BREAD PUDDING WITH BOURBON SAUCE

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There's nothing better than this comforting bread pudding recipe on a cold, wintry day. The bourbon sauce makes the dessert taste special, but it's so easy to prepare-the slow cooker does most of the work! -Hope Johnson, Youngwood, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 3h15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 large eggs
1-1/4 cups 2% milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
4-1/2 cups day-old cubed brioche or egg bread
1-1/4 cups raisins
BOURBON SAUCE:
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light corn syrup
3 tablespoons bourbon

Steps:

In a large bowl, whisk together first seven ingredients; stir in bread and raisins. Transfer to a greased 4-qt. slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low 3 hours. (To avoid scorching, rotate slow cooker insert one-half turn midway through cooking, lifting carefully with oven mitts.) , For sauce, place butter, sugar and corn syrup in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in bourbon. Serve warm sauce over warm bread pudding.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, Fat 12g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 130mg cholesterol, Sodium 354mg sodium, Carbohydrate 84g carbohydrate (59g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 8g protein.