Hot Buttered Rum Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 loaf day-old bread (about 1 lb), cut into small cubes
• 4 large
• Pete & Gerry’s Pasture-Raised Eggs
• 12 ounces (1 can) evaporated milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted & slightly cooled
• 1/3 cup golden raisins (see notes)
• 1 tablespoon rum extract (see notes)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup pecans chopped
• Vanilla ice cream, for serving, optional
• Whipped cream, for serving, optional
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter
• 14 ounces (1 can) sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup dark rum