Raisin Bread Pudding With Apple-Molasses Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the Pudding
10 slices raisin bread, cut into cubes
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon clove
2 teaspoons sugar
For the Sauce
1 1/4 cups apple juice
1/2 cup apple butter
1/4 cup dried apple, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
2 tablespoons molasses
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish or oven-proof casserole.
Spread the bread cubes in the bottom of the baking dish.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat together eggs, milk, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla.
Pour mixture over bread.
In a small bowl, mix together cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and 2 teaspoons of sugar; sprinkle over the top of pudding mixture.
Bake pudding at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until it is lightly browned and firm.
To prepare sauce, stir together apple juice, apple butter, apples, raisins, molasses, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a saucepan over low heat.
Simmer 5-10 minutes or until warm and well blended.
Serve sauce over warm pudding.