Bread Pudding With Cranberries And Apples

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
• 5 eggs
• 2 cups heavy cream or 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 -2 granny smith apple, peeled and sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 cups plain croissants or 4 cups crustless bread, torn in pieces
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 for the pudding:.
• 2 heat butter in skillet and saute apple with 1 teaspoon sugar until soft. preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. mix in eggs, cream, cinnamon, vanilla, cranberries, apples, and croissants. let stand 10 minutes or longer.
• 4 pour mixture into a 9 inch square baking pan. set pan in a larger pan and fill larger pan with water to the 1/2 way point of the 9 inch pan. cover pudding with foil and bake 45 minutes covered. remove foil and bake 10 minutes to brown top.
• 5 let pudding rest 10 minutes before serving.
• 6 for the sauce:.
• 7 in a small bowl, mix together water and cornstarch. set aside.
• 8 in a saucepan, heat cream, maple syrup, and cinnamon until hot. stir in cornstarch mixure. continue stirring and bring to a boil to thicken.
• 9 serve pudding drizzled with maple sauce and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.