Fruit And Nut Bread Pudding

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 16 slices day-old bread, torn into about 1-inch pieces
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3 cups half-and-half cream
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teapoon salt
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1 (21 ounce) can apple pie filling
• 2 cups coarsley chopped pecans
• 1 cup golden raisin
• 3/4 cup melted butter (nor subs please!)
• whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the bread and sugar; set aside.
• 2 in another bowl, beat eggs, half and half cream, cinnamon, salt and vanilla until foamy.
• 3 pour over bread mixture; mix well.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 5 cut the apples from the pie filling in half; add apples and filling to bread mixture.
• 6 stir in pecans, raisins and butter.
• 7 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 9 pour into prepared baking dish.
• 10 bake for 45-50 minutes, or until firm.
• 11 cut into spuares and serve warm or cold.