Pujo Street Café, a long-standing restaurant located in the heart of Downtown Lake Charles, shares their recipe for a delightful Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce, a time-honored Southern comfort food. With hints of vanilla, the iconic dessert is enhanced by the mild sweetness of the white rum sauce. The result, a creamy dessert with an elevated feel, despite being simple to make. You can even reheat and enjoy for breakfast the next day! A few insider tips: Let the bread pudding mixture warm up to room temperature before baking for best results. We recommend using white rum from Bayou Rum, a Louisiana-based distiller using Louisiana sugarcane.
recipe 
yields
9 to 12 servings
One loaf or 15 oz of your choice of bread
2 ½ cups of sugar
5 eggs
3 ½ cups of skim milk
2 tablespoons of vanilla
¼ lbs butter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
¼ cup of white rum
1 strawberry, sliced into 6 slices
For the Bread Pudding
For the Rum Sauce
For Assembly
steps
For the Bread Pudding
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In a large bowl combine sugar, eggs, skim milk, and vanilla and mix well.
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Tear bread slices into small pieces and add to the mixture.
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Coat a 9×13 inch pan and pour the mixture into the pan.
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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and let your mixture come to room temperature. This may take about 45 minutes.
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Bake the bread pudding for 45 minutes or until it’s puffed up with a golden-brown crust.
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Let it stand for 30 minutes before slicing.
For the Sauce
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Combine cream, butter, and sugar in a mixer at high speed. Your mixture should be light and creamy.
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Reduce your speed and add your egg, mixing until well blended.
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Next add your rum and mix well.
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Bring your mixer back to high speed and mix until sauce is light and fluffy.
To Assemble
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Slice strawberry into 6 slices.
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On a plate, set a slice of bread pudding in the center.
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Drizzle the bread pudding with rum sauce.
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On top, place strawberry slices. And voila, a decadent Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce.
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Recipe by:
Pujo St. Café 901 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
