Fruity Bread Pudding

This is a great variation on the traditional bread pudding. Every bite gives you a surprising little fruity bite of fruit and the cottage cheese makes it nice and moist.

Ingredients -

1 Container 4% Cottage Cheese (16 oz)
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 Cup Golden Raisin and Dried Cherry Mix
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Box Rectangular Melba Toast Boards
1 1/2 Cups Half and Half
3 Eggs
1 Teaspoons Vanilla
1/4 Teaspoons Cinnamon

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Combine the cottage cheese, sugar, 1 egg, raisin and cherry mix and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a bowl.

3. In a greased 8 inch square baking dish arrange 8 pieces of Melba toast.

4. Over the toast spread 1 cup of the cottage cheese mixture.

5. With the remaining cottage cheese mixture top the 8 pieces of Melba toast.

6. Top with remaining Melba toast.

7. Whisk together half and half, 3 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and cinnamon in a bowl.

8. Pour into dish, cover and chill 2 hours.

9. Sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired.

10. Bake 1 hour or until done.

Cooking Tip

Fruit Mixture

The golden raisin and dried cherry mixture can be substituted for any dried fruit combination that you like just make sure it has a semi moist fruit in it like the raisin (or that of some sort for moistness). You can have fun with it and play around.

Cooking Tip

Serving Suggestion

This is a perfect recipe to parties. It is always a hit because it is a delicious desert that is easily shared and is just a wonderful comfort dessert that almost everyone loves.