Remove from the heat and add the heavy cream and vanilla extract, whisking until smooth. 8. Allow the bread pudding to cool slightly, then serve warm and drizzled with caramel sauce.

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Though delicious in its simplicity, there are plenty of ways to enhance bread pudding, such as imbuing it with a tropical taste with this fruit.

Stir the salt into the caramel sauce ... the bread with the melted butter, then sprinkle the buttered edges with the remaining tablespoon of sugar, using a generous 1/4 teaspoon per pudding.

For sweet bread pudding, we love adding fruit and caramel, or for a more savory spin, leeks, spinach and mozzarella. One of our best bread pudding recipes uses croissants instead of standard bread ...

When ready, tip the pudding straight from the basin on to the serving dish and add lashings of caramel sauce and whipped cream. Superb.