Cindy's BREAD PUDDING with CARAMEL BOURBON SAUCE * with sugar or sugar-free - CINDY'S ON-LINE RECIPE

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk (I like unsweetened vanilla almond or cashew milk best)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp EACH salt AND ginger
• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp almond extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sugar ~or~ 1/2 cup regular white Splenda (not baking blend)
• 4-6 slices soft white or egg bread, crumbled (including crust)
• sliced almonds and/or raisins (I like golden raisins)
• 1/2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tsp light corn syrup
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 cup half-and-half or cream
• 1 TB butter
• 3 TB BOURBON