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Bill Nicholson’s Famous Donut Bread Pudding

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 45 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour

Servings: 20 to 24

Ingredients

  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 (9 oz) box raisins
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 4.5-oz cans undrained fruit cocktail
  • 1 14-oz can not evaporated sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 dozen donuts
  • 1 teaspoon (up to 2 teaspoons) cinnamon
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 lb confectioner's sugar
  • to taste rum

Directions

Cube donuts into a large bowl. Pour other ingredients on top of donuts and let soak for a few minutes. Mix all ingredients together until donuts have soaked up the liquid as much as possible.

Bake at 350 °F for about an hour until center has jelled. Top with Butter Rum Sauce.

Butter Rum Sauce:

Melt butter and slowly stir in confectioner’s sugar. Add rum and heat until bubbly. Pour over each serving of bread pudding.

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August 13, 2020
This stuff is so good it'll near 'bout make you hurt yourself! We have been making it for years, ever since Paula made it on one of her shows. Try it, you'll like it! Soo Stinkin' Good!!!

Brenda

February 22, 2016
Favorite dessert at all picnics and parties. The first dessert to go .

Brenda

February 22, 2016
I have been making this since Paula first showed it to us and hands down it is a favorite at all our gatherings. People expect it to be on the dessert table always. One year one of the boys told everyone that I burned it so he could have it all.

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February 18, 2024
what type of donuts? glazed, unglazed, cake style?

The Deen Team

March 18, 2024

You can really use any type of doughnut you prefer, but Paula uses glazed!

July 20, 2020
Do you need eggs in this recipe or not?

Hi Paula - I just watched your video to make Paul Nicholson's Famous Donut Bread Pudding.  You did not add eggs in your video, but the recipe on your site calls for 2 beaten eggs.  Which is correct, "no eggs needed like your video" or "2 eggs needed as shown in recipe"?


The Deen Team

July 21, 2020

She didn't mention she added the eggs, but they did go in! Yes, include the 2 eggs, beaten.