Blueberry Bread Pudding

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• cooking spray
• 2 cups blueberries
• italian bread
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon grand marnier (optional) or 1 teaspoon other orange-flavored liqueur (optional)
• 2 teaspoons powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; cook for 2 minutes or until butter melts and sugar dissolves, stirring frequently. pour sugar mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with blueberries.
• 2 remove crust from bread; reserve crust for another use. cut bread into 1-inch-thick slices. arrange bread slices over blueberries.
• 3 combine milk, vanilla, salt, and eggs in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until frothy; stir in liqueur, if desired. pour milk mixture over bread. cover and chill 8 hours or overnight.
• 4 uncover pan; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°.
• 6 bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until browned. place a large platter or jelly-roll pan upside down over baking pan; carefully invert onto platter. sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar.