Croissant Bread Pudding Recipe with Bourbon Sauce | Saveur

Ingredients

• For the sauce:
• 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus more for greasing
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cups heavy cream
• ¼ cups bourbon
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• For the pudding:
• 1 cup raisins
• ½ cups bourbon
• 6 medium croissants, halved lengthwise
• 3 large eggs
• 2½ cups heavy cream
• ¾ cups sugar
• 2 tbsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• ½ cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted, divided
• Whipped cream or ice cream, for serving