Have more bread than you know what to do with? Day-old slices make the best bread and butter puddings, especially when teamed up with slow-baked apples, rhubarb and marmalade. For a luxe upgrade, substitute bread with whatever leftover pannetone, milk buns or croissants you have kicking around. And don’t just limit the bread and butter combination to the realm of desserts. Our savoury bread and butter pudding with bacon, eggs and salted maple syrup is delivers big time comfort for weekend brunches.

Bread and butter pudding with ricotta and chocolate

Lemon curd and almond bread and butter pudding

Heirloom apple pudding with vanilla custard

Bread and butter pudding with banana and butterscotch sauce

Bread and butter pudding with rhubarb compote

Philippa Sibley’s panettone bread and butter pudding with poached peaches

Verbena-scented bread and butter pudding, peaches, raspberries

Chocolate and marmalade croissant pudding
