Bread Pudding with Vanilla Cream Sauce

Bread Pudding with Vanilla Cream Sauce

3 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 tablespoons light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 cup butter, melted

3 cups heavy cream

10 slices hearty thick sliced white bread, toasted and cut into cubes

1 cup raisins (optional)

Vanilla Cream Sauce

1/2 cup sugar

3 tablespoons light brown sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

dash of ground nutmeg

1 large egg

2 tablespoons butter, melted

1 1/4 cups heavy cream (whipping cream)

1 pinch salt

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 2-quart or 9 x 13 baking dish.

In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs, white sugar, 2 tablespoons of light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/4 cup of butter, and 3 cups of heavy cream together, and gently stir in the bread cubes and raisins. Lightly spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish.