Cranberry Bread Pudding

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!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 552 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup white sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups milk
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
• ½ cup golden raisins
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
• ¾ vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped away
• 1 ½ French baguettes, cut into 2-inch slices

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 12-inch deep-dish pie dish.

Step 3

Transfer bread mixture to prepared pie dish; remove and discard vanilla bean. Cover dish with aluminum foil.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until pudding is set and lightly browned, about 15 more minutes.