Pumpkin Bread Pudding w/cranberries and Brown sugar sauce

This is a great and comforting dessert to celebrate the fall!

Ingredients:

French bread

1 can of pumpkin puree

2 cups of milk

3 eggs

3 Tblspn melted butter

2/3 cup of brown sugar

2/3 cup of granulated sugar

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup of cranberries

(you could also use raisins or if you are feeling really decadent.....chocolate chips)

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 F

Grease 11x17 baking dish

Cut or tear bread into 1" cubes

Soak bread in milk

Mix together remaining ingredients thouroughly.

Pour mixture into bread mixture and gently mix together blending the ingredients.

Pour combined mixture into baking dish and sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar.

Bake for 45-60mins.

Brown sugar sauce

Ingredients:

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tblspn corn syrup

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil and then reduce heat to low. Low boil for 5 mins and then remove from heat. Sauce will thicken as it cools.

Pour brown sugar sauce over bread pudding.

Definitely not a health conscious dessert but delicious!!