Raisin Bread Pudding With Apple-molasses Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 10 slices raisin bread, cut into cubes
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/4 cups apple juice
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1/4 cup dried apple, chopped
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease an 8x8-inch baking dish or oven-proof casserole.
• 3 spread the bread cubes in the bottom of the baking dish.
• 4 in a medium mixing bowl, beat together eggs, milk, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
• 5 pour mixture over bread.
• 6 in a small bowl, mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and 2 teaspoons of sugar; sprinkle over the top of pudding mixture.
• 7 bake pudding at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until it is lightly browned and firm.
• 8 to prepare sauce, stir together apple juice, apple butter, apples, raisins, molasses, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan over low heat.
• 9 simmer 5-10 minutes or until warm and well blended.
• 10 serve sauce over warm pudding.