Spiced Apple-Wheat Bread Pudding

INGREDIENTS

For pudding:

¼ cup butter

3 pcs red apples, peeled, cored and diced

1 tsp cinnamon

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup butter

¼ tsp cinnamon

1/8 tsp vanilla

¼ cup white sugar

1 pack ALASKA CREMA

 2 eggs, lightly beaten

10 cups diced bread

2 tbsp brown sugar

1/8 tsp cinnamon

¼ cup chopped walnuts

For caramel sauce:

2 tbsp white sugar

2 tbsp butter

1 pack ALASKA CREMA

3 tbsp white sugar

PROCEDURE

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a springform pan with butter and set aside.

Sauté first 4 ingredients in a pan over low heat for 3 minutes. Set aside. Heat remaining butter, white sugar, vanilla, ALASKA CREMA and cinnamon, until smooth. Let cool. Whisk in eggs.

In a bowl, toss bread in cinnamon-cream mixture until well-blended. Fold in cooked apples and pour into greased pan. Top with mixed brown sugar, cinnamon and nuts. Bake for 45 minutes or until top is golden in color and firm to the touch.

To make the sauce, melt white sugar in a dry pan over medium heat until golden in color. Swirl in butter until melted. Add in ALASKA CREMA and remaining white sugar and cook over low heat until caramel is melted and mixture is thick.