Pumpkin Bread Pudding W/ Caramel Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 10 cups egg bread, cubed (about 10-ounces)
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 whisk half and half, pumpkin, dark brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and vanilla extract in large bowl to blend.
• 3 fold in bread cubes.
• 4 stir in golden raisins.
• 5 transfer mixture to 11x7-inch glass baking dish.
• 6 let stand 15 minutes.
• 7 bake pumpkin bread pudding until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile, prepare caramel sauce:.
• 9 whisk brown sugar and butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until butter melts.
• 10 whisk in cream and stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth, about 3 minutes.
• 11 sift powdered sugar over bread pudding. serve warm with caramel sauce.