Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Bread Pudding
Ahhhhh! I have been talking to my friend, Lindsay, about this recipe for weeks and when it turned out awesome after making it the first time, I was so excited. I texted my sister in Germany and told her I made Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bread Pudding!!!! She immediately wanted a picture and then asked for a picture of a spoonful.
I just love that it's not just me and other food bloggers obsessed with taking pictures of our food. My ENTIRE family is always sharing pictures of what they're currently eating on facebook, instagram, and via the What's App. We love it…it's a great way to keep in touch with family & friends!
I think I mentioned that I visited the Hershey's Kitchens – in Pennsylvania, right? Eeeee it was so fun and look at all of that makeup I'm wearing. 🙂 While there, I taped this video on how to say thank you with baked goods. Eeeee, I'm nervous for you all to watch it…
First I cut up the croissants first into strips and then into cubes and toast them in the oven for five minutes.
Unwrap those peanut butter cups and chop them up for the bread pudding.
Layer the cubed croissants and the peanut butter cups so you have chocolatey peanut buttery goodness throughout your bread pudding.
I used mini round cocottes but you can use 1-cup ramekins or a 4 quart baking dish – just double this recipe.
I like my bread pudding a little more custardy and you'll notice the milk-egg mixture is a little on the thick side.
Pour the mixture into a measuring cup to make it easier to pour into the cocottes and be sure not to overfill them.
Totally, guilty, I was eating the bread pudding while I was photographing it.
The butteriness of the croissants, the creaminess of the custardy pudding and the chocolatey peanut buttery flavor go perfectly together. This is going to be a must make for the holidays, I'm sure of it.
It's already been requested that I bring this bread pudding over for Christmas dinner at my sister Cathy's house. I'm definitely going to be doing that! 🙂
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Bread Pudding Recipe
Yield: serves 4
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
I LOVE bread pudding and I love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - so I thought I would combine the two! If you don't have mini round cocottes or ramekins, you can double this recipe and use a 4 quart baking dish - be sure to spray it with non-stick cooking spray.
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups cubed croissants (about 2 croissants)
- non-stick cooking spray
- 2 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 1/4 cups milk (I used 2%)
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 12 miniature Reese's peanut butter cups, wrappers removed and chopped
Directions:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a cookie sheet with foil and spread the cubed croissants in an even layer. Add to the oven and brown for about 5 minutes. Set aside and leave the oven on.
- Spray 4 1-cup mini round cocottes or ramekins with nonstick cooking spray and place into a roasting pan or baking dish. Fill each cocotte halfway with croissant cubes and half of the chopped Reese's peanut butter cups. Fill the cocottes with the rest of the croissants and top with the remaining peanut butter cups.
- In a small bowl, add all of the eggs and beat with a whisk.
- Add milk, cream and sugar to a medium-sized saucepan. Mix together with a whisk and then turn the heat on to medium low. Add eggs and whisk to combine. Heat milk-cream mixture for about 8 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract, mixing to combine. Over your sink, pour the milk-cream mixture into a measuring cup with a pouring spout.
- Pour the milk-cream mixture over the croissant cubes - be sure to cover all of the bread, pushing down with a spoon, if necessary. Be careful not to overfill. Place baking dish or roasting pan onto a cookie sheet. Place onto the middle rack of your oven and pour 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water into the baking dish, about halfway up the sides of the cocottes.
- Bake for about 30 to 25 minutes or until the pudding is set and the top is about to brown. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and remove the cocettes from the baking dish using a potholder. Allow the pudding to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. I like to serve the pudding warm or hot. To store these, cover each cocotte with plastic wrap and to reheat, microwave covered for about 60 to 90 seconds.
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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Hershey's. I'm proud to be a member of the Hershey's Baker's Dozen. As always all opinions are my own and I only share my favorite brands! And there's an affiliate link included in this post.
Making this tomorrow! My three favorite things in the world. I’m not sure I can wait that long!
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OMG this sounds so delicious! I abhor traditional bread pudding (and honestly anything with raisins in it) but this is right up my alley!
I love this recipe! Thank you so much…
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Croissants and peanut butter cups? Oh my gosh… don’t know what to even say here.
That’s such a cute picture of you! Watched the video, too. It must have been fun to do that. 🙂
You are so cute in that photo! And this bread pudding – YES PLEASE! I don’t blame you for eating it while photographing – it’d be too hard to resist!
Oh. My. Word. This dessert looks and sounds truly amazing. Seriously, where has it been all my life??!? Genius combination of peanut butter and bread and butter pudding. You look gorgeous in the pic by the way! Hope you have a lovely Christmas 🙂
I want this right now!! This looks amazing!
AH those look so decadent! I am a huge fan of bread pudding – of any kind!! Cute pic too!
Julie – you look great and I love the video – great ideas and so well done!
What a creamy chocolatey fabulous recipe!! And what a tasty group to be involved in – I’m sure that trip with Hershey was fun!
OMG … making this pregnant lady drool just a little bit.
I’m a sucker for reeses cups! Matter of fact going to open one right now ; )
Holy moly that looks fantastic!
Your video is flipping fantastic! So cute! And this bread pudding is an amazing idea (as long as it doesn’t have raisins in it, right?). My husband loves bread pudding AND peanut butter cups. I think he’ll really love this.
This is the kind of bread pudding I could go for. It looks amazing!
How decadent!!
Awww you look so pretty! This is the best bread pudding recipe I’ve ever seen – love how smooth and creamy looking of this dessert. Yum!
Now that sounds like a recipe for my husband. He would eat anything with Reese’s in it.
Dang! This recipe is slammin, Julie!!!! And you look so purty in your Hershey’s Head Shot!! 🙂 Happy holidays!!!!
julie, honestly, i am looking at this and i can feel my ass growing! that is not a complaint, this looks so friggin decadent. i must live vicariously thru as this entire dish is full of dairy doom for me. bravo, this is so genius.
Wow – this is RIGHT up my alley! I love bread pudding and I love PB cups (and PB!) And that you used croissants not a stale baugette – I can only imagine how good this is! Pinning!
OH MY this looks amazing! Loved your video 🙂 Oh the Hershey trip must have been yummy and fun. Now I’m wishing I had some of you really yummy bread pudding!
quite possibly the most amazingly indulgent bread pudding! This looks so incredibly delicious!
GAH!!! How did you know my favorite Hershey’s product is the peanut butter cup!?!? This looks fabulous and I need this in my life–stat! p.s. I love your video!!!
Love, love, love this idea Julie! I can only imagine how creamy and rich each of those little pots are. Perfection!
one of daughter’s favorite candy is reese’s cups! i guess i could make this for’ her’, right? who am i kidding. i would hide it from her tail and keep it all for momma! 🙂
LOVED the video. So cute!
And why is my face not in this bread pudding, hmmmmmmm?
You look gorgeous and that bread pudding is to die for!
Oh my gosh, this looks absolutely amazing! I love peanut butter cups! 😀
What mouthwatering bread pudding! PB cups must have added extra flavours and richness to the pudding. Yum!
Julie, oh my Gawwwwwd! Looks so good!
Oh my goodness, what an awesome idea!
Oh Julie, this looks AMAZING!! I would totally eat a bowlful for breakfast right now. YUM!
Not only does this recipe look delicious, but you look adorable in that shot! Now, how to come up with a vegan version. That one might be a challenge, but I’m up for it!