Epic Kings Hawaiian Roll Bread Pudding Recipe

So I absolutely LOVE a good bread pudding. Notice how I say a GOOD bread pudding. You see I don’t actually like bread pudding at all – but recently I discovered I really liked the one that Cheddar’s Restaurant serves. They make theirs from Croissants, which as you know are a sweet type bread. So I decided I would try to make my very own Copycat like bread pudding- only I changed mine to be a little more budget friendly and make it with King’s Hawaiian Rolls. Let me tell you mine turned out just as good if not BETTER. In my husbands own words “this bread pudding was EPIC”. Yep you heard that right the worlds pickiest critic classified this recipe as EPIC!

Ingredients

8-10 stale Kings Hawaiian Rolls
4 egg yolks and 2 large eggs (or 6 egg yolks only)
2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels
***Top with homemade or purchased vanilla ice cream (optional)

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
2.  Butter an 8 inch Pyrex baking dish. Tear Kings Hawaiian Rolls into approximately 1 inch pieces and place in buttered dish. Set aside.
3. Using a large bowl or KitchenAid mixer, mix egg yolks, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together.
4.  Pour mixture over Kings Hawaiian pieces, until all bread is thoroughly damp (not drenched, you don’t want your bread pudding to be soggy). Mix with a spoon if needed.
5. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top and give the baking dish a little jiggle to allow the chocolate chips to fall into the crevices of the bread more naturally.
6. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when inserted into the middle of the dish.
7. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. Enjoy 🙂

Caramel Sauce