BREAKFAST WAFFLE BREAD PUDDING WITH BERRIES

By

RACHAEL RAY

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil spray
  • 12 frozen buttermilk waffles, cut into quarters
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 6 large eggs
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (1/2 stick)
  • 1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
  • 1 cup maple syrup, divided
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups mixed fresh berries

Preparation

Step 1

Heat the oven to 350˚F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil spray. Put the cut-up waffles into the prepared dish.

Whisk together the half-and-half, eggs, butter, brown sugar, the 2/3 cup maple syrup, the vanilla and cinnamon in a bowl. Pour the custard evenly over the waffles and press down to make sure all the waffles are coated with the custard.

Bake until golden brown and a knife inserted 2 ½ inches from the edge of the baking dish comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.