Name: Sweet Potato Bread Pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 8 cups bread cubes (good quality bread cut into 1/2 cubes); 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/2 cup dried cranberries, optional (or dates or raisins); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 6 tablespoons melted butter; 3 large eggs; 2 cups half-and-half; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 15-oz can sweet potato puree (1 1/2 cups)

Sweet Potato Bread Pudding

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Take this soft and delicious sweet potato bread pudding to a potluck dinner and watch it disappear! Use a vanilla custard sauce or brown sugar sauce.

Author: Diana
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 9 servings 1x
Category: Desserts, Bread Pudding, Sweet Potatoes
Method: BAke
Cuisine: Southern

Ingredients

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8 cups bread cubes (good quality bread cut into 1/2 cubes)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup dried cranberries, optional (or dates or raisins)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
6 tablespoons melted butter
3 large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 15-oz can sweet potato puree (1 1/2 cups)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Lightly butter a 2 1/2-quart or 3-quart baking dish.
In a large bowl, toss the bread cubes with the pecans, dried cranberries, if using, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Drizzle the melted butter over the bread while tossing. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with the half-and-half, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk in the sweet potato puree until well blended. Add the bread and spice mixture and mix well.
Pour the bread pudding mixture into the prepared baking dish.
Bake the sweet potato bread pudding for 50 to 60 minutes, or until it is firm and lightly browned.

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