Apple Walnut Bread Pudding With Easy Eggnog Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chopped walnuts
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup peeled diced apple (such as Gala or golden delicious)
1/3 cup raisins
3 cups cubed Italian bread (cut into 3/4-inch cubes)
Eggnog Sauce
2 cups eggnog
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon imitation rum extract

Preparation

Toast walnuts 8-10 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Reduce oven heat to 325\u00b0.
Grease 11x7x2-inch baking pan and set aside.
Place eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, allspice in large bowl and stir until well mixed.
Add apples, raisins, bread cubes, and toasted walnuts; toss to combine.
Spread mixture in prepared pan.
Bake 35 minutes, or until firm.
To make Easy Eggnog Sauce:
Whisk eggnog into cornstarch in a small saucepan.
Stirring constantly, bring to a boil over medium heat and boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat, stir in extracts, cool 5 minutes.
Serve with bread pudding.