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Brioche Bread Pudding with Lemon Curd and Blueberries

Brioche Bread Pudding with Lemon Curd

Little Figgy Food
Moreish Brioche Bread Pudding with Lemon Curd and a scattering of blueberries is ideal to share with friends and family.
4.29 from 14 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Desserts
Cuisine American, British
Servings 4 - 6
Calories 735 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 9 Tablespoons unsalted Plugrá Butter plus extra for greasing
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 8 slices Brioche about 1/2 inch thick
  • Lemon curd about 8 ounces
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 1 ¼ cup whole milk
  • 5 large eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 pint blueberries

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8-inch baking dish, dust with sugar, moving around to evenly coat.
  • Spread the lemon curd on one side of the sliced Brioche bread, then sandwich with another piece of bread and cut in half diagonally. You can also cut into 1-inch cubes if you prefer, or a mix of both cuts as I did. Set aside.
  • In a saucepan, over low heat, add the 9 tablespoons of Plugrá Butter, vanilla, cream and milk, stirring occasionally, simmer for about 5 minutes or until butter melts. Remove from heat.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar and pinch of salt, until well combined.
  • Start whisking the milk mixture and slowly pour in the egg mixture until well combined. It is important to continuously whisk, so that you do not end up with a scrambled mess. Once well combined, pour about 1/2 of the custard mixture into the prepared baking dish.
  • Arrange the cut Brioche sandwiches over the layer of custard, gently pushing down, allow to sit for about 10 minutes so the bread can soak up the custard.
  • You can add more dollops of lemon curd around the bread, add blueberries as desired, pour about 1/3 - 1/2 more of custard over bread, allow to absorb for a few minutes.
  • Bake in 350°F preheated oven, for 25 minutes or until custard has just set. Cool for 10 minutes, serve and enjoy!

Notes

To make this ahead, you can prep the bread pudding and allow to soak up the custard mixture overnight, covered in the fridge, then when ready to bake, pull out of the fridge while preheating the oven and continue to bake as directed.
If you desire more blueberry flavor, you can tuck in some fresh blueberries or spread blueberry preserves along with the lemon curd when making the "sandwiches".
To garnish, you dust with powdered sugar, extra blueberries or dollops of more lemon curd.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 735kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 17gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 28gPolyunsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 315mgSodium: 529mgFiber: 2gSugar: 36g
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