This easy recipe for cinnamon roll bread pudding takes leftover cinnamon rolls and bakes them up into a decadent pan of soft and sweet dessert. Perfect for a holiday brunch treat!
6 cups cubed cinnamon rolls (homemade or store-bought) – about 4-6 cinnamon rolls
5 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
3 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Glaze:
½ cup powdered sugar
4 teaspoons milk
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Whisk the eggs, brown sugar, milk and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Stir in the cinnamon roll pieces until the are nice and coated, and let the whole glorious mixture sit for an hour (you can leave it overnight if you like)
Preheat oven to 350 and butter a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Pour the bread pudding mixture into the baking dish, cover it with aluminum foil and bake it up for 45 minutes.
Once the pudding is ready, make the glaze by whisking up the powdered sugar, the milk and the vanilla, Drizzle it all over the top of the pudding, let it set for about 5 minutes and then dish it out!
Notes
Cinnamon Rolls: You can bake your own (here is our favorite classic cinnamon roll recipe) or you can use store bought rolls. You are going to need about 4 to 6 rolls depending on their size.
Milk: Either low-fat or whole milk works!
Powdered Sugar: This is the super fine sugar also known as confectioner’s sugar – look for it in the baking aisle.