This creamy, melt in your mouth, all the flavors of fall Best Apple Cider Donut Bread Pudding Recipe is sure to make you close your eyes and do a food dance with your fork. This easy to make Leftover Day Old Donut Recipe is a crowd pleaser. Grab your aprons! Let's make Donut Bread Pudding!
Whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, granulated sugar until combined and sugar has dissolved.
Tear the stale apple cider donuts into one inch pieces and place in the prepared baking dish. (Toss with the optional chopped apples.) Pour the custard over the apple donuts. Gently press down into the custard with a rubber spatula. Let the custard soak into the donuts for 15 minutes. Spoon on the optional apple butter. Sprinkle on the extra brown sugar.
Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake another 30 minutes or until the custard sets.
Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream! Best warm!
Notes
You can use any donut for this recipe. Be sure to check out this post for donut ideas with recipe variations.
Avoid skipping the 15 minute custard soaking. This is where the magic happens!