Bread Pudding Mug Cake Recipe

A white mug filled with a bread pudding mug cake. A spoon is inserted into the mug, which rests on a marble surface next to a white teapot.

Bread Pudding Mug Cake Recipe

A quick and easy comfort food treat that doesn't sacrifice deliciousness but saves precious minutes and will have you curling up on the sofa with family, lighting a fire, and watching a good movie in minutes.

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Servings: mug

Calories: 282kcal

Author: Stephanie Wilson

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1-2 slices French bread cubed or enough to fill the mug
1 large egg
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon cinnamon
pinch nutmeg

Browned Butter Vanilla Sauce (Enough for 2 to 4 Mugs)

¼ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup milk

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Instructions

Browned Butter Vanilla Sauce

In a small saucepan, melt the butter until it turns into a toasty brown color. Then add brown sugar and milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 5-8 minutes or until mixture thickens and comes to a full boil. Stir in vanilla carefully.

Bread Pudding

Butter a microwave-safe mug. I usually put a pat of butter in the bottom of the mug, microwave for 15 seconds until soft, and then coat the butter with a knife around the bottom and edges.
Cube the bread and place it in the mug. You will want it overflowing.
In a small bowl, whisk together egg, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon. Pour slowly over the cubed bread in the mug, pushing the bread down slightly with a fork into the egg mixture to coat. Sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg.
Microwave on high for 1 minute and check. You will want a toothpick to come out clean. This will take anywhere from 1 to 2 minutes, depending on your microwave. Mine is perfect at 1 minute, 30 seconds. My mom's microwave is perfect at about 1 minute, 20 seconds.
If using the sauce, pour over the top and enjoy!

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