Super easy to make white chocolate strawberry bread pudding is made with leftover hamburger buns. Proof that you can make delicious bread pudding with any bread!

White Chocolate Strawberry Bread Pudding in white casserole dish.

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I hate to waste food. I will find a way to repurpose ingredients or give new life to leftovers. Clear the fridge bread pudding is a perfect example. Whenever I’m going away on vacation, I collect everything perishable out of the fridge and bake up a savory bread pudding.

Bread, milk, and eggs are staples in most kitchens and those three ingredients also happen to be the foundations of bread pudding.

serving of White Chocolate Strawberry Bread Pudding in white dessert plate with gold fork.

Bread pudding is the American version of English bread and butter pudding. Custard is poured over bread cubes and baked until golden brown. There are many variations on flavorings (vanilla extract, almond extract, etc), and mix-ins such as dried fruits and nuts.

The best thing about bread pudding: you can customize is based on your taste preferences and whatever you happen to have in the kitchen.

Ingredients

Traditionally, bread pudding is made with day old loaf bread. However, you can use any bread! The possibilities are endless. Use croissants, pandesal, milk bread, brioche, and even hamburger and hot dog buns!

As summer and grilling season approaches, you’re bound to have leftover hamburger buns (or hot dog buns) after parties, gatherings, and barbecues. Rather than continue eating burgers for days, use that bread to make something sweet!

a large bowl of cubed bread ready for bread pudding assembly.

For this recipe, you will need bread, milk, cream, eggs, and sugar. Fresh strawberries and white chocolate chips are tossed into the mix.

Recipe Variations

Swap out your choice of seasonal fruit. This recipe works well with a variety of berries including blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Soft fruits like peaches, plums, and apricots are also great options. Bananas are available all year long and make for a fabulous banana rum bread pudding.

White chocolate chips may be swapped out chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, or chopped nuts of your choice.

Assembly Instructions

White Chocolate Strawberry Bread Pudding in white casserole dish before baking.

Strawberry bread pudding consists of three components: bread cubes, custard mixture, and mix-ins. Thoroughly whisking together milk, cream, eggs, sugar, and pure vanilla extract to make the custard mixture. Use a whisk, blender, or immersion blender.

Essentially, the eggs should be well incorporated and the sugar should be dissolved.

There are two ways to toss the ingredients together:

Mix the bread, custard, and mix-ins in a large bowl and then transfer to shallow baking dish, or
Gradually layer the bread, custard, and mix-ins in a shallow baking dish (I prefer the latter because I can evenly distribute the mix-ins.)

close up of strawberry bread pudding with white chocolate chips.

Baking Tips

It’s best to use older (almost stale) bread instead of fresh baked bread. Dried out bread is better suited for absorbing the liquids in bread pudding.
Slice bread into equal sized portions to allow for even baking.
The assembled bread pudding needs at least an hour (up to overnight) to rest.

This white chocolate strawberry bread pudding can be eaten as is, dusted with sifted powdered sugar, or with a scoop of ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream!

servings on strawberry bread on white dessert plates.

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White Chocolate Strawberry Bread Pudding

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This super easy to make white chocolate strawberry bread pudding is made with hamburger buns! However, you can use whatever bread you happen to have on hand.

Yield: 3-quart dish or 15 x 8 ½-inch shallow dish

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 45

Rest Time: 1

Total Time: 1 55

Servings: 12

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Ingredients

▢ 1 ½ pounds hamburger buns*, (24 oz), or any bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
▢ 2 cups whole milk
▢ 1 cup heavy cream
▢ 4 large eggs
▢ ½ cup granulated sugar
▢ 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
▢ ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
▢ 2 cups strawberries (about 9 oz) hulled and sliced
▢ ¾ cup white chocolate chips

Instructions

In a medium bowl, thoroughly whisk milk, cream, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt. In another large bowl, toss together bread cubes, strawberries, and white chocolate chips. Pour in liquid mixture and fold to combine.
Transfer pudding batter into shallow 3-quart baking dish (15 x 8 ½-inch rectangle baking dish). Cover with plastic wrap and allow mixture to rest for one hour at room temperature. For longer storage, keep chilled in the fridge overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 43-45 minutes until the top layer of bread is toasty and pudding is set in the center. Serve warm as is, or dust with powdered sugar.

Notes

Ingredient Notes:

It is best to use older (almost stale) bread instead of fresh baked bread. Dried out bread is better suited for absorbing the custard.
Slice bread into equal sized portions to allow for even baking.
Any kind of bread will do: hot dog buns, challah, sandwich bread, sourdough, banana bread, English muffins, pound cake. Or mix and match breads!

Assembly Notes:

Alternatively, you can assemble bread pudding by alternate layering bread cubes, strawberries, and white chocolate chips in baking dish and slowly pour custard mixture over.

Storage & Leftovers: Bread pudding can be served warm, room temperature, or chilled. Store leftover bread pudding covered in the fridge. Will keep for up to 4 days.