INGREDIENTS

• 6 cups stale bread cubes
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream if desired

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Butter 8-inch square baking pan. Place half the bread cubes, chocolate chips and cranberries in pan
2. In large bowl, whisk together half-and-half, pumpkin, eggs, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. Pour over bread mixture.
3. Place bread pudding pan in bottom of 13x9-inch baking pan
4. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.