For a classic, traditional British pudding you can’t beat a good old fashioned bread and butter pudding. It’s such an easy dessert to make and you could easily find you have too much or that you have leftovers.
So, can you freeze bread and butter pudding and save it for a later date?
Bread and butter pudding can be frozen for up to 3 months. You can freeze it both cooked or uncooked although freezing it uncooked is the better approach to use.
Do Does Bread and Butter Pudding freeze well? Yes
Can you refreeze Bread and Butter Pudding? No
How To Freeze Bread and Butter Pudding
Freezing bread and butter pudding couldn’t be any easier! Let’s find out how:
How to Freeze Cooked Bread And Butter Pudding
If you have already cooked the bread and butter pudding then you can freeze it using the below method:
- Cook
Prepare and cook your bread and butter pudding. - Cool
Next, allow it to cool completely before freezing. - Wrap
Either pop the bread and butter pudding into a freezer-safe container or wrap it in cling film. For best results double wrap it to ensure that it is airtight. If you prefer you can leave it in the dish it was cooked in. Just make sure it is freezer safe. - Prepare Bag
Label a freezer bag with the date and name of the contents. - Bag Up
Put the bread and butter pudding in the bag and pop it into the freezer.
How to Freeze Uncooked Bread And Butter Pudding
If you’d prefer to cook it fresh and want to freeze bread and butter pudding uncooked then here is the method you need to use:
- Prepare Pudding In Dish
Prepare your bread and butter pudding in the dish you plan to cook it in. This dish needs to be freezer-safe as you will be freezing it in the dish. - Wrap
Wrap the whole pudding and dish in a double layer of cling film. - Bag Up
Put the whole thing in a freezer bag (or add an extra layer of cling film) - Label
Label the pudding with the date and contents. - Freeze
Pop the whole thing into the freezer.
How to Freeze Pannetone Bread and Butter Pudding
Another delicious version of bread and butter pudding is panettone bread and butter pudding. This is a delicious cake that is spiced and traditionally available at Christmas time. Although, it is delicious to eat at any time of year!
The great news is that you can also freeze panettone.
Whether it’s store-bought or homemade you can freeze it the same way as you would any bread and butter pudding. Just follow the instructions above for freezing bread and butter pudding.
3 Tips for Freezing Bread and Butter Pudding
Now you know how to freeze it, we’ve got our 3 top tips which we strongly recommend following when freezing bread and butter pudding to have the best results:
Opt for Uncooked
Uncooked bread and butter pudding which you then cook will be much better, in terms of texture, than the one you have cooked then frozen.
Be Experimental
Don’t just make plain bread and butter pudding. Instead, try experimenting a little by adding a mix of dried fruit or even a handful of chocolate chips.
Freeze In Portions
So you don’t have to defrost an entire tray of bread and butter pudding that you won’t eat, use smaller Tupperware containers that will be large enough for one portion to avoid wasting it.
How Long Can You Freeze Bread and Butter Pudding?
Bread and butter pudding keeps for a decent amount of time in the freezer. You can keep it frozen for up to three months – plenty of time to use up those leftovers!
You can also keep uncooked and ready to bake bread and butter pudding for the same amount of time in the freezer.
You Can Freeze Bread and Butter Pudding for Around 3 Months
How Do You Defrost Bread and Butter Pudding?
For best results, you need to allow the bread and butter pudding to defrost thoroughly before heating it up or cooking. To do this all you need to do is take the pudding out of the freezer and pop it in the fridge to defrost slowly.
This will take a good few hours so it’s worth taking it out of the freezer the day before you want to use it and leave it to defrost overnight.
Can You Refreeze Bread and Butter Pudding?
No, you shouldn’t refreeze bread and butter pudding once it has been thawed out. There is a risk of stomach bugs and on top of that, the quality just won’t be the same if you freeze it more than once.
There is one exception to this rule and that is if you have frozen uncooked bread and butter pudding and then defrost it in order to bake it. You can then place the cooked bread and butter pudding into the freezer once it has cooled down fully.
Does Bread and Butter Pudding Freeze Well?
Bread and butter pudding does freeze fairly well. If you are freezing cooked leftovers then you should expect there to be a little change in texture, but this shouldn’t affect your enjoyment of it too much.
If you are freezing uncooked bread and butter pudding then by the time it has been cooked you shouldn’t notice very much difference between frozen and fresh bread and butter pudding at all!
Related FAQs
If you’ve still got questions about freezing bread and butter pudding or bread and butter in general, then these may help:
Can You Freeze Bread Pudding?
Well, yes you can! Simply place into a thicker freezer bag, seal it up while removing as much of the air as possible before placing the freezer.
It will last for a couple of months in the freezer before the texture breaks down and you just need to place it in the fridge overnight to thaw.
