Vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Any time is a good time for this delicious Vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding made with wholegrain bread. Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves add a festive touch. This recipe can be made with gluten-free bread.

The days are getting short and cold again and the holidays will be here before you know it. So here’s a recipe to get you into the mood for winter and all the festivities that go with it. My Vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding.

This is a decadent pudding. It’s utterly delicious with a creamy, maple-sweetened custard sauce that seeps and soaks into the wholegrain bread, making it melt in your mouth as you take bite after bite. But you don’t have to wait for dessert to eat it. It’s healthy enough to eat for breakfast.

Or, if you’re someone who likes eating breakfast for dinner, you wouldn’t go wrong with this pudding.

What’s not to love here? There’s pumpkin here, so we have our veggies. And there’s wholegrain bread here, so we have our healthy carbs. Tofu and cashews add lots of protein. In other words, it’s a full meal in a baking dish.

I use maple syrup to sweeten my custard sauce and it adds a rich note while keeping the sugary part of this dessert from getting unhealthy. Cloves, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg add a wonderful, deep hint of spice that rounds out the creamy custard beautifully.

This vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding recipe comes together in minutes. Most of the prep work is done in the food processor and you don’t have to leave the uncooked pudding standing overnight for the custard to soak into the bread, like some recipes call for.

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Try these pumpkin recipes:

Vegan Gluten-free Pumpkin Praline Tart

Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Bundt Cake

Vegan Pumpkin Brown Rice Pudding

This recipe makes for 10-12 generous servings, so it’s a great one to cook for a large group. I love serving it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert, or with some vegan whipped cream for breakfast. But you don’t even need those bells and whistles. My favorite way to eat it is to just scoop it out of the baking dish with my fingers. Yum.

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Vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

Course: Breakfast/Brunch/Dessert

Cuisine: Vegan

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 201 kcal

Author: Vaishali

Ingredients

• 1 15-oz can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 1/2 package (7 oz) extra firm tofu
• 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon (powdered)
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg (powdered)
• 1/2 tsp cloves (powdered)
• 1/2 tsp ginger (powdered)
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 7-8 slices (8 cups) wholegrain or multigrain bread, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

Instructions

1. Place the cashews in a high-powered blender with 3 cups water and blitz until very smooth. If your blender is not high-powered, soak the cashews first for at least 30 minutes.

2. In a food processor or a large bowl, whisk together the cashew milk, maple syrup, pumpkin puree, tofu, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and vanilla extract. You will need to blend the tofu separately first if you're not using a food processor in order to get it smooth. 

3. Spray a 9 X 12 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange the cut pieces of bread in a single layer and pour over the custard evenly. Let the pudding stand at least 30 minutes, during which the bread will soak up a lot of the custard.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

5. Just before baking, give the pudding a quick stir. Don't be too heavy-handed or you'll mush up the bread pieces.

6. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

7. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts

Vegan Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Amount Per Serving

Calories 201 Calories from Fat 61

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.8g 10%

Potassium 255mg 7%

Total Carbohydrates 31.5g 11%

Dietary Fiber 2.8g 11%

Sugars 18.6g

Protein 5.6g 11%

Calcium 6%

Iron 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.