Pumpking Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

By jannycerv

The directions call for golden raisins, but they are not listed in the ingredient list.

Ingredients

• Bread Pudding:
• 2 c. half & half
• 1 (15 oz.) can pure pumpkin
• 1 c. (packed) + T. dark brown sugar
• 2 lg. eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp. pumplin pie spice
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 10 c. 1/2" cubes egg bread (aboutt 10 oz.)
• Caramel Sauce:
• 1 1/4 c. (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1/2 c. whipping cream
• Powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Bread Pudding:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk half & half, pumpkin, dark brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice,cinnamon, and vanilla extract in large bowl to blend. Fold in bread cubes. Stir in golden raisins. Transfer mixture to 7x11-inch glass baking dish. Let stand 15 minutes. Bake pumpkin bread pudding until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare Caramel Sauce.
Caramel Sauce:
Whisk brown sugar and butte in heavy, medium sauce pan over medium heat, until butter melts. Whisk in cream; stir until sugar dissolves and sauce is smooth, about 3 minutes.
Sift powdered sugar over bread pudding. Serve warm with caramel sauce. Yield: 6 servings.