New Orleans Style Bread Pudding with Hard Sauce | Louisiana Kitchen & Culture

Ingredients

• 1 large loaf of French bread cut into cubes 6 cups in all
• 2½ cups whole milk
• 4 large eggs
• 10 ounces white sugar (1¼ cups)
• 1½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 stick unsalted butter melted (4 ounces)
• 1 cup (optional) pecans, walnuts, fruit cocktail, raisins, chocolate chips, white chocolate, dried fruit, bananas etc, or a mixture
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 ounce dark rum