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Mexican Bread Pudding

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Mexican Bread Pudding - A simple, warm and delicious dessert to complete any Mexican inspired meal. Perfection in a bowl!

We’re finishing up the week with a perfect dessert for your Cinco de Mayo celebration – Mexican Bread Pudding! This simple-to-make recipe has incredible flavor and it’s so good, we’ll be making it year round at our house!

This Mexican Bread Pudding is different from most in that it is not a custard based bread pudding. All you do is heat a mixture of water, brown sugar and cinnamon and pour it over cubed bread that has been placed in a buttered casserole dish. Add walnuts, raisins (we used a mixture of raisins, currants and golden raisins) and a mix of cheeses to the dish and toss to combine.

Mexican Bread Pudding - A simple, warm and delicious dessert to complete any Mexican inspired meal. Perfection in a bowl!

Once the liquid has absorbed into the bread, bake in the oven until golden brown – and you’re done! Serve warm out of the oven with whipped cream sprinkled with cinnamon, or with tomorrow’s cinnamon ice cream!  (Be sure to check back for that recipe!)

We found this Mexican Bread Pudding recipe in my mom’s old recipe box – and when we initially read the recipe, we were tempted to adapt it a bit – it seemed almost too simple! But in the end, we made it exactly as written on my mom’s recipe card – and we’re so glad we did! This Mexican Bread Pudding is perfection as is!

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Mexican Bread Pudding - A Family Feast
★★★★ 4 from 1 reviews

Mexican Bread Pudding

Yield: 6–8 servings 1x
Prep: 35 minsCook: 35 minsTotal: 1 hour 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 loaf country white bread or French bread ,crusts removed and cut into two inch cubes (about 8 cups)
  • 2 cups brown sugar, packed
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups raisins or currants
  • 2 cups walnuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup extra sharp white cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 cup queso fresco cheese crumbled (or Farmer’s cheese)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup heavy cream for garnish, optional
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar for whipped cream
  • Additional cinnamon to sprinkle over whipped cream

Instructions

  1. Place cubed bread in a large bowl.
  2. In a medium sauce pan, place brown sugar, water and cinnamon. Bring to a boil, lower to a simmer and heat five minutes uncovered. Pour over bread and toss to combine.
  3. Add raisins, walnuts and both cheeses. Toss to combine.
  4. Heavily butter a 2 quart casserole dish with the two tablespoons of butter and pour mixture in. Let sit 20 minutes at room temperature.
  5. While the bread is absorbing the liquid, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  6. After 20 minutes, place in oven uncovered and bake for 30 minutes.
  7. While pudding is baking, whip cream, if using, with powdered sugar and set aside.
  8. Remove pudding from the oven and serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream sprinkled with a little more cinnamon.

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Martha is part of the husband-wife team that creates A Family Feast. She loves to cook and entertain for family and friends, and she believes that serving a great meal is one of the best ways to show someone that you care. Martha is a self-taught home cook, who loves to read cookbooks and try new recipes. After a decades-long career in business and online marketing, she now runs A Family Feast full-time. Her specialties are baking, desserts, vegetables and pasta dishes.

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  1. Dee says

    Posted on 8/3/22 at 11:54 pm

    Hi, well I have to say, I like your Mexican bread pudding recipe better then mine! Lol….. I’m Latina, we call it Capirutada in Spanish, and this dessert is usually made around the holidays. I wanted something comforting for our family meal this Sunday, so I was looking at your site, I’m a fan of many of your recipes, that I have made. anyway, I thought your recipes have never failed me so I’ll try your version of our Mex. bread pudding. It’s delish-thank u for sharing with us.

    ★★★★

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    • Martha says

      Posted on 8/4/22 at 7:00 am

      Thank so much Dee – So glad you enjoyed this (and all of the) recipes!

      Reply
  2. Kim Beaulieu says

    Posted on 4/13/15 at 1:04 am

    This looks and sounds so amazing. I’m not a big custard girl so I think this one would be right up my alley. It’s so cool you have your mom’s recipe box. I have a small flip through one of my mom’s and I treasure it.

    Reply
  3. Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says

    Posted on 4/11/15 at 11:22 pm

    I can’t believe how easy this recipe is. i love the flavors too…you can never go wring with currants!

    Reply
  4. Cookin Canuck says

    Posted on 4/10/15 at 11:19 am

    I adore bread pudding and LOVE the savory twist you added here. Your mum’s recipe box sounds like a treasure trove!

    Reply
  5. Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says

    Posted on 4/9/15 at 4:45 pm

    I love the Mexican dessert! I’m always at a loss when I try to come up with something sweet for Cinco de Mayo. Saving this!

    Reply
  6. The Food Hunter says

    Posted on 4/9/15 at 3:11 pm

    This looks really good.

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  7. Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says

    Posted on 4/9/15 at 11:57 am

    Looove bread pudding – this is such a different take on it – want! I also want to have an hour alone with your moms recipe box…lucky gal!

    Reply
    • Martha says

      Posted on 4/9/15 at 6:12 pm

      I am lucky Colleen – her recipe box is a true family treasure!

      Reply

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