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.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally published September 25, 2014.
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Love this recipe. I’ve made it three times and every time has turned out perfectly. The last couple times I made only half of the chocolate sauce so that I didn’t have so much left over. Served with ice cream. YUM!
Thank you for this delightful treat.
This is the VERY BEST bread pudding that I have EVER eaten. I wish it wasn’t so fattening! I would make it at least once a week!!!
I have been making these for years, although not always out of Krispy Cream donuts. Almost any donut will do.
I prefer to use a rum sauce or whisky sauce instead of chocolate.
Never had any complaints.
Do you have a good rum or whiskey sauce recipe?
Oh my word! Oh my goodness!!
This was my very first bread pudding EVER and I am so thrilled that I decided to use your recipe! Someone had suggested making a donut bread pudding using some leftover doughnuts we had from our Bible study class this week and being the adventurous type when it comes to cooking, I thought it would something I would be willing to try. Now, I’ve already mentioned this was my first one. I was a bit nervous as to how it would turn out. Well….I couldn’t wait to take it out of the oven – the smells of the brown sugar, the vanilla (used a bit extra) and the nutmeg (also used a bit extra) were so tantalizing and delightful. My husband had the first scoopful – he was groaning in culinary delight. He stated that he’d rather have that than whatever I was planning to make for dinner. Took a sample to my bestie neighbor and she swooned over it as well – shared the recipe with her. I will definitely be doing this again and again! Thank you for creating such a wonderful dessert that is very easy to make and super yummy!!
I fixed this for Thanksgiving dinner for one of the desserts. It was the 1st to vanish. Definitely a keeper! Can’t wait to try more of your recipes.
The BEST. I made this for Thanksgiving & it became the main event. It was taken out of oven along with the other items warming & guests thought it went with meal. Kept going back for 2nds. Needless to say none left for dessert. This is for sure a keeper😊😊
I do not have heavy cream. Can I use all milk?
No.
I would like to Half the Krispy Kreme Bread Pudding recipe. Had anyone done that and did it come out ok. Thank you again for your time, cindy
If you cut all ingredient quantities in half and use a smaller pan it should come out fine Cindy.
My Kitchen Calculator will adjust to your recipe for you!
Krispy Kreme is 80 miles one way, but would like to try this Bread Pudding recipe. Please tell me 12 Krispy Kreme donuts = how many cups of donuts cut up? That info will help me so very much with this recipe. Thank you for your time and info that you may send me, cindy
I’ve never measured cut up donuts by the cup Cindy and I think it would vary greatly based on what size pieces you cut them into and whether you pack them into the cup or just fill the cup loosley.
OOPS! It’s not sweetened condensed milk it’s evaporated milk.
Can evaporated milk be used to substitute heavy whipping cream?
Mary
Evaporated milk is thinner than heavy cream and not as rich but I think it would work alright.
Can this bread pudding be made in advance and cooked the next day