Cherry Ginger Bread Pudding

13 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 cups stale Italian bread - crusts removed and cubed
  • 5 extra large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 3 3/4 cups half and half
  • 1/4 cup amaretto
  • 2 cups bing cherries, pitted and chopped
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 baking dish with butter spray.
  2. 2
    Beat eggs and sugar in bowl. Add vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Mix in half and half and amaretto.
  3. 3
    Place bread in baking dish; top with 1 cup of chopped cherries. Combine cream cheese and brown sugar; mix well.
  4. 4
    Drop cream cheese mixture by teaspoonfuls over cherries and bread; sprinkle with remaining chopped cherries.
  5. 5
    Pour egg mixture into baking dish. Let sit for 5 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. .
  6. 6
    Sprinkle with powdered sugar; serve warm.

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