Cranberry Apple Pecan Bread Pudding

Not your usual bread plum pudding..warm, fruity, full of nuts and spices..Easy, prepare in your slow cooker..Serve warm with ice cream or frozen yogurt. Enjoy this Holiday “pudd”! No plums, no fruitcake!

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 8 slices raisin bread, cubed
• 2 medium green apples
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups half and half or milk
• 1/4 cup brandy or bourbon
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt

Preheat oven to 350, spread pecans on baking sheet and toast about 10 minutes.

Place bread cubes in a greased 3 qt or larger slow cooker.

Peel, core and thinly slice apples and cranberries on top of bread.

In a large bowl, mix together sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg

Add eggs and mix well

Blend in milk, stir in bourbon , lightly mix in pecans with bread and apples

Pour egg mixture over ingredients in slow cooker. Drizzle with melted butter.

Cover and cook on low, for 31/2 to 41/2 hours, until custard is set

Let stand about 15 minutes, with lid on. Serve warm with ice cream…Warm tummy!