Spiced brioche and rhubarb pudding
Try this twist on a classic bread and butter pudding made with sweet brioche and spiced rhubarb. Serve with clotted cream for a proper treat.
You might also like our lemon and raspberry bread and butter pudding.
-
Serves 8
-
Hands-on time 30 min, oven time 1 hour, plus resting and cooling
Ingredients
- 400g ready-sliced brioche loaf
- 80g butter, softened, plus extra to grease
- 500ml jersey or whole milk
- 4 medium free-range eggs
- 50g golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar
- Clotted cream, ice cream or custard to serve
For the rhubarb
- 400g rhubarb, cut into 2cm chunks
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 30g butter, cubed
- 50g light brown soft sugar
- Grated zest and juice 1 orange
You’ll also need…
- 1.5 litre ovenproof baking dish, lightly greased
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C/160°fan/gas 4. Toss the rhubarb in a roasting tin with the spices, butter, sugar, zest and juice. Roast for 20 minutes until sticky and caramelised. Set aside to cool.
- Spread the brioche with the butter. Cut into triangles and layer up in the prepared baking dish with two thirds of the rhubarb (set aside the rest).
- In a jug, mix the milk, eggs, caster sugar and vanilla. Pour two thirds over the brioche, then set aside to soak. Just before baking, pour the rest over and top with the reserved rhubarb and the demerara sugar.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until golden brown and the custard has set around the edges. Serve with clotted cream, ice cream or custard.
- Recipe from April 2017 Issue
Nutrition
- Calories
- 428kcals
- Fat
- 21.9g (12.9g saturated)
- Protein
- 10.9g
- Carbohydrates
- 45.7g (25.7g sugars)
- Fibre
- 2.1g
- Salt
- 0.6g
delicious. tips
Roast the rhubarb up to a day ahead. Cool, cover and chill in the fridge. Assemble the pudding a few hours ahead, then put in the fridge, covered, to soak (or see time plan, left).
Buy ingredients online
Rate & review
Rate
Reviews
Save recipe
-
Easy
Save recipe
British puddings
Berry and lemon curd bread and butter pudding
This shortcut bread and butter pudding recipe is made with...
-
Easy
Save recipe
Bread and butter pudding recipes
Classic bread and butter pudding
Bread and butter pudding is one of Britain’s most-loved recipes....
-
Easy
Save recipe
Blueberry recipes
Blueberry, lemon curd and brioche bread-and-butter pudding
A light and airy, summery bread and butter pudding recipe...
-
Easy
Subscribe to our magazine
Food stories, skills and tested recipes, straight to your door... Enjoy 5 issues for just £5 with our special introductory offer.
Subscribe
Unleash your inner chef
Looking for inspiration? Receive the latest recipes with our newsletter