Name: Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups half and half; 1 15-ounce can pure pumpkin; 1 cup (packed) plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 10 cups 1/2-inch cubes egg bread (about 10-ounces); 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1 1/4 cups (packed) dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1/2 cup whipping cream; Powdered sugar

"I have never been a bread-pudding fan," writes Marie Hernandez of Chicago. "But after trying the pumpkin bread pudding at Wildfire restaurant in Oak Brook, Illinois, I think I've changed my mind. Had I know that this dessert could be so good, I would have started eating it long ago."

Do as the restaurant does, and serve this with sweetened whipped cream.

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