Ya hear that?
Wait. Be quiet for a minute! Listen.
Know what that is? That’s the sound of leaves falling off the trees and ‘cracking’ when they hit the ground.
At least, that’s what you hear at my house 😉
Know what that means right? It’s comfort food bust-out-the-crockpot season! I have just the recipe to get you revved up and ready to go.
First, you are going to need to make some of my fan-tab-u-lous Irish Soda Bread.
But only half of it.
If you don’t have half, there is Irish Soda Bread Pudding with Irish Cream.
I really enjoy the baked version, however the crockpot version requires much less prep work. Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert popular all over the world. When I was younger my mother would make bread pudding when the loaf of bread was in danger of going bad before someone had a chance to make a sandwich. I always looked forward to bread pudding because it always felt like a special treat. We always had the ingredients on hand, too. I always thought of it as ‘poor people food’ much like rice pudding, where leftovers were used so that mom didn’t have to break the grocery budget with dessert items.
Well, that’s how it was in my house. 😉
Over the years I have learned there really is no fixed recipe. I’ve had it so many different ways, but due to my Irish roots I tend to stick to the Irish flavors.
This crockpot Irish Bread Pudding isn’t a traditional ‘fix-it-and-forget-it’ traditional crockpot recipe. If you try to do it that way you will over cook your bread pudding and the results won’t be pretty. Cook on your lowest setting and check it every 30 minutes.
- ½ loaf Irish Soda Bread, crumbled
- 1 shot glass full of Irish Cream liquor
- 1 TBSP cinnamon
- 4 TBSP pure maple syrup
- 1 TBSP vanilla
- 2 TBSP butter
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups milk
- Crumble the soda bread and place it in the crockpot.
- Sprinkle all the cinnamon over the top.
- Drizzle the maple syrup over the bread.
- Drizzle the vanilla over the bread.
- If you'd like, melt the butter and evenly distribute over the bread.
- Beat the 3 eggs to make sure they are blended well. Pour over the top of the bread.
- Add the milk and Irish Cream over the top of the bread and other ingredients.
- Top your pot with the lid.
- Cook on low and check every 30 minutes. You want your eggs to be cooked but you don't want anything to be rubbery or dry.
- If you have too much bread that is not covered and at risk for drying out, add another egg and another ¼ cup of milk.
Did you (or are you) have a mom who used every little bit of food? What did she (you) make??
Haha, I busted out my crockpot last week. Once it got to the point where I had to wear a sweatshirt, I figured it was time. I am making some chili with mine this weekend 🙂
Am I the only person who hasn’t tried a crockpot meal? Now I gotta try
They are great for busy folks! I don’t use mine often because I like to cook. But its great for those meals that are better when simmered all day.
I love bread pudding of any kind. My mom always makes me bread pudding when I come to visit, I will send her your recipe so I can try it next time I come over her house.
Making bread really intimidates me but this looks do-able, not to mention delicious. I’m inspired!
What a cool recipe! I’ve never made anything like this before.
Oh my gosh, does that ever sound amazing. I’m totally into bread puddings!
Being part Irish, I LOVE soda bread! Never had it as a pudding, will have to try it!
Ohh I’ll have to ask my Mum if she has ever thought of making something like this – Soda bread is one of the only breads my Dad can eat. x
This would be the perfect dessert for him!
I love Irish Soda Bread! I have never made it in the crock-pot before.
I’ve never heard of this, but it looks like something my husband would LOVE! Perfect for Fall, too!
I’ve never made bread pudding, but have a shiny new slow cooker. I’ll have to give this a try! 🙂
You said the two magic words: Crockpot and bread pudding. Yum!
I love baking bread. Love the warmth and love it feels the room when I bake.
I agree. I make homemade white bread for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. I make extra to give out to family because everyone loves it. I call it my secret bread because I don’t use a bread maker but I wont tell anyone how I make it. My mom taught me and I have shown hubs and kiddo. Maybe someday I will let everyone in on my homemade bread secret.
Mmmm! I love bread pudding, but never tried it with Irish Soda Bread. Yep, my mama was a single mom to 4, so she definitely used all the leftovers!
I feel those of us who grew up in households with parents who used every piece of the food are much more creative 😉
Oh yeah my crockpot comes out as soon as school starts. It is currently still in the sink getting scrubbed clean because the ribs I cooked in there the other day cooked a bit too long. Oops. Anyways, I am a fan and that bread pudding looks so good.
Oh I have been there!!
That looks really good, although I have never really been big on bread pudding. I am sure it came out tasting yummy
This looks simply amazing! This is a recipe I will be trying out very soon.
This looks so yummy! I recently discovered that I really like bread pudding. Now I just have to try making my own!
That looks so amazingly good. Will have to try!
I’ve never had Irish Soda Bread but I went to a predominantly Irish school growing up and all my friends told me it was delicious. I imagine this pudding is really good too.
It’s so good! You should try it! Sometimes I put currants or raisins in it. Some cinnamon. You can do a lot with it so it’s not so plain. I also found a recipe that made it not so soda-y.
I love anything that I can cook in a crock pot. This looks especially delicious and I also would love to try making just the Irish Soda Bread. I know it would be a family favorite.
Please let me know how it turns out for you!
I use my crock pot all year long. It’s so easy to just throw a few things in and have dinner ready when you get home.
I really need to use mine more.
I’ve made soda bread, but never in a crock pot! I’m all about the crock pot too!
It’s so simple. You do have to watch it though. So its not like other crockpot meals, but it works.
I’ve never tried bread pudding. I think it would be fun to make it though, especially in the crock pot!
It’s so easy. And great for that old bread.
So hungry right now and that looks so delicious. My mom used to make Irish Soda bread. She hasn’t made it in a while.
We don’t make it too much in the summer, but fall and winter we make it all the time.
This looks really yummy! I love that you made this in a slow cooker!
My slow cooker needs to become my BFF. I don’t use it near enough.
My crock pot is my best friend I use almost daily.
This looks really good! I love bread pudding.
I’ve never had bread pudding!! A crock pot recipe is the perfect one for me to try …. may have to give it a try this fall!
I’ve never had Irish Soda bread. Looks interesting!
I never thought to make bread pudding with soda bread. Yum!
I love Irish soda bread. I had no idea you could use the slow cooker to make something like this.
I tried it because we had some soda bread left over and wanted something sweet after dinner. I didn’t want to turn the oven on as it was still fairly warm outside. I don’t have central air so the less we have to run the a/c the better.
That looks and sounds amazing! I love Irish Soda Bread so I am sure that this is delicious!
I like bread pudding but I’ve never had it this way! Now I MUST try it!
This looks amazing! I’m always up for trying a new crockpot recipe.
As my last name suggests, I have a bit o’ Irish in me! AND I love Irish soda bread!
We were McMahon’s at one time. My family left Ireland and landed in Canada before heading to Michigan and changing their name. My other family is McCliggott. My husband is Scottish/Irish and it’s McConnell.
Ah we ended up in Michigan as well, via NY though.
That’s just so cool. Such a small world, eh?
I’ve never had bread pudding before. I had no idea you could make it in the crockpot.
So cool. Seriously, what can’t you do with a crock pot? I made our dinner in the crock pot today. Love that thing!
I’ve had Irish Soda Bread before, but never in a pudding! Looks fantastic
Would you believe I’ve never had this before?!? I’ve never even had Irish soda bread, never heard of it either.
Soda bread isn’t for everyone. It took me a long time to get a recipe together that wasn’t so soda-y. Now I love it. Especially when we put rosemary and thyme on the top. YUM!