Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding made with stale glazed doughnuts is maybe the most heavenly thing you will taste besides “Hot” Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. It is creamy and sinfully rich. Serve with an easy homemade chocolate sauce to mimic a chocolate glazed doughnut.
This is a great recipe if you have leftover, stale Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Like you’d have any of those right? I didn’t but I wanted to try making Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding so badly, I went to the Krispy Kreme store near our house and bought 2 dozen “Hot Now” doughnuts. One dozen for us the eat fresh and one dozen to save. Not such an easy task. The saving part.
Now if you’ve never had a Hot Krispy Kreme doughnut right off the conveyor belt, let me just say they are the best things ever. Literally.
The texture is unreal, so light and pillowy. They just melt in your mouth. But with each passing minute they lose a little of their special something. Until they become those dense Krispy Kreme doughnuts you can buy at the gas station. They don’t tempt me at all. You can revive them a little by sticking them in the microwave for 8-10 seconds, but they will never completely recapture that “Hot” flavor and texture.
Not eating that second box of doughnuts for 3 days was quite the challenge. They were hidden at the back of the bottom shelf in the pantry to lessen the temptation.
I don’t recommend torturing yourself in this way.
But if you do happen to ever have stale glazed doughnuts on your hands, take them and drown them in milk, cream, eggs, and sugar and bake until hot. You will have maybe the next best thing to “Hot” Krispy Kremes – Hot Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding.
Put on a little homemade chocolate sauce to get that taste of a chocolate glazed doughnut. Stale never tasted so good!
If you’re a Krispy Kreme lover, try there Copycat Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.
Note: If you don’t live where Krispy Kreme doughnuts are available, any glazed doughnut will do.
See How To Make Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding in the Video Below.
Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 dozen stale Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts, any glazed doughnuts will do
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of nutmeg
Chocolate Sauce
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Cut each doughnut into 5 or 6 pieces and place in a greased 9X13-inch or slightly smaller baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, heavy cream, brown sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and nutmeg.
- Pour over doughnuts. Press doughnuts into liquid to moisten. Let sit 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place baking dish in oven uncovered and bake for 45 minutes.
- To make sauce, place chocolate chips in a small bowl. Bring heavy cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Pour over chocolate chips. Let sit 15 seconds. Stir until smooth.
- Serve bread pudding warm.
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Originally published September 25, 2014.
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I’m showing this to my parents. They are huge Krispy Kreme fans. We all used to live around easy access to them, but now, none of us are close to one 🙁 And you’re right, those prepackaged ones just don’t cut it.
These look amazing. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you for posting this!! I have been making Paula Deen’s krispy kreme bread pudding for about 4 years now. It is made with fruit cocktail and sweetened condensed milk. Then I made a rum sauce to go atop.
I’ve never tried her recipe for Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding because I wasn’t sure how I would like the fruit cocktail in it, but I definitely love sweetened condensed milk. But you really like it huh? May have to give it a try! A rum sauce on top sounds wonderful! Thanks so much for commenting 🙂
Oh my DONUTS. Christin, this is the epitome of all bread puddings. Um, GENIUS. Love it. 😀
Wow this looks so good! Unfortunatly where I live, they got rid of the Krispy Kreme. Going to try this with other doughnuts.
Closing a Krispy Kreme store should be a crime. 🙂
It should be great with any glazed doughnuts though.
Oh my word!!! Krispy Kreme bread pudding??? What an incredible and decadent dessert! This looks and sounds amazing!!!
You are something else. Another saved recipe for me. Its hard to have left over KK’s though…..So few of them even around it seems.
NO WAY! I had to read the heading twice to make sure I wasn’t imagining things – this looks AMAZING!!!
I haven’t told too many people this, but I was addicted to Krispy Kreme donuts when I was pregnant with my youngest son. I took special trips over the bridge just for them, and didn’t share them with my then 1 year old sitting in the backseat. Terrible! This bread pudding is Krispy Kreme heaven! 🙂
It sounds absolutely heavenly. You’re unleashing my inner krispy kreme junkie. 🙂
I almost passed out from desire when I saw the title of this post. Seriously sinful stuff {alliteration inspiring apparently} Pinned…….{sorry, I got distracted and had to scroll up to look at it again.}
OMG Christin!! What have you done.. i don’t think i will be able to sleep tonight after seeing this… i am so craving this thought now Krispy kreme glazed doughnuts are my favourite. . It looks so so heavenly.. BIG YUMMMMM!!!
Dunkin donuts are better 🙂
Oh. My. Word. My mind has been blown. I think I’d have too much guilt eating something this incredible for breakfast, but I bet it makes an amazing dessert!
Oh my gosh, is this real life?!?! This sounds INCREDIBLE. I can practically feel it melting in my mouth. OMG. Must find Krispy Kreams!
OH MY GOSH! Christin, stop it! This sounds amazing!
Woah, I am in love with this recipe! Krispy Kreme bread pudding sounds like heaven on a plate. Love this Christin! Pinned!
Um this is amazing. I’ve never met a stale krispy kreme donut but I love what you did with it!
This seriously looks beyond delicious! I wish I had some right now!
Goodness! I feel a little naughty even considering making this 🙂 This would be an AMAZING Christmas morning dish, am I right?! Sounds delish!
Holy cow Christin, this is SINFUL! Love it!