Gramma’s Apple Bread Pudding

Ingredients

Original recipe (1X) yields 8 servings

Pudding:

• 4 cups soft bread cubes
• 2 cups peeled and sliced apples
• ¼ cup raisins
• 1 ¾ cups milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup butter
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Vanilla Sauce:

• ½ cup milk
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 7×11-inch baking dish.
2. To make the bread pudding: Combine bread, apples, and raisins in a large bowl. Combine milk, brown sugar, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until butter is melted. Pour over bread mixture in the bowl; mix until evenly coated. Pour bread mixture into the prepared baking dish.
3. Whisk eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla together in a small bowl. Pour egg mixture over bread mixture in the baking dish.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the center is set and apples are tender, 40 to 50 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, make the vanilla sauce: Mix milk, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Serve over pudding.