Caramelized Pear and Apple Bread Pudding | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp (30 mL) butter
• 2 pears peeled
• cored and cut into 1/4-in (5 mm) wedges
• 2 apples peeled
• 1/4 cup (60 mL) brown sugar
• 5 cups (1.25 L) 1/2 inch (1 cm) cubed stale egg bread or French bread
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) coarsely chopped raisins
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) coarsely chopped pecans
• 2 1/4 cups (560 mL) 35 % cream
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup (180 mL) sugar
• 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp (5 mL) ground cinnamon