This easy 5-ingredient Nutella bread pudding is a luxurious way to use up stale bread! Rich with Nutella, it’s a delicious family favourite dessert.
DH doesn’t really eat bread, and I prefer wholemeal, so I often find that there’s a chunk of challah languishing in the bread bin a few days after we started it. I was fed up with it getting stale, so I was determined to find a use for it.
Having thought through a range of options, I decided to make a bread and butter pudding out of it. It beat making yet breadcrumbs for the freezer or just eating endless toast.
Nutella – A love-hate relationship
I have a love-hate relationship with Nutella. On the one hand, it’s super-yummy and I just want to put it in my face. On the other hand, it’s basically like spreading sugar on your toast. Whatever they claim about being full of milk and nuts and healthy stuff, the fact remains that it’s super-sugary and also has more than a sensible amount of fat it in.
BUT there are no banned foods in FFF Towers, within the bounds of kashrut anyway. There are just those that we try to eat less of, and of course those that we try to eat more of. Less sugary processed food, more fruit, veg and whole grains. You get the idea!
Still, we have a jar of Nutella in the cupboard, and since I was going to put some sugar in the bread and butter pudding anyway, I thought it might be a delicious way to use some of the Nutella up. (I was right!)
Ingredients in Nutella bread and butter puddings
There are only five ingredients in these simple but delicious puddings. They are:
- Nutella – of course!
- Bread – challah is best, and ideally slightly stale, but any kind of bread will work
- Butter
- Egg
- Milk
Simple!
Assemble your puddings
I opted to make several little bread and butter puddings rather than one big one. I made the puds in ramekins and used a round biscuit cutter to stamp out neat little circles of the stale bread to fit. Cute, right?
Despite having only about a teaspoon of Nutella in each bread pudding, and no additional sugar, these came out just-sweet-enough and nicely chocolatey. I don’t think a little more Nutella would have hurt, but they certainly didn’t taste under-Nutella-ed. You’re welcome to add more if you make these – I’d probably whisk some more into the custard, but that’s just my preference.
My daughter Kipper, as you might imagine, was very keen on these Nutella bread puddings. Who would have predicted?!
I made four. Use this amount of custard for 3 if you like them very custardy.
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📖 Recipe
Nutella bread and butter pudding
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoon butter
- 100 g sliced stale white bread
- 2-3 teaspoon Nutella
For the custard
- 2 large eggs
- 200 ml milk
- 2-3 teaspoon Nutella
Instructions
- 1-2 tablespoon butterGenerously butter 4 ramekins using some of the butter. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- 100 g (3 ½ oz) sliced stale white breadUse a round cutter to stamp out circles from slices of the bread, of a size that will fit snugly into your ramekins. You will need 8 circles in total.
- 2-3 teaspoon NutellaButter four of the bread circles, and spread Nutella on the other four. Place a Nutella-ed bread circle into each ramekin, Nutella side up, then place a buttered circle on top (butter side up).
- 2 large eggs, 200 ml (6/7 cups) milk, 2-3 teaspoon NutellaCombine the eggs, milk and remaining Nutella and whisk thoroughly. Divide between the ramekins. Ideally, allow to stand for 30+ minutes so the custard can absorb into the bread.
- Place the ramekins into a baking dish, and pour boiling water to come halfway up the sides. Place in the oven and bake the puddings for 25-30 minutes, until risen and set.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before eating.
Nutrition
More recipes that use Nutella
If you’re wondering how else to use Nutella, how about:
- Easy 3-ingredient Nutella shortbread biscuits
- Delicious 3-ingredient Nutella cupcakes
- Yummy no-bake ‘healthy’ Nutella bites
- Fabulous Nutella quesadillas.
The theme for this month’s Family Foodies event (hosted by Eat Your Veg and Bangers & Mash) is Cheap and Cheerful. I think this easy but yummy Nutella bread pudding fits the bill nicely! Since it used up a lump of stale bread, I reckon it also qualifies for the No Waste Food Challenge, hosted this month by Farmersgirl Kitchen (and organised by Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary.)
Corina
They sound delicious. My husband loves Nutella so I buy it for him then hide the jar (on his request) so that it doesn’t all get eaten instantly!
Elizabeth
Mmm yum! Nutella isn’t something I ever buy; mostly because I’d probably scoff the lot in one sitting and you’re right, it’s like putting sugar on your toast! These little puddings sound like a great way to use up stale bread, thanks for sharing with the No Waste Food Challenge! 🙂