Cranberry Bread Pudding With Caramel Ice Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup fresh cranberries or 1 cup frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 slices unfrosted cinnamon-swirl bread, toasted
• 4 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk, homogenized
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce, warmed
• 1 1/2 cups caramel-swirl ice cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 in a small saucepan, add cranberries, orange marmalade and water and bring to boil.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 8 to 10 minutes or until cranberries pop, stirring occasionally.
• 4 meanwhile, cut bread into 1 inch pieces and place in an ungreased 8x8x2-inch oven proof casserole dish.
• 5 in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla.
• 6 stir in cranberry mixture, mix well.
• 7 pour mixture over the bread in the casserole dish.
• 8 bake in preheated 325°f oven for 50 to 55 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 9 cool slightly.
• 10 serve with a drizzle of caramel sauce and some dollops of ice cream.