Currant Cardamom Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• •3 large eggs
• •1/2 cup melted butter
• •1/2 cup apple flavored syrup
• •1/2 cup raw sugar
• •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• •3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• •1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• •1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• •1/2 teaspoon salt
• •3/4 cup half-and-half cream
• •1 1/2 cups milk
• •1 (16 ounce) loaf day-old French bread, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• •1/2 cup dried currants

Steps

1. 1Mix eggs, butter, apple syrup, sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and salt. together in a large bowl. Stir in half and half and milk. Place cubed bread and currants into a large baking dish. Stir in the egg mixture until bread is evenly coated. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. 2Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Uncover the baking dish.
3. 3Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.