Cranberry Bread Pudding

Festive and wholesome, honey-sweetened and cinnamon-scented whole wheat bread pudding with fresh cranberries and raisins.

Recipe Ingredients:

6 cups toasted whole wheat bread cubes, packed
1 cup Ocean Spray® Fresh or Fresh Frozen Cranberries
2 cups Cran•Raspberry® Raspberry Cranberry Juice Drink
1 cup honey
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup raisins
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC). Grease a 2-quart casserole dish or pudding pan. Pour bread cubes in prepared pan; set aside.
2. Combine all remaining ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil gently just until the cranberries begin to pop. Pour cranberry mixture over bread cubes. Let sit 15 minutes.
3. Bake pudding for 45 minutes.
4. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Makes 10 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/10 of recipe): Calories 316, Fat Cal. 99, Protein 3grams, Carb. 58grams, Fat 11grams, Chol. 26mg, Sodium 204mg.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.