Name: Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 tsp Cinnamon; 1/8 tsp Nutmeg; 1/4 tsp Ground Ginger; 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves; 1/2 tsp Ground Allspice; 1 lb loaf Challah Bread, Day Old; 1 cup Heavy Cream; 1 cup Half & Half; 1 (15 oz) can Pumpkin Puree; 1 1/2 cups Sugar; 3 tbsp Butter, Melted; 4 Eggs; 2 tsp Vanilla; 1 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice; 1 cup Butter; 1 cup Heavy Cream; 1 cup Brown Sugar; 1/2 cup Pecans, Chopped

Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding

Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding, a cozy Fall dessert soaked in a rich, spiced custard and topped with a buttery pecan praline sauce!

Prep1 hour 30 minutes

Total1 hour 30 minutes

Yield12 servings

Published 21 Oct 2025

A cozy Fall dessert soaked in a rich, spiced custard and topped with a buttery pecan praline sauce!

Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding

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What You’ll Need for the Pumpkin Pie Spice

2 tsp Cinnamon

1/8 tsp Nutmeg

1/4 tsp Ground Ginger

1/4 tsp Ground Cloves

1/2 tsp Ground Allspice

The Bread Pudding

1 lb loaf Challah Bread, Day Old

1 cup Heavy Cream

1 cup Half & Half

1 (15 oz) can Pumpkin Puree

1 1/2 cups Sugar

3 tbsp Butter, Melted

4 Eggs

2 tsp Vanilla

1 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice

And the Praline Sauce

1 cup Butter

1 cup Heavy Cream

1 cup Brown Sugar

1/2 cup Pecans, Chopped

How to Make Pumpkin Praline Bread Pudding

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9 x 13 pan with non-stick spray.

Tear 1 lb day old loaf of challah bread into pieces and place in the pan.

In a small bowl, make the pumpkin pie spice whisk together 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/8 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, and 1/2 tsp ground allspice. Set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk together 1 cup heavy cream, 1 cup half & half, 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3 tbsp melted butter, 4 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla, and 1 tbsp homemade pumpkin pie spice.

Slowly pour the batter over the bread pieces in the baking dish. Be sure to cover all the bread pieces.

Bake for 1 hour.

In the meantime, make the praline sauce in a sauce pan over medium heat, by stirring together 1 cup butter, 1 cup heavy cream, and 1 cup brown sugar. Bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat to low and stir in 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Simmer until the sauce thickens, for about 5 minutes.

Pour over bread pudding to serve.