The Organized Life, Blueberry Shortcake Bread Pudding

the Painted Apron

10 years ago

This Blueberry Crossiant Puff recipe from Olla-Podrida is on my bucket list this month, all I needed was an excuse to make it

Our Birthday Celebration weekend was the perfect occasion to have this breakfast or dessert bread pudding on hand to feed hungry faces

I baked it before the family arrived and placed it on the Spooky Buffet for easy access, ready for breakfast, dessert or snacking

I had some shortcake biscuits from Trader Joe’s in the freezer that I wanted to use, so I substituted them for the croissants in the original recipe

These dense shortcake biscuits taste like a combination of shortbread and biscuits. They might not be available year round so feel free to substitute with another type of biscuit, french bread, challah or croissants

I gave them a drink of melted butter to ensure the dish wouldn’t be dry-this is optional, depending on the type of bread used

After putting the bread cubes, butter and blueberries in the baking dish, mix the cream cheese with the eggs, milk and sugar and pour overall

Let sit for at least 1 hour to allow bread to soak up milk mixture, or refrigerate overnight

That’s it!

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly and set

Blueberry Shortcake Bread Pudding

Course Bread, Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword blueberries, blueberry breakfast bake, blueberry brunch casserole, blueberry coffeecake, bread pudding, breakfast casserole, brunch

Cook Time 45

resting time 1

Servings 8

Ingredients

6-8 large Trader Joe’s shortcake biscuits or bread of choice*
4 T melted unsalted butter optional
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
8 oz low fat cream cheese softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond emulsion or extract
1 1/2 cups milk or half and half {I used part half and half and part 2% milk}
2 eggs

Instructions

Cube bread, place in a large greased casserole, and pour butter over bread cubes.
Toss with blueberries.
Beat cream cheese with eggs, sugar and extracts.
Add milk and beat to combine. Pour milk mixture over bread cubes. Let sit 1 hour or refrigerate overnight before baking.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly and set in center

Notes

*challah bread, croissants, biscuits, french bread

This is easy, delicious and the recipe provides a formula for endless variations

Enjoy!

Thanks Pattie for a new family favorite! Be sure to visit Olla Podrida and see how she made her Blueberry Crossiant Puff here and served it in individual ramekins

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