Instant Pot Cranberry Bourbon Bread Pudding

Step 1

1 Grease a 7-inch round baking pan with butter or cooking spray

Step 2

2 In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, salt, cinnamon and cardamom

Step 3

3 Whisk in the heavy cream, bourbon and vanilla

Step 4

4 Whisk in the eggs and yolks one at a time, incorporating each fully before adding the next

Step 5

5 Add the bread and cranberries and, using a flexible spatula, stir until the bread absorbs most of the custard

Step 6

6 Transfer to the prepared pan and cover with a piece of aluminum foil

Step 7

7 Add 1 cup of water to the insert of your Instant Pot or multicooker

Step 8

8 Use the trivet’s handles or an aluminum sling (see NOTES), to lower the pudding into the pot

Step 9

9 Cover, set the steam valve to PRESSURE (or SEALING) and turn to HIGH

Step 10

10 After the cooker reaches high pressure, which takes 5 to 10 minutes, cook for 35 minutes

Step 11

11 Let the pressure release naturally, 20 to 25 minutes, then take off the lid

Step 12

12 Carefully remove the bread pudding from the pot using oven mitts and the trivet handles

Step 13

13 Remove the aluminum foil, and if you would like to slice rather than scoop your pudding, run a knife around the edge of the pudding and invert it onto a cooling rack and then right side up onto a serving plate

Step 14

14 Serve warm with powdered sugar and a drizzle of heavy cream, or with a brown sugar bourbon glaze (see NOTES)

Step 15

15 NOTES: To make the brown sugar bourbon glaze, in a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons (55 grams) of unsalted butter

Step 16

16 Whisk in 2/3 cup (130 grams) of light brown sugar, 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) of heavy cream, 2 tablespoons of bourbon, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 1/4 teaspoon of kosher salt

Step 17

17 Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil, whisking constantly, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes

Step 18

18 Remove from the heat and let cool slightly

Step 19

19 Drizzle the glaze over the bread pudding, then slice and serve

Step 20

20 If you like, drizzle a little extra glaze on each slice

Step 21

21 To make a tinfoil sling: Fold a 20-inch rectangular piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil into a strip about 4 inches wide

Step 22

22 Place the strip into the Instant Pot to test its size and bend it up to create handles

Step 23

23 Place the foil strip under your pan and lower it into the pressure cooker using the foil “handles

Step 24

24 ” To remove, use a kitchen towel or mitts to grab the foil handles to lift out the pan