Pumpkin Bread Pudding - Long Island Pumpkin

Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Long Island Pumpkin was used

from the Food Network website.

Ingredients

• 4 cups milk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 8 whole eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 16 ounce fresh pumpkin
• 1 loaf of Hawaiian bread cubed, enough to fill a 9 by 13-inch baking dish.
• 1 cup fresh cranberries

Directions  

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  
2. In a mixing bowl, blend all ingredients, except for bread and cranberries. 
3. Fill a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with bread cubes. 
4. Sprinkle cranberries over bread cubes. 
5. Pour custard mixture over bread cubes, making sure that all cubes are submerged (push cubes down if necessary). 
6. Bake for about 1 hour, or until pudding is set.

 Serve warm.