Cranberry Bread Pudding

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Cranberries and raisins are folded into a sweet bread pudding batter for a colorful dessert for holidays and special occasions. It makes a great breakfast strata, too!

Ingredients

3 cups milk
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
3/4 cup white sugar
5 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped away
1 1/2 French baguettes, cut into 2-inch slices
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 cup cranberries
2 teaspoons butter

Directions

1 Whisk milk, cream, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla bean together in a bowl; fold in baguette slices, raisins, and cranberries. Set aside to soak for 40 minutes.
2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 12-inch deep-dish pie dish.
3 Transfer bread mixture to prepared pie dish; remove and discard vanilla bean. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
4 Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until pudding is set and lightly browned, about 15 more minutes.