. Congratulations! What a fabulous accomplishment! Your recipes, pictures and stories are always a treat to read and look at. Very impressive concoction you have here. I love when experiments come out just how you want them! Looking forward to another 300!

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  12. Congratulations on your 300 post for your blog…I read you every day and certainly hope that you find the dedication and TIME to post 300 more recipes for us all to try and to enjoy.

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  13. I have been drooling over your blog for about 3 weeks now. This looks wonderful. I am thinking that toffee sauce would be good just by itself.

    I need to go run another mile on my treadmill.

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  16. Oatmeal raisin bread pudding could possibly be the best idea ever! This sounds amazing. You are SO inspiring to me with all your baked goods! I’m no baker, but I’m trying and you really make me think! I love it! Congrats on 300!

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  17. Congratulations on 300 posts! 🙂 This creation of yours looks really good. I’ve only had bread pudding once I think and wasn’t a big fan of it but just thinking of oatmeal cookie type bread and custard together – yum.

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  22. Wow – 300 posts is huge!! Congrats, and I’m glad you are here posting – you are one of my favorite blogs!! I have actually never even made a bread pudding before. But this may have to be the first one I make!

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  23. Congrats on the 300th! I’ve enjoyed reading about all your adventures and its made me want to do the same 🙂 This bread pudding is exactly what I’ve been craving recently. It’s like french toast, but more sinful and BETTER!

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  26. oh.my.god. i don’t even *like* oatmeal cookies and i’m drooling! i have *got* to try this. amazing. congrats on your 300th post. i for one am very happy i found this blog.

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  28. WOW! 300 posts — congrats!! At this stage of my blogging career, I can’t even imagine! This bread pudding looks amazing. Keep up the awesome work!

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  29. Peabody! This looks frickin’ awesome. I love love love bread pudding, but for some dumb reason I never make it. I might have to find some time for this one. yum. Right after I finish my DB challenge. Sigh 🙂 Great pics also.

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  31. Congrats on 300 posts! That’s amazing in and of itself, but the fact that you create all of your recipes specifically for your blog makes it even more of an accomplishment!

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  32. Love the picture with the spoon in focus and the bread pudding out of focus. Have you ever tried to make bread pudding with Hallah bread? IMHO it makes the best French toast and bread puddings (although I’ve never tried it with oatmeal loaf bread!). Congratulations on 300 posts!

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  34. Hey, congratulations on your 300th post! I had bread pudding for the first time ever yesterday… and it didn’t look as good as this, heh. Maybe I’ll try making it for the first time now…

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  36. As a fairly new ‘hooked’ reader of yours, all I can say is, I wish I found your blog earlier.
    (I still get a giggle over the refund muffin post.)
    Congratulations, 300 and not out, as they would say here.
    Doesn’t bread and butter pudding sound like prison food? So simple and simply divine!

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  45. W O W ! ! !

    Oh my gosh, this looks amazing! My mom is a huge bread pudding fan. It looks amazing and it is by far a flop. Great job and congrats on the 300 posts!

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  46. wow, you and i must be on the same wave length! i just made bread pudding too! (need to post it soon)
    i love bread pudding too! this looks beautiful, love the photos

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  48. I love that ice cream flavor – it reminds me of this incredible dessert we have at a chain out here. It’s a half baked giant cookie (made in a pizza pan) and topped with vanilla ice cream. I always get the oatmeal cookie.

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  50. Congrats on your 300th post! What a milestone! Your blog was one of the first that I ever came across and I happily lurked for many months. It is a great site and you’ve done a terrific job with it. Here’s to another 300 posts in health and happiness!

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  51. Yum! A toast to 300 and another 300 delicious and amazing goodies from Peabody! Your blog is always a happy place for me to swing by. I hope it remains a happy place for you to live. xxoo

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  53. Congrats on #300! I hope you’ll do many more. I always look forward to what you’re doing:) I’ve got to make this bread pudding…sounds(and looks) divine!

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  55. 300 posts – wow think of all that yummy food. i think I would have to bake two loafs – one to make the bread pudding and one to eat while I’m waiting for the bread pudding 🙂 Cinnamon is one of my favourite flavours so this loaf/pudding is definetly a must.

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  57. Happy 300th and counting to all of us since we’re the fortunate ones! I love bread pudding, too, but don’t often make it because there are always leftovers. I’ve got to go small, right? Keep ’em coming Peabody!

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  58. CONGRATULATIONS!

    Now I know what I will be making this weekend! 🙂 I am a HUGE fan of your croissant bread pudding (and it is often requested by my friends that I make it). Can’t wait to try this version.

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  59. Congrats on the 300th post. I’ve been a loyal reader since the snickerdoodle muffins, and I love our hockey rants as well. I LOVED the Ben & Jerry’s Oatmeal Cookie Chunk Ice Cream, but we can’t get it in the DC/MD area anymore. I am going to have to try your bread pudding, but I think I’ll make mine with chocolate chunks instead.

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  60. That is the most delicious sounding bread, just for starters…then making it bread pudding…wow. Love the toffee sauce, too. I’ll come have some next time I’m in the neighborhood 🙂
    Congratulations on your 300th post! I’ve probably read most of them because once I read a few, I went back in the archives and read more…you REALLY should have a book. Such great recipes, so drool worthy, so inventive, and such FUN.

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